WIM Yosha Iglesias had already made chess history by becoming the first transgender woman international master. Last weekend, the 37-year-old added another accomplishment by winning the French Women's Championship, as the second transgender woman ...
Get ready for a brand new era of Titled Tuesday! As recently announced, this 11-year-old institution is becoming part of the Champions Chess Tour qualification cycle for the Esports World Cup (EWC). The new Titled Tuesday season kicks off on Septe...
Chess will return to the global esports stage following the highly successful debut in 2025. The qualifying cycle for the 2026 Esports World Cup (EWC) will see major changes, making it bigger, better, and more competitive. The Champions Chess To...
The Saint Louis Chess Club will reopen its doors in October following a major renovation and expansion, and feature a clash between none other than former World Champions Garry Kasparov and Viswanathan Anand. The match is followed by a rapid event...
The Collegiate Chess League (CCL) is back for another thrilling season, and registrations for Fall 2025 are officially open! Once again, the CCL will boast a $25,000 prize fund and the exciting four vs. four team format that fans and players love....
When 10-year-old Keya Jha beat a grandmaster in the final round of the Joe Yun Memorial, she not only clinched first place in the tournament, but also set a U.S. record for being the youngest American girl to defeat a grandmaster in a classical ga...
Ten-year-old prodigy WFM Bodhana Sivanandan stunned the nation in the 2025 British Chess Championship in Liverpool on Sunday, becoming the youngest woman ever to beat a grandmaster and the youngest-ever to earn the Woman International Master title...
A former chess prodigy from China has been banned for six months after losing 13 consecutive games over two tournaments and dropping 400 Elo points in a year. FIDE has frequently investigated cases of suspected use of computer assistance, ...
We're excited to announce our new partnership with Zenni Optical, the leading online eyewear retailer. With the new partnership, Zenni Optical will support Chess.com's most prestigious events, including the Speed Chess Championship (SCC), Champion...
The inaugural day of the AI chess exhibition match in Google's new Kaggle Game Arena project saw dominating performances by four of the Large Language Models (LLMs) on display. Four 4-0 sweeps took Gemini 2.5 Pro, o4-mini, Grok 4, and o3 to the Se...
A unique and powerful approach to understanding AI capabilities, Kaggle Game Arena, in partnership with Google DeepMind, announced a new platform where leading AI models will compete head-to-head in chess and other games. To kick things off, Kag...
WFM Bodhana Sivanandan continued her rise in the chess world on Sunday by becoming the youngest player ever to achieve a Woman Grandmaster (WGM) norm, at just 10 years old. The historic feat came at the Dole Trophy 2025, held from July 19-27 in Ai...
When basketball star Victor Wembanyama (Wemby) says that it's time for a game, chess players show up! It happened last December in New York, and again on Sunday in his hometown of Le Chesnay, France. Just last week, Wemby announced the Hoop Gambit...
NBA superstar Victor "Wemby" Wembanyama is bringing his passion for chess back home. The San Antonio Spurs phenom is hosting a chess tournament in his hometown in France on Sunday, July 20. The French NBA sensation has already given his hometown...
We’re excited to announce that you can now play chess against Steve Aoki’s very own bot on Chess.com! Put on your favorite Steve Aoki track, turn up the volume, and get ready for a high-energy chess match with one of music's most dynam...
World number-two GM Hikaru Nakamura and his wife, WGM Atousa Pourkashiyan, announced today that they are expecting their first child. The news was shared during Nakamura’s Saturday stream on Kick, where the five-time U.S. champion appeared...
Nine-year-old CM Ashwath Kaushik from Singapore has added another milestone to his young chess career by sensationally scoring his first international master (IM) norm at the 10th Marina Viva Porticcio Open in Corsica, France. Ashwath is just the ...
Armenian chess is in mourning following the passing of GM Tigran Nalbandian, a beloved coach and player who played a central role in the rise of chess in his nation over the last two decades. Nalbandian died of a heart attack last week in ...
The FIDE Ethics & Disciplinary Commission (EDC) has upheld the US Chess Federation's one-year suspension of GM Christopher Yoo, and extended it to a global level, barring him from all FIDE-rated events until November. In addition, the 18-year-...
India's latest chess sensation, CM Aarit Kapil, is only nine years old. This week, he came within inches of defeating none other than world number-one GM Magnus Carlsen in Chess.com's Titled Tuesday. The game ended in a dramatic draw, but the perf...
Chess.com is excited to announce our newest bot: IM Julien Song! Since launching his YouTube channel, Song has established himself as a leading chess creator, uploading tournament vlogs, educational speedruns, and unique OTB instructional videos t...
Nineteen-year-old Belgian GM Daniel Dardha is reported to have set a new world record after playing a 50-board clock simul this month, pending official approval. The young grandmaster scored 40 wins, drew seven games, and had only three losses i...
GM Magnus Carlsen created a viral hit when he slammed the table in rage following his loss against GM Gukesh Dommaraju. The 2025 Norway Chess captured the world's attention on and off the board at a scale unlike any of the 12 previous edit...
GM Magnus Carlsen tops the first-ever Freestyle Chess rating list, hitting the 2900 barrier after dominating the chess variant in his latest events. Already the world number-one in FIDE's official classical, rapid, and blitz ratings, the 3...
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, ...
