The China Pandas defeated the Canada Chessbrahs with 10.5-5.5 in the consolation match of the PRO Chess League. The final between the Saint Louis Arch Bishops and the Armenia Eagles will be played on Sunday. The final will start Sunday...
GM Anton Smirnov defeated GM Raunak Sadhwani 16-11 in the last match in the round of 16 of the Junior Speed Chess Championship sponsored by ChessKid. Smirnov's next opponent is top seed GM Nihal Sarin. Now that all eight matches in the firs...
GM Vladimir Fedoseev won the 17th Speed Chess Championship Grand Prix, his second in the series. The Russian grandmaster beat his compatriot GM Ian Nepomniachtchi 1.5-0.5 in the knockout final and climbed to fifth place in the overall GP standings...
In the early stages of the COVID pandemic, Chess.com launched the first season of our official Chess.com Clubs League, an online competition league for interested clubs all around the world. In season one, 116 clubs competed from all over the worl...
GM Parham Maghsoodloo will be the opponent for GM Haik Martirosyan in the quarterfinals of the Junior Speed Chess Championship sponsored by ChessKid. In their match on Saturday, Maghsoodloo eliminated the Indian youngster GM Praggnanandhaa R....
GM Baadur Jobava won the 16th Speed Chess Championship Grand Prix, his first in the series. The Georgian grandmaster beat GM Le Quang Liem of Vietnam 2-1 in the knockout final. The next Speed Chess Championship Grand Prix will be played on Septe...
GM Haik Martirosyan comfortably reached the quarterfinals of the Junior Speed Chess Championship sponsored by ChessKid. In a match on Monday, the talented Armenian beat Germany's Vincent Keymer with the biggest score so far in the competition...
GM Sam Sevian is the third player to qualify for the quarterfinals of the Junior Speed Chess Championship sponsored by ChessKid. In a match on Sunday between two 19-year-olds, the American grandmaster beat GM Amin Tabatabaei 15.5-9.5. For t...
In an all-Indian clash on Saturday, GM Arjun Erigaisi defeated Gukesh D. with a big score: 18-8. It was the second match in the Junior Speed Chess Championship sponsored by ChessKid. This second edition of the junior championship has ...
In the first match of the Junior Speed Chess Championship sponsored by ChessKid, GM Nihal Sarin (India) defeated GM Andrew Tang (U.S.) 16-8. Tang had entered the tournament by winning the eight-player Knockout Qualifier tournament on Wednesda...
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Today, Chess.com made two significant changes to our rating system. First, all 10-minute games (10|0) are now rapid rated instead of blitz rated. Second, all bullet chess ratings have been increased by 150 points. 10-Minute Chess Now Rapid Rated...
GM Hikaru Nakamura won the 15th Speed Chess Championship Grand Prix, his second week straight and already his fourth win since the start of the series. The American grandmaster beat his compatriot GM Sam Sevian 1.5-0.5 in the knockout final and co...
Hey, chess fans! September is here, and it's time to review our accomplishments from last month! So let's consider August 2020 with respect to product development, support, and fair play. Web Developments If you want to learn from y...
Palo Alto, Calif., September 3, 2020—Chess.com is pleased to announce a partnership with Secretlab, the world leader in gaming chair design and manufacturing. This partnership combines Secretlab's expertise in designing quality esports produ...
Register for the tournament up to one hour before it begins here New York, NY, September 3, 2020 – CLG, a top-tier North American esports organization, and Chess.com, the world's largest online chess website, have announced a partnership w...
GM Hikaru Nakamura won the 14th Speed Chess Championship Grand Prix, his third since the start of the series. The American grandmaster beat Ukrainian GM Vladimir Onischuk 2-1 in the knockout final and is the new leader in the overall Grand Prix st...
GM Oleksandr Bortnyk won the 13th Speed Chess Championship Grand Prix. The Ukrainian grandmaster beat GM Maxim Matlakov of Russia 2-1 in the knockout final, deciding the last game in a mating attack. GM Parham Maghsoodloo of Iran is the new leader...
While online chess has seen significant growth on Twitch this summer, casual players have been exploring alternative means to make the game even more mainstream. Conor Petersen, a game developer and amateur chess enthusiast, made a name for himsel...
GM Vladislav Artemiev won the 12th Speed Chess Championship Grand Prix. The Russian grandmaster beat his compatriot GM Boris Grachev 2-0 in the knockout final. GM Haik Martirosyan of Armenia continues to lead the overall Grand Prix standings. Th...
This Friday marks the beginning of the newest edition of Pogchamps, and now you can play alongside your favorite streamers and build a team of streaming superstars with Chess.com's Pogchamps Fantasy Contest! Chess.com is offering over $1...
The PRO Chess League Finals will be played on Sept. 25-27. While the coronavirus makes live finals impossible this year, it doesn't prevent three days of exciting, top-level chess as the season's semifinals, third-place match, and finals get under...
Palo Alto, Calif., August 13, 2020—Rumble Gaming, a global esports talent agency and gaming consulting company, is pleased to announce the signing of its newest client, Chess.com, the world's biggest chess site. This partnership combines Rum...
Eight of the world's most popular anitubers (anime youtubers) took their drama off the page and screen and to the chessboard in the first-ever Tournament Arc. The event was won by Gigguk. Tournament Arc delivered in every way possible—with...
As our readers are no doubt aware, Beirut, Lebanon was devastated on Tuesday, August, 4th by a massive chemical explosion aboard a container ship at port. The explosion, apparently the result of negligence, has rocked the country to it's core, kil...
