We're excited to announce the first Play-In of the 2026 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour! Starting on January 3, anyone can strive to qualify for the first event in the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam, which is expected to take place in February. The ...
We're excited to announce the 2026 cycle of the Chess.com Community Championships! The series kicks off in January with the Chess.com Puzzles Championship and will feature 12 events in total, with a $37,500 prize fund. As always, the Championshi...
On January 1, we will make some notable changes to vacation time for in Daily Chess, reducing the amount of vacation time available and simplifying the system. Vacation time is an important part of daily games on Chess.com. It allows players to ...
The Collegiate Chess League (CCL) is back for another thrilling season, and registrations for Spring 2026 are officially open! Once again, the CCL will boast a $25,000 prize fund and the exciting four vs. four team format that fans and players lov...
Chess.com's very own Chief Chess Officer (and commentator extraordinaire, bestselling author, and more) IM Danny Rensch will be playing Santa Claus of sorts in a special, Christmas-themed stream on December 23 starting at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT.&nbs...
Another year has gone by, and chess keeps getting bigger and bigger! Coming from a sequence of record-breaking years for chess, it was hard to believe that 2025 could be even better. But after a year of dramatic events, newsworthy viral moments, a...
With 2026 at our doorstep, we know that many of our members are making chess-related New Year's resolutions. Some might want to break their rating record, some might just be looking to play more. Regardless of your goals, we're here to help! The...
We're excited to announce the final event of this year's Chess.com Community Championships, the Chess.com Fog of War Chess Championship! The event starts on December 11 and features a $2,500 prize fund. Fog of War chess is not a variant fo...
This December, Chess.com is giving you the gift of five limited-edition bots for you to defeat! Take on classic holiday characters like Frosty and Santa, or test your luck against a ghostly chess spirit, a claymation monster, and more. Wil...
Chess.com has been announced as one of three new publishers for the inaugural Esports Nations Cup (ENC), joining a lineup of major game developers partnering with the Esports World Cup Foundation (EWCF) to build the first major country-versus-coun...
We're excited to announce the return of the Chess.com Global Championship (CGC), starting on March 14, 2026! With a whopping $250,000 prize fund and up to three spots to next year's Esports World Cup on the line, the stakes are higher than ever! ...
Update: Anna Cramling's 1.d4 repertoire is now complete with the release of Part 2, fighting the King's Indian, Nimzo-Indian, Dutch, and more Enough with prep collapsing or panicking before move 10—steer the game toward positions that you ...
We're excited to announce a special Black Friday deal on ChessUp 2. Save big and enjoy your holidays playing chess using the world's smartest chessboard! ChessUp's biggest annual sale is on now until December 1, and you can save an additional 10...
The Charlotte Chess Center, the Charlotte Chess Center Foundation, along with GM Daniel Naroditsky's family, have launched the Naroditsky Memorial and Fellowship Fund today, to honor the memory and legacy of the grandmaster. Naroditsky's tragic ...
You've seen them crawling, and now it's time to see them running! The strongest PogChamps participants in history are gathering to take on new challengers in SuperPogChamps from December 2 to 5. Former chess novices from past PogChamps and strong ...
Not sure what chess opening you should play next? You can now take our new Opening Recommendation Quiz and find out! Answer seven simple questions, and we'll suggest an opening that best fits your playing style, level, and preferences. Find Your...
We're excited to announce 3 0 Thursday (three-oh-Thursday), our new weekly prize event for titled players! The event will feature a 3+0 time control, the most popular among titled players on our website. Every Thursday, titled players can now play...
IM Levy Rozman stunned more than 200,000 of his opponents and "did the meme" in GothamChess vs. the World on November 7 by sacrificing his rook on the game's 21st move. After the world attacked Gotham's rook with a pawn, the internet chess st...
The second edition of the new, monthly version of Arena Kings happened on November 5. In this month's multi-club arena with more than 1,800 total players representing 52 squads, K2N Chess won the overall standings, while GM Jose Ibarra took home t...
We're excited to announce that you can now get tickets to watch the Speed Chess Championship Live Finals in London. Experience the thrill that only the SCC can provide, and join the roaring crowd cheering for their heroes as they battle in high-sp...
Every chess fan has their favorite player or creator—and now, they can also be your favorite coach! We brought the world's most beloved chess personalities to Chess.com so you can make your playing and learning experience more exciting than ...
This month only, Chess.com and Jagex have teamed up to bring you five limited-edition bots, a lineup of the most famous (and infamous) characters in all of Gielinor! As Old School RuneScape fans anxiously await the Sailing update coming on Novembe...
GothamChess vs. The World has blown past previously-established records and continues to set new ones, with now more than 200,000 players having joined in. That total is nearly 40% more than the previous record, which was set during Magnus vs. the...
We're excited to announce the next event of the Chess.com Community Championships. The Chess.com Crazyhouse Chess Championship starts on November 6 and features a $2,500 prize fund. Featuring a variant where initiative is everything, get ready for...
We're excited to announce our newest partner, the highly anticipated first-ever Broadway revival of the musical CHESS! To celebrate the occasion, we're launching exclusive new bots based on the characters of the show. You can now challenge Fredd...
