The World Chess Federation (FIDE) has approved a controversial motion to scrap presidential term limits leaving Arkady Dvorkovich, a former deputy prime minister of Russia, free to run for a third term in 2026. Delegates from 108 national federa...
British chess prodigy WCM Bodhana Sivanandan continues her remarkable chess journey with a sensational result in the European Blitz Championship where she won the prize for the best woman player. In late October, the eight-year-old prodigy made ...
FIDE could be on the verge of scrapping its presidential term limit and allowing Russian incumbent Arkady Dvorkovich to run for four more years in office. The world chess federation's current rules—brought in as an election promise by Dvor...
It’s the one-on-one showdown between “the internet’s chess teacher” and one of the rising stars of the game known in his homeland as the “Lionel Messi of chess”. Can Brooklyn-born IM Levy Rozman, aka GothamChe...
With the holiday season nearly upon us, this year, Chess.com is calling on all chess fans to be part of a very special campaign that will help bring education and the joy of chess to up to 5,000 children. Chess For A Cause is Chess.com's new ini...
Chess.com, the world’s largest online platform for chess, today announced it has signed with leading entertainment agency WME. A subsidiary of global sports and entertainment company Endeavor, WME will work with Chess.com to build on the g...
GM Magnus Carlsen has been declared not guilty of three charges brought against him by FIDE's Ethics & Disciplinary Commission following the 2022 Sinquefield Cup, but he was fined for "withdrawing without a valid reason". The long-awaited ve...
Wise men speak because they have something to say, the philosopher Plato famously said, and when it comes to chess, few are wiser than GM Viswanathan Anand. The Indian legend reminded the world of that yet again on Monday, his 54th birthday, whe...
One is the greatest chess player of his generation, perhaps of all time, and the other is the greatest football strategist of his generation—perhaps also of all time. This was the moment Norway's chess superstar GM Magnus Carlsen met face-...
GM Leinier Dominguez has arrived in Spain where he will play the Chessable Sunway Sitges Chess Festival to battle for a coveted spot in the Candidates tournament. This week the Cuban-born American, currently the world's seventh-ranked player, co...
FIDE is expected to make significant changes to its rating system on January 1, which includes a one-time adjustment for most rated players, an increase of the rating floor, and changes to the initial rating. In July, the FIDE Qualifications Com...
GM Leinier Dominguez made a sudden entry into the Candidates race. Now FIDE has responded to the criticism after their clarification of the rules drew reactions from the chess community. With less than a month left in 2023, the race to the Candi...
Chess.com is excited to announce our new upgrade to the move list feature. The new move list is now cleaner and clearer, making it easier for you to follow variations and annotations or to analyze your own games. It also resembles the move list yo...
GM Magnus Carlsen says it's a dream come true to be holding the first ever classical Fischer-Random super-tournament, which will take place at a luxury resort on Germany's Baltic coast in February and feature eight of the world's top players. Fr...
The internet sensation Mittens is back—not only as the soul-crushing chess bot that broke the internet but also as an adorable plushie that you can own! Chess.com is excited to announce we'll be launching our merch store on December 9, now w...
It’s the last month of 2023, and this has been one of the biggest years ever for chess. A record number of players, a record number of games, and a spectacular year for bots fans (hehehe). What better way to celebrate than to bring back th...
GM-elect Vaishali Rameshbabu crossed 2500 FIDE to earn the grandmaster title at the IV El Llobregat Open in Spain on Friday. With her three GM norms previously attained, Vaishali has now fulfilled all of the requirements. The 22-year-old shared wh...
She spends her days—and nights—helping people focus on work and study, so this may not surprise you. But Lofi Girl now plays chess. The beloved anime character, who has become a global sensation with her unique blend of music and vis...
GM Judit Polgar, indisputably the greatest female player in chess history, believes that women-only events should continue to exist but asserts that women should not limit themselves, encouraging more participants in the open section. In a new i...
The Champions Chess Tour Finals is almost upon us, and soon we'll get to enjoy watching GMs Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana, and more battling live in Toronto. To celebrate, Chess.com is offering all our basic members the opportun...
Mongolia is the nation ranking highest for promoting gender equality in chess but—perhaps surprisingly—the Nordic countries occupy three of the four worst spots, a new study has revealed. Research commissioned by the World Chess Fede...
Artem Sachuk, Vice President of the Ukrainian Chess Federation, is reported to have been killed in Ukraine on Sunday. Sachuk would have turned 39 years old today and leaves behind a wife and two children. The circumstances of his death are yet t...
Mohamed Salah, one of the world's greatest soccer players, revealed that he is addicted to chess and wants to meet GM Magnus Carlsen. The former world champion responded with a waving-hand emoji. The Egyptian goal-scoring machine is considered o...
GMs Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, and top players in the 2023 Champions Chess Tour Finals (CCT Finals) next month have been immortalized in a new collection of stunning fan posters made by Displate, Chess.com can reveal. The unique magnet-mou...
