The spookiest night of the year is almost upon us, but you don't need to be scared. It turns out that some monsters actually enjoy a good game of chess! You can now play against two brand new Halloween bots—but do it quickly, before they dis...
The Collegiate Chess League is officially past the halfway mark, and teams are starting to jock for playoff positions. With only three rounds remaining in the regular season, every point earned could be the difference between being eliminated or n...
The FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss and Women’s Grand Swiss will go on despite a new COVID-19 lockdown in Latvia that started on Thursday. The Latvian government included the chess tournament, scheduled for Oct. 27-Nov. 8, in a list of exceptions...
On his 15th attempt, GM Nikita Vitiugov won his first-ever Russian championship title on Wednesday in Ufa. The 2017 runner-up finished in clear first place, half a point ahead of GM Maxim Matlakov. GM Valentina Gunina won her fourth women's champi...
GM Hikaru Nakamura scored 10/11 and won Titled Tuesday on October 19, his first victory in the event since a perfect 11/11 performance on August 17. GM Boris Savchenko finished second ahead of third-place GM Alexander Zubov on the tiebreak score, ...
GM Nihal Sarin defeated fellow-Indian GM Raunak Sadhwani 17.5-10.5 to retain his title at the Junior Speed Chess Championship presented by ChessKid. Sarin gained an entry into the 2021 Speed Chess Championship Main Event beginning in November. T...
GM Wesley So won the playoff tiebreaks and is the 2021 U.S. Chess Champion. After 11 rounds of play in the 2021 U.S. Chess Championship, three GMs shared first place: So, Fabiano Caruana, and Sam Sevian. These three played a rapid playoff to ...
In round 11 of the 2021 U.S. Chess Championship, all three leaders drew their games which resulted in a three-way tie for first place among GMs Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So, and Sam Sevian. They all finished with 6.5/11 and will play a rapid playoff...
GM Alexey Sarana won the Super Swiss on Sunday. The 21-year-old grandmaster from Moscow earned $4,000 and qualified for the Main Event of the Chess.com Speed Chess Championship. Sarana won a 16-player knockout tournament on Sunday after beating ...
The Pivotal Pawns won the first edition of the Chess Super League on Sunday. The Kingslayers were beaten in one single armageddon game after both teams had won one match with the same 3.5-2.5 score. GM Zhansaya Abdumalik became the star for the Pa...
Round 10 of the 2021 U.S. Chess Championship reshaped the tournament standings before the decisive day. GM Fabiano Caruana won with Black against GM Aleksandr Lenderman and is now sharing first with GMs Wesley So and Sam Sevian with 6/10 (who...
The Kingslayers and Pivotal Pawns will play the finals of the Chess Super League on Sunday. Two more teams were eliminated from the event: the Brutal Bishops and Ruthless Rooks ended their campaigns in third and fourth positions respectively. ...
In round nine of the 2021 U.S. Chess Championship, which took place after a rest day, all leaders drew their games. Meanwhile, GM Fabiano Caruana beat GM Dariusz Swiercz. As a result, GMs Aleksandr Lenderman, Wesley So, and Sam Sevian are sharing ...
Pivotal Pawns, Kingslayers, Brutal Bishops, and Ruthless Rooks are the four teams that have advanced to the semifinals of the Chess Super League that will be played on Saturday. The two teams that were knocked out in the round-robin phase are Kraz...
GM Nikita Vitiugov is the sole leader at the Russian Championship Superfinal on the rest day, after six rounds. In the women's section, there's a three-way tie among GM Valentina Gunina, IM Evgenija Ovod, and IM Polina Shuvalova. How to w...
Round four of the Chess Super League saw three players dramatically losing their games due to offering a draw before move 40, which is prohibited at this tournament. With one round to go in the round-robin phase, the Kingslayers are in the lead. ...
Round eight of the 2021 U.S. Chess Championship was very peaceful, as all six games ended in a draw. GM Aleksandr Lenderman saved a lost position versus GM Dariusz Swiercz, which enabled him to stay in lead alongside GMs Wesley So and Sam Sevian. ...
The round-robin phase of the Chess Super League is still wide open after three rounds of play. The Brutal Bishops, Ruthless Rooks, and Kingslayers are currently in a tie for first place with four match points. How to watch?The games of th...
Streamer sensation IM Levy Rozman (GothamChess) has recently announced he will be funding scholarship opportunities. Rozman will donate $100,000 to chess programs in United States schools to support competitive scholastic chess teams. Schools gi...
In round seven of the 2021 U.S. Chess Championship, two players joined GM Aleksandr Lenderman atop the standings: GM Sam Sevian scored another win, this time as Black versus GM Lazaro Bruzon Batista, while GM Wesley So beat GM John M.Burke, also w...
GM Jorden van Foreest took home first place in Titled Tuedsay on October 12, his first-ever win in the event. Van Foreest's score of 10/11, which he achieved while playing 1.a3 or 1...a6 in eight straight games, was enough to win without the tiebr...
A group of six players unsuccessfully filed legal proceedings against the Dutch Chess Federation and the municipality of Hoogeveen. The players objected to a requirement at the upcoming Dutch championships to either show a corona pass or otherwise...
The Brutal Bishops grabbed the sole lead on day two of the Chess Super League on Tuesday. A 3-3 tie with the Quintessential Queens was enough for a one-point gap in match points because the two other winners of the first day lost their second matc...
In round six of the 2021 U.S. Chess Championship, the two leaders, GM Aleksandr Lenderman and GM Ray Robson played each other and drew—they maintain their shared first place with 4/6. GM Sam Sevian defeated GM Fabiano Caruana and now shares ...
The brand new Chess Super League got underway on Monday with its first round, covered live with a sparkling Indian vibe. The teams Brutal Bishops, Krazy Knights, and Pivotal Pawns started with wins. How to watch?The games of the Ches...