GM Valentina Gunina defeated IM Elisabeth Paehtz in their round of 16 match of the FIDE Chess.com 2022 Women's Speed Chess Championship on Tuesday. Gunina showed several strengths throughout the match: tactical sharpness, excellent time management...
Throughout chess history, there have always been great players who we admire and look up to. But every now and then, we get to witness true chess legends—those who push the game to new heights. And now, for the first time, anyone in the worl...
FM James Canty III conquered IM Lawrence Trent in the semifinals of the 2022 IM Not A GM Speed Chess Championship presented by Landover.io on Friday. It was a clash of two giants of competitive spirit over the board and beyond where Canty's tactic...
The second seed, GM Kateryna Lagno, defeated WGM Vantika Agrawal in the third round of 16 match of the FIDE Chess.com 2022 Women's Speed Chess Championship on Friday. While many of the games were closely fought, Lagno managed to gain a substantial...
Chess.com is happy to announce that we have fully launched our new homepage. With a new design and convenient shortcuts to the features you use and love the most, this update will make your chess experience even better! Let's take a tour of your...
The Chess Olympiad is the most respected team event in chess, first held in 1928. This year, the 44th Olympiad takes place in Chennai, India from July 28 through August 9, and Chess.com will be here with all the coverage. More than 100 countries w...
In the battle of Women's World Champions, GM Alexandra Kosteniuk prevailed over GM Antoaneta Stefanova in the second round of 16 match of the FIDE Chess.com 2022 Women's Speed Chess Championship on Monday. While both competitors impressed on the b...
FM James Canty III upset the top seed, IM Polina Shuvalova, in the quarterfinals of the 2022 IM Not A GM Speed Chess Championship presented by Landover.io on Monday. It was a closely-fought match with many double-edged games and the scores hoverin...
The Chess.com College Ambassador Program (CAP) was announced in early April, and the Summer Season has only just begun! Our Summer Season is a fun and rewarding way to keep college chess clubs active over the summer and give chess-loving college s...
IM Vaishali R defeated the reigning Women's World Blitz Champion, IM Bibisara Assaubayeva, in the first round of 16 match of the FIDE Chess.com 2022 Women's Speed Chess Championship on Monday. Vaishali led through the blitz games but had to fight ...
GM Dmitry Andreikin won week 18 of the 2022 Rapid Chess Championship presented by Coinbase. He defeated GM Jeffery Xiong in the final blitz tiebreaker. GMs Levon Aronian and Olexandr Bortnyk made it to the semifinals. GMs Hikaru ...
This is our quick summary report. Check out our full report after Sunday's knockout tournament. GM Hikaru Nakamura won week 18 of the Rapid Chess Championship, presented by Coinbase, edging out four other grandmasters by tiebreaks. ...
GM Arjun Erigaisi bested the two-time Junior Speed Chess Champion, GM Nihal Sarin, in the final of the 2022 Junior Speed Chess Championship on Monday. Down two points after the 3|1 blitz, Erigaisi clinched the title with a five-game winning stre...
The reigning Women's World Blitz Champion, IM Bibisara Assaubayeva, defeated IM Irene Sukandar in the 2022 IM Not A GM Speed Chess Championship on Monday. Though the players scored evenly in the first blitz segment, as the time controls ...
Football fans, rejoice! If you've ever caught yourself squeezing some bullet games in between Super Bowl commercials, we have good news. Chess.com is excited to announce BlitzChamps, an event where NFL stars will compete in a series of rapid games...
GM Dmitry Andreikin won week 17 of the 2022 Rapid Chess Championship presented by Coinbase, overcoming GM Jules Moussard, who made it to the final in his first-ever knockout. GMs Vladimir Fedoseev and Nodirbek Abdusattorov made it to the se...
Chess.com is excited to announce the return of Chess Played Quick, our event series where streamers speed through challenges to collect prizes and bounties! This month's CPQ Bot Battles Bingo Edition happens on June 13 at 10 a.m. PT/19:00 CET and ...
You probably know that the biggest online rapid event for elite players, the Rapid Chess Championship, is happening right now, don't you? But have you ever wondered how you'd stack up against some of the grandmasters playing in the event? Well, no...
GM Hikaru Nakamura won week 15 of the 2022 Rapid Chess Championship presented by Coinbase. He gained a victory from a losing position against GM Dmitry Andreikin, winner of the Swiss in the knockout final. GMs David Paravyan and Jose Martin...
GM Hikaru Nakamura won week 14 of the 2022 Rapid Chess Championship presented by Coinbase, defeating GM Dmitry Andreikin in a hard-fought knockout final. GM Jeffery Xiong won the Swiss tournament and finished in the semifinals along wi...
Chess.com is excited to announce a regulation change to our most elite event. The 2022 Rapid Chess Championship is now open to all grandmasters, starting this weekend on May 14! With this change, more of your favorite players will have the chanc...
Mother's Day has come to many parts of the world, and it's time to celebrate and show appreciation to that special someone who gave you life. Three new mom bots are waiting on our Play Computer page to spend some quality time with you and play che...
GM Ian Nepomniachtchi won week 12 of the 2022 Rapid Chess Championship presented by Coinbase, defeating GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov in the knockout final, after also finishing first in the Saturday Swiss. GM Hikaru Nakamura finished ...
The I'M Not A GM Speed Chess Championship (IMSCC) is back for its 2022 edition, starting on May 9. The competition is once more bringing fan-favorite IMs and other masters to vie for their share of the $10,000 prize fund and bragging rights among ...
After seven intense days of play, GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda prevailed on the leaderboard with 14 points and won the Oslo Esports Cup, the first major of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour 2022. GM Le Quang Liem finished in second with 13 points...