GM Irina Krush and IM Alice Lee each went 2-0 on day three of the 2024 American Cup. GM Ray Robson has taken the lead vs. GM Wesley So while GMs Fabiano Caruana and Levon Aronian are tied so far. Meanwhile, the Elimination Bracket beg...
Maryland Terrapins defensive back Chantz Harley took top honors in the sixth installment of BlitzChamps after defeating fellow back Dante Trader Jr. in the fourth game of their finals match with a "Hail Mary" pawn promotion that secured the title....
Eight players continue in the Champions Brackets of the 2024 American Cup after day two, while the other eight are one match loss away from elimination. GM Fabiano Caruana and GM Wesley So clinched their matches with a game to spare. GM Ray...
Forget Barbie, Oppenheimer or Poor Things. The 96th Academy Awards also marked a triumph for "War Is Over!" becoming the second chess-themed winner of the 'Best Animated Short Film' award. Drawing inspiration from the iconic peace anthem 'Happy ...
The 2024 Collegiate Chess League (CCL) playoffs are upon us, and you can join in on the excitement by predicting who wins! Can you see Saint Louis clinching their third title in a row? Do you envision Webster taking over the CCL in their d...
GM Hikaru Nakamura and GM Bogdan-Daniel Deac were the winners of Titled Tuesday on March 12. For Nakamura, it was his third week in a row with a win and his first early tournament win in that time. For Deac, it was his first win in over a year. Co...
Day one of the 2024 American Cup saw a whopping 13 decisive games across the Open and Women's tournaments in St. Louis on Tuesday. GM Fabiano Caruana got off to a 2-0 start against GM Grigoriy Oparin, while GM Wesley So is the only other player ...
The game of chess is witnessing a fascinating trend. New research by Chess.com shows that grandmasters are now achieving their titles at an earlier age than ever. Will the chess world see 10- or 11-year-olds becoming grandmasters in the next few y...
The historic Biel Chess Festival, one of the biggest events in the European chess calendar, has announced its super-strong lineup for 2024 featuring a sharp focus on youth. The event, which has been running in the Swiss lakeside city since 1968,...
The Chess.com community celebrated International Women's Day on Friday with a roundtable discussion featuring leading female voices in chess as well as a two-hour blitz arena, which was won by Mexico's NM Emilio Hernandez. The discussion, led by...
Team C-Squared (GMs Fabiano Caruana and Cristian Chirila) claimed the first Team Chess Battle title this Friday, a new format that elevates chess from a silent duel on the 64 squares. Not quite hand-and-brain or Banter Blitz, but a sort of combina...
Saint Louis and Webster cemented their places as the top two to close the regular season of the 2024 Collegiate Chess League (CCL). Webster's victory was a true team effort. Every single player―GMs Benjamin Gledura, Harsha Bharathakoti, Ge...
GM Daniel Naroditsky secured his 13th Bullet Brawl title and $400 on Saturday ahead of 160 titled players with a score of 237 and, most importantly, outpacing his nemesis GM Hikaru Nakamura who finished on 236. GM Jose Martinez's lofty score of ...
GMs Fabiano Caruana and Cristian Chirila (aka Team C-Squared) won the inaugural 2024 Team Chess Battle on Friday. In the Final, they defeated the commentary dream team of GMs Daniel Naroditsky and Robert Hess 1.5-0.5. In game one, they prop...
GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov kept his newly accomplished world number-four status by finishing the 2024 Prague Masters with a quick draw against GM Richard Rapport. Thursday's final round saw draws on all boards, so Abdusattorov won the tournamen...
GM Bu Xiangzhi edged out GMs Yu Yangyi and Arjun Erigaisi on tiebreaks to win the fifth edition of the Shenzhen Longgang Chess Masters on Thursday. All three finished on 4.5/7, with Bu having the best tiebreaks. It wasn't a good week for GM A...
You could almost hear the collective sigh of relief from FIDE officials and the Toronto organizers as clearance was given for the Candidates Tournament after visa issues were resolved just in time. It was a dramatic turn of events when on Friday...
The Prague Masters has become a dream tournament for GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov. In a field with three candidates, the 19-year-old Uzbek GM secured victory with a round to spare today while moving to world number four in the live ratings, surpa...
Former world champion and Putin critic GM Garry Kasparov has been added to Russia's list of "terrorists and extremists." The chess legend calls it "an honor." Kasparov's name is included in the list of "terrorists and extremists" by the Russian ...
Big names won the Titled Tuesday events of March 5: GM Alireza Firouzja and GM Hikaru Nakamura, both of whom will be playing in the Candidates Tournament in four weeks. Firouzja won in the last round to reach a five-way tie on 9.5 points wher...
GM Gukesh Dommaraju dug deep to rescue a 91-move draw against GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu in round seven of the Prague Masters. GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov shrugged off defeat from the day before to beat GM Vincent Keymer and retain the sole lead, t...
GMs Daniel Naroditsky and Robert Hess won their semifinal match against GM Hikaru Nakamura and IM Levy Rozman in the 2024 Team Chess Battle on Tuesday. The commentator duo pressed with an extra pawn in game one but was met with stiff, 99%-accura...
In a remarkable leaderboard twist, GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov kept his half-point lead at the Prague Masters despite losing to GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu on Monday. This was possible because runner-up GM Parham Maghsoodloo suffered his first loss ...
Nineteen-year-old GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov overtook GMs Alireza Firouzja and Ian Nepomniachtchi to enter the world top-five after a smooth win over GM Mateusz Bartel in round five of the Prague Masters. There were huge turnarounds elsewhere, with ...
