The second day of the quarterfinals of PogChamps 3 presented by GRIP6 left spectators on the edge of their seats as four exciting matches unfolded before their eyes. Rainn Wilson defeated MoistCr1tikal and Ludwig prevailed over Logic in the cham...
The development teams behind the two most successful and influential open-source chess programs, Stockfish and Leela Chess Zero, have issued statements denouncing the commercial program Fat Fritz 2 and the company Chessbase that is selling the pro...
The first day of the quarterfinals of PogChamps 3 brought the highest pressure yet, with win or "go home" stakes. Sardoche got two hard-fought wins against PogChamps vet xQc, while Benjyfishy took out poker legend Daniel Negreanu in the fi...
Grenke Bank won the inaugural FIDE Online World Corporate Chess Championship on Sunday. The German team, led by GM Georg Meier, defeated top seed SBER (with GM Ian Nepomniachtchi on top board) in the final's second match. How...
The last day of the group stage of PogChamps 3 presented by GRIP6 saw exciting matches happening back to back. Tubbo and MrBeast won their first matches against Michelle Khare and CodeMiko, respectively. Ludwig finally got his revenge on MoistCr...
The FIDE Online World Corporate Chess Championship is ready for its final day. The quarterfinals, semifinals, and final are to be played on Sunday with GMs Ian Nepomniachtchi and GM Anton Korobov still in the competition to help the...
On a four-match day in PogChamps 3, xQc won two of them to complete a perfect group stage as he becomes one of the favorites in the championship bracket. The day peaked at over 100,000 live viewers in the final game. Pokimane showed great form i...
The FIDE Online World Corporate Chess Championship began on Friday with 288 teams representing some of the biggest corporations in the world. Saturday will see three more rounds in each pool before Sunday's finals. How to watch?The gam...
More exciting matches took place during the sixth day of PogChamps 3 presented by GRIP6. The aggressive Neeko defeated Myth, and Ludwig quickly scored two points against CodeMiko. The last match of the day was an incredible battle between Sardoc...
The fifth day of PogChamps 3 presented by GRIP6 had more than 83,000 concurrent viewers on Chess.com's Twitch channel. All who tuned in enjoyed the exciting matches that unfolded. Logic defeated Michelle Khare while MoistCr1tikal beat MrBeast. R...
PogChamps 3 and the battle for the GRIP6 championship belt continues! Though the xQc-Pokimane match was postponed due to the storm in Texas, the other contenders more than made up for it with their exciting games. Poker star Daniel Negreanu...
GM Vladislav Artemiev won the Titled Tuesday blitz tournament on February 16, his second victory so far. The Russian grandmaster had the best tiebreak among a group of six players who finished on 9.5/11. This week's Titled Tuesday tournament had...
The third day of PogChamps 3 was full of exciting and decisive matches with all winners going 2-0. MoistCr1tikal set the tone for the day with two quick victories over CodeMiko. Ludwig broke through MrBeast's strong play to win their $10...
The FIDE Online World Corporate Chess Championship will be held February 19-21, 2021. The first edition of the championship has big names such as GMs Magnus Carlsen, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Vladislav Artemiev, and Anish Giri among the p...
The second day of PogChamps 3 could not have been any more exciting, with more than 140,000 concurrent viewers on Twitch enjoying the action. xQc beat Rubius in a thrilling match to start the day. Logic overcame some difficulties to win his matc...
What was mentioned by FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich in mid-January is now official: the FIDE Candidates Tournament will resume in the second half of April in Yekaterinburg, Russia. The news was announced today by FIDE. The new official dates ...
GM Wesley So repeated his success at the Skilling Open as he defeated Magnus Carlsen in Sunday's final of the Opera Euro Rapid tournament. GM Teimour Radjabov swiftly placed third as he won both games against GM Maxim...
After 2020, many wondered if there was any way for chess to get bigger. If there's anything that the first day of PogChamps 3 showed us, it's that there's no stopping the chess world! Sunday's broadcast shattered Twitch's chess viewership rec...
GMs Magnus Carlsen took an early lead but Wesley So hit back to tie the first match of the Opera Euro Rapid final on Saturday. GM Teimour Radjabov leads vs. GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the match for third place. Ho...
GMs Magnus Carlsen and Wesley So will play the final of the Opera Euro Rapid tournament. Whereas So only needed three games in his second match to eliminate GM Teimour Radjabov, Carlsen struggled again with blunders and on...
GMs Magnus Carlsen and Wesley So took the lead in their semifinal matches of the Opera Euro Rapid tournament. Both won their two white games against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Teimour Radjabov respectively. How...
GMs Magnus Carlsen, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Wesley So, and Teimour Radjabov made it to the semifinals of the Opera Euro Rapid tournament. Carlsen lost his second match to GM Daniil Dubov but eventually pulled through in the arm...
GM Peter Svidler won his first ever Titled Tuesday on February 9. Helped by his beloved Grunfeld, the eight-time Russian champion grandmaster was the only player to score 10/11 and finished ahead of GM Aleksandar Indjic (@Beca95) and IM Liam Vroli...
GM Magnus Carlsen, GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, and GM Wesley So won their first quarterfinal matches in the Opera Euro Rapid tournament. GM Teimour Radjabov and GM Anish Giri tied 2-2 after the Dutchman won game four on demand. How to watch?The g...
