The 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour is headed for Las Vegas, and it's bringing 16 of the world's top grandmasters to the heart of the Strip. The organizers have announced more than half of the field that will compete in the fourth leg of th...
Sixteen-year-old GM Ediz Gurel took down GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave while 11-year-old IM Faustino Oro beat GM David Navara as the 2025 World Rapid & Blitz Team Championships began in London. GM Arjun Erigaisi's Team MGD1 tops the standings with...
IM Alice Lee, the youngest and lowest-rated player in the Cairns Cup 2025, won again in round two and leads with a perfect score. With the black pieces, she defeated GM Mariya Muzychuk. In the other decisive game, GM Nana Dzagnidze recovered from ...
GM Hans Niemann began the early Titled Tuesday on 10/10 on his way to victory by half a point over GM Magnus Carlsen, but Carlsen would take his revenge by winning in the late tournament on 10/11. Each player defeated the other in the 10th round o...
In a moment few had expected, Chess.com earned an unforgettable shoutout on one of the world’s biggest tech stages, Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). The WWDC is held annually to showcase new software and technology, an...
All five games were decisive in round one of the Cairns Cup 2025. In the lead are GM Koneru Humpy, GM Harika Dronavalli, IM Alina Kashlinskaya, GM-elect Bibisara Assaubayeva, and IM Alice Lee after winning, respectively, against GM Nana Dzagnidze,...
We're excited to announce one of our most game-changing features yet: Introducing Play Coach, our first-ever AI opponent that actually teaches you while you play! Play unlimited games against your new virtual teacher who can play at your level, ...
Fifteen-year-old GM Andy Woodward won the 2025 Under 16 ChessKid Youth Championship after beating 14-year-old GM Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus in the Final. It was payback against last year's winner, who eliminated Woodward in the 2024 Semifinals. Woodward ...
Get ready for one of Chess.com's most intense and dramatic events! The 2025 Bullet Chess Championship (BCC) kicks off this June and will feature a $50,000 prize fund and some of the most dangerous bullet specialists in the world. The event bring...
GM Magnus Carlsen’s seventh Norway Chess win was one of his most memorable yet, partly for the dramatic finale but mainly for the rivalry with World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju. Carlsen won their round-one clash, but in round six Gukesh beat h...
GM Hikaru Nakamura prevailed in a showdown with world number-seven GM Alireza Firouzja during Saturday's Bullet Brawl, earning himself the $400 first prize and his 41st title. Nakamura scored 70 wins, four losses, and a string of draws at the tail...
GM Aravindh Chithambaram's fast rise to the highest echelons in chess continued last week in Jermuk, Armenia, where the 25-year-old Indian grandmaster edged out GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu on tiebreaks to win the Stepan Avagyan Memorial. Aravindh...
GM Magnus Carlsen has won his seventh Norway Chess title after escaping and then almost winning a lost position against GM Arjun Erigaisi. With seconds to spare, he took a draw, which seemed to guarantee the title as GM Fabiano Caruana was beating...
The perfect 11/11 score doesn't exis—well, it's only happened seven times in hundreds of Titled Tuesdays over several years, but in just a few months' time, Freestyle Friday has its first 11/11 performance in the record books. The mark belon...
World number-one Magnus Carlsen leads World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju by half a point going into the final round of Norway Chess 2025 after both stars won their classical games in round nine. Carlsen sacrificed a pawn against GM Fabiano Caruana bu...
We're excited to announce the next edition of BlitzChamps, the viral online tournament where NFL stars go head-to-head in blitz chess. BlitzChamps IV returns on June 16, starting at 4 p.m. ET / 22:00 CEST. This year’s showdown features a $10...
The June 2025 FIDE rating list saw World Champion GM Gukesh Dommaraju drop 11 points and two spots after the SuperBet Chess Classic, while the winner of the event, GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, saw a nine-point gain to jump one spot to seventh. GM...
GMs Levon Aronian and Alireza Firouzja are your winners for the first Titled Tuesdays in June 2025. Aronian doesn't play Titled Tuesday very often, so it is always a treat when he does; this was his first win in the event since December 2023. Firo...
ChessUp 2, the smart chessboard that lets you play Chess.com games on a real board, is back with an exclusive limited-time offer for Chess.com members! You can now use the coupon code CCT10 for a 10% discount. With ChessUp 2, you can exper...
A team of GM Benjamin Bok and Ronnyberger convincingly won 5-0 in the final of the Grand Chess Gala at TwitchCon EU in Rotterdam on Sunday, hosted by none other than WFM Anna Cramling.. Chess was prominently featured at the biggest event in the ...
GM Fabiano Caruana continues to lead Norway Chess 2025 after round eight, even after his classical loss to GM Arjun Erigaisi in a time scramble. It was a heartbreaker for the leader, as Caruana had been pressing for the entire game. GM Magnus Carl...
The third leg of the 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour will take place in Las Vegas from July 16 to 20, the German organizers revealed on Tuesday. The venue for the tour's U.S. debut this summer offers fans the opportunity to follow the star-st...
Get ready for tricks, swindles, and high levels of adrenaline. The Chess.com Hyperbullet Chess Championship is coming up, starting June 12! Get ready to prove you're the fastest "pawnslinger" on Chess.com. The event is the sixth installmen...
With wins in their round seven classical games of Norway Chess 2025, GM Fabiano Caruana has taken pole position while World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju follows a point behind. Caruana defeated GM Wei Yi on the latter's 26th birthday, squeezing water...
GM Magnus Carlsen seemed to be on his way to extending his lead in Norway Chess 2025 by another three points with a second win against World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju. But the 19-year-old GM, who had been losing, pounced on a blunder and turned th...
