You can now personalize your Chessable training like never before. Curate your repertoire with the very best parts of each course with the new Repertoire feature. Add variations or entire chapters to your own custom course—and then add a per...
In Netflix’s Untold: Chess Mates, GM Hans Niemann reflects on how his life was changed by cheating allegations, while GM Magnus Carlsen offers fresh insight into what sparked one of the most controversial scandals in modern chess. The 74-m...
Two newly-released clips from Netflix’s upcoming Untold: Chess Mates documentary offer glimpses into both sides of the Carlsen vs. Niemann saga, featuring candid reflections from GMs Magnus Carlsen, Hans Niemann, and Hikaru Nakamura, just da...
Step right up, come one, come all! The Chess.com circus is in town for one month only, putting on chess performances the likes of which you’ve never seen before. Go head-to-head against each entertainer, from the mind-bending Contortionist t...
Chessboxing is taking the world by storm. The appeal is obvious: it's the only sport that allows you to outwit your opponent with tactics and strategy—or just punch them senseless if you fail to do so. With alternating rounds of chess and bo...
IM Polina Shuvalova and CM Aarit Kapil may be worlds apart in age and experience, but both have reached the same milestone: 3000 blitz on Chess.com—Shuvalova as the first woman, and Kapil as the youngest ever. For most Chess.com members, b...
Your friends could already be playing chess—and you might not even know yet! We're excited to introduce a new way for you to find and play with friends on Chess.com. Sync your contacts and connect with your friends with a single tap, so you ...
The North American Corporate Chess League (NACCL) is preparing for its 13th season and will be broadcasted on Chess.com. The NACCL is the largest corporate chess competition in the world and includes some of the world's best-known companies and sm...
Chief Chess Officer IM Danny Rensch hosted this year's first State of Chess on Tuesday. Joined by three special guests during the four-hour broadcast, Danny discussed a wide array of topics, from the Queen of Chess documentary, to trust and s...
Global soccer superstar Erling Haaland has entered the chess world as an investor in Norway Chess, backing the launch of the ambitious new Total Chess World Championship Tour—an elite circuit expected to feature GM Magnus Carlsen. "Chess i...
The State of Chess show returns on March 24, when Chief Chess Officer IM Danny Rensch will once again share updates on Chess.com and the broader chess world. The show is also where you can ask us questions directly and get answers live during the ...
Arsenal and England playmaker Eberechi Eze goes head-to-head against none other than GM Magnus Carlsen in a new ad for clothing brand New Balance. In a surprise twist, the world number-one gets checkmated! The campaign, promoting New Balance&rsq...
Netflix has released the teaser for its upcoming documentary, Untold: Chess Mates, sparking widespread reactions across the chess world less than a month before its full release. The 71-second clip, released on March 10, gives a first preview of...
Chess.com returned to the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference in Boston last weekend and hosted a packed program that explored chess, AI, and the connection between mental and physical performance. The annual gathering of leading sports execut...
Argentinian prodigy IM Faustino Oro came within one victory of making chess history before losing the final round of the 2026 Aeroflot Open last week. Despite the loss, the youngster ended the tournament with a rating gain and remained positive ab...
Chess.com will return to the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston this weekend, once again bringing chess to one of the world’s premier gatherings of sports executives, analysts, and innovators. As...
GM Hikaru Nakamura tops the field in the first Naroditsky Memorial Rapid & Blitz, set for July 3–5 at the Charlotte Marriott City Center in Charlotte, United States. The event will bring together some of the world's strongest speed chess...
World number-one Magnus Carlsen is making a surprise early return to classical chess, as he headlines TePe Sigeman Chess 2026 on May 1-7. In Malmo, Sweden, he'll be challenged by some of the world's brightest young stars. Carlsen and 2024 winner...
IM Levy Rozman became the world's biggest chess YouTuber by teaching millions of players how to win at chess. Two and a half years after a massively successful book debut, he's taking it one step further by targeting readers who can't yet walk, ta...
Argentinian prodigy IM Faustino Oro continues to break barriers. In recent weeks, he climbed to fifth on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard. On Saturday, the youngster begins his hunt for his final grandmaster norm, which could make him the youngest ...
We've just made it easier for you to keep up with your streaks and Daily games on Chess.com! We're excited to announce our new mobile widget that will always remind you of your streak and make it easier for you to play! Here's what you need to k...
A little more than three years ago, in December of 2022, Chess.com reached 100 million members. It was a huge milestone at the time, and it still is, but now we are celebrating an even bigger number: a quarter of a billion. It's the 250,000,000 ch...
We're excited to announce that the Chess.com Global Championship is now called the Chess.com Open! The event, which starts on March 14, is set to be the world's largest open tournament. With $250,000 in prizes and up to three direct spots to the n...
Netflix officially announced on Tuesday that its highly anticipated documentary on the 2022 scandal, involving GMs Magnus Carlsen and Hans Niemann, will premiere on the platform on April 7, 2026. Untold: Chess Mates revisits one of the most explos...
Chess.com and Freestyle Chess are proud to launch the Freestyle Friday Championship, a brand-new, season-long race that will award a direct spot in the 2027 FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship and in the 2027 FIDE Women's Freestyle Chess World...
