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...
It's time to put fire on the chessboard in the next installment of the Chess.com Community Championships. The Chess.com Atomic Chess Championship kicks off on March 4 and will feature a $2,500 prize fund. With explosive tactics and incendiary capt...
We're excited to announce the qualification path for this year's most exciting blitz and bullet online event for women. With a $75,000 prize fund, the Women's Speed Chess Championship starts on July 6—but the excitement begins much earlier f...
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...
You can now get coached by two of India's most recognized chess personalities, GM Viswanathan Anand and IM Tania Sachdev! Pick them as your coach and enjoy their voices and commentary every time you use Game Review, solve puzzles, and more! As...
You can now play chess against iconic musician, artist, and activist Yoko Ono on Chess.com—while also experiencing her art! Challenge the Yoko bot and play with an exclusive all-white chess set based on Yoko Ono's "Play It By Trust" artwor...
Some players love the London System, others hate it. But the truth is, those who hate it are probably the ones playing against it. And now, it's your turn to master one of the most popular—and easiest to play—white openings in chess wi...
In celebration of Netflix’s new documentary The Queen of Chess, the story of GM Judit Polgar’s rise from child phenom to one of the greatest chess players who ever lived, Chess.com is proud to release four limited-edition bots of the i...
Get ready for the next installment of the Chess.com Community Championships! The Chess.com 3-Check Chess Championship starts on February 18 at 9 a.m. ET / 15:00 CET / 7:30 p.m. IST and features a $2,500 prize fund—so get ready to indulge in ...
We're excited to announce that the ChessKid Youth Championships are back for 2026! Following the same format as previous years, the event will bring together a stellar field of young talents in the Under-13 and Under-16 categories. Watch as the fu...
The Esports World Cup Foundation (EWCF) has today officially announced that chess will be a part of the inaugural Esports Nations Cup (ENC), set to take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from November 2-8, 2026. Chess will be one of 16 esports titl...
It’s no secret that pro athletes love to play chess, even the ones who prefer skates and skis over sneakers and cleats. That’s why this month we’re rolling out the Frozen Five, a team of winter sport athletes who love to warm up ...
The SP Lohia Foundation is hosting an RSVP-only panel discussion and book signing in connection with Speed Chess Championship on Friday, February 6 at 19:30 GMT, taking place at 180 Strand in the Soho Works. The conversation between IM Danny Rensc...
It's time to celebrate your chess consistency with Chess.com's new Streaks feature! Whether you're looking to build good habits to improve your game or show off just how passionate you are about chess, you can now do it by starting and maintaining...
We're thrilled to invite you to take part in yet another historic showdown against one of the living legends of the game! Face GM Judit Polgar, the strongest woman in history and one of the most influential players the game has ever seen, in the u...
On January 7, FIDE and Freestyle Chess announced the first FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship, taking place at Weissenhaus, Germany, from February 13-15. Now, Chess.com is hosting the qualifier that determines the remaining player who will co...
We’re excited to announce the first event of the 2026 Chess.com Community Championships. The 2026 Chess.com Puzzles Championship takes place on January 15 and 16, starting at 1 p.m. ET/19:00 CET, and features a $5,000 prize fund. The event w...
2025 was an eventful year for chess, and we surely had a lot to celebrate! We were lucky enough to see chess take over the world stage at the Esports World Cup, witness viral table-banging moments, gasp at brilliant sacrifices, and more. We aske...
What happens when two of the world's biggest creators collide? You're about to find out with the upcoming Gotham vs. Song match, taking place in Madrid, Spain from January 15 to 18. IMs Levy Rozman and Julien Song will compete in a series of 14 ga...
Freestyle Chess has informed Chess.com that the Open Qualifiers for the first leg of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour are cancelled. We have no more information at this time, but Freestyle Chess has promised that a press release is coming in th...
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...
