Palo Alto, Calif., Dec. 28, 2021—The 2022 Candidates Tournament, which will produce the challenger for the next world chess championship match, will take place in June 2022 in Madrid, Spain. As the organizing sponsor of this prestigious tour...
Edited April 2, 2021: Happy April Fool's everyone. Stay safe! Chess has a long and distinguished history spanning millennia. While the rules have gradually evolved over the last 1500 years, the last major rule change extends past living memory, ...
Palo Alto, Calif., March 16, 2021—Chess.com is teaming up with Susquehanna International Group, LLP (SIG) to present one of the most anticipated Chess.com events this year, the 2021 Bullet Chess Championship. "At SIG, we have always highly...
If you enjoyed playing chess against our virtual personalities like the PogChamps participants or Beth Harmon, we have good news! Chess.com is happy to announce the release of six brand new bots that emulate fan-favorite chess streamers, personali...
The interest in chess from esports organizations continues to grow, as two chess streamers were signed recently. Old school streamer and the host of ChessCoachNet, Frank Johnson, was signed by Premier, and NM James Canty III will be representing N...
ChessKid.com, the scholastic branch of Chess.com, is pleased to announce its first United States national online tournament exclusive for female players. To promote and highlight the continued growth of female scholastic players in the US, Chess...
Palo Alto, Calif., March 1, 2020—Chess.com is pleased to announce a partnership with Chess In Slums-Africa (CIS-A). Chess In Slums is bringing chess, resources, and support to impoverished children in the Nigerian slums of Majidun Ikorodu La...
The video footage does not tell the full story of the controversy around the Firouzja-Wojtaszek game at the 2021 Tata Steel Chess Tournament, says the chief arbiter of the tournament, Pavel Votruba. In an open letter, the Czech arbiter explains hi...
Here are the infographics for PogChamps 3 presented by GRIP6. The event takes place February 14-28 on Chess.com/TV and Twitch.tv/Chess. Check out all the information about the tournament here. Final Brackets: Players' Charities: Part...
PogChamps 3 is right around the corner, and it might be the biggest online chess event in history. If you've ever wondered how you would fare against PogChamps players, now is your chance to match your wits with star content creators like Ludwig, ...
North American esports organization Panda Global, in cooperation with Chess.com, has announced The Smasher's Gambit, a double elimination chess invitational on February 6-7. The tournament will bring professional Super Smash Bros streamers and che...
Chess.com is pleased to announce that the field for PogChamps 3 presented by Grip6 is set. This star-studded field was already loaded with fan-favorite streamers returning from previous PogChamps events like xQc, Ludwig, and Cr1tikal, new par...
The International Chess Federation and Chess.com are excited to bring you the first FIDE Online World Corporate Chess Championship, an online team competition that will take place on February 19-21, 2021. Companies in industries spanning from fina...
WFM Alexandra Botez and her sister Andrea Botez, a fan-favorite streamer duo that was recently signed by Team Envy, will be presenting BlockChamps on January 16 at 10 a.m. PT / 18:00 CET. In this event, prominent streamers in the Minecraft commu...
February 14 will mark the beginning of PogChamps 3 presented by GRIP6, a tournament poised to be one of the most viewed chess events in history. Both the first PogChamps and PogChamps 2 achieved unprecedented numbers of viewers, with live vie...
IM Not A GM is back with a sequel, and it will feature some of the most famous non-GM players in the chess community. Even famous streamer WFM Alexandra Botez will be joining, although she is not an IM. The event will run January 3-March 1, 2021, ...
Dallas, Texas (December 21) – Meet the dynamic duo taking the online chess world by storm: 24-year-old Alexandra Botez and her 18-year-old sister, Andrea. The pair, known online as the Botez sisters, signed as content creators and streamers ...
The first round of the U.S. Championship Online Qualifier kicked off on Friday with GMs Dariusz Swiercz, Andrew Tang, Elshan Moradiabadi, Aleksandr Lenderman, Timur Gareyev, Daniel Naroditsky, Robert Hess, and IM Christopher Yoo playing ...
The U.S. Championship Online Qualifier will kick off on December 11 with thousands of dollars and a spot at the 2021 U.S. Chess Championship on the line. Chess.com is proud to host this event that brings the quality and excitement of U.S. Chess to...
Palo Alto, Calif., December 9, 2020—Chess.com is pleased to announce a partnership with OnJuno, a Sequoia-backed neo banking platform. This partnership combines OnJuno's expertise in checking account management with Chess.com's world-renowne...
Chess.com has become the first company to acquire broadcast rights for the 2021 FIDE World Championship Match. The company, based in Palo Alto, California, will be an official broadcast partner for what is set to be the biggest global chess event ...
This December, streamers will show their speed in the first-ever Chess.com Bot Battles. Featuring Chess.com's new bot personalities, players of all skill levels will have their chance to beat Danny-Bot, Hikaru-Bot, and others for up to $5,000 in c...
Palo Alto, Calif., October 20, 2020—World Chess Champion GM Magnus Carlsen will play in the 2020 Speed Chess Championship Main Event, the world's most prestigious online speed chess tournament with a $100,000 prize fund. Carlsen's top rival ...
Hennessy and Chess.com are teaming up for the Hennessy V.S. Presents "Make Your Move" charity livestream in celebration of National Chess Day this Saturday, October 10 beginning at 1 p.m. Pacific Time (22:00 Central European Time) on Chess.com/TV ...
Chess.com announces the Speed Chess Championship Super Swiss, a two-day qualification event from which one player will qualify for the 2020 Speed Chess Championship Knockout Final. It will run October 3-4, 2020 and has a $15,000 prize fu...