Pedro Pinhata is the Writing Lead for Chess.com. He writes articles, feature announcements, event pages, and more. He has been playing chess since 2019 and lives in Brazil.
The wait is finally over. PogChamps 6 started with a bang after a one-year hiatus left fans longing for more hilarious moments and unbelievable blunders. And today's Group A round-robin stage certainly delivered both. The three highest-rated pla...
People are not much better than a coin flip at guessing if their opponent is cheating in a chess game. That's what grandmaster and economics researcher David Smerdon concluded after running two experiments to test people's ability to spot cheaters...
Chess.com is excited to announce that over 60,000 people have participated in the historic Vishy vs. The World vote chess match. This surpasses the number of participants in the legendary 1999 Kasparov vs. The World match. The new record highlight...
Who knew that the light-hearted Chess Clash event would almost bring the downfall of Chess.com? After CCO Danny Rensch irresponsibly bet the company's ownership on clan Barbarian's win, clan King emerged with a victory, giving Ludwig the right to ...
Drama, plot twists, and illegal moves marked the live PogChamps 5 Finals—the first in-person Pog event in history. As the remaining four creators gathered in Los Angeles to play for PogChamps glory, no one could've predicted how the matches ...
The wait is finally over—we finally know the pairings of the live in-person Finals of PogChamps 5. QTCinderella and Wirtual are the Consolation Bracket finalists, having defeated Daily Dose of Internet and Squeex. In the Championship Brack...
It was a day of sad goodbyes as five players were eliminated from PogChamps 5. xQc won a tight match against Papaplatte, followed by three not-so-close match wins by Wirtual, QTCinderella, and I did a thing against Sykkuno, Jinnitty, and Tyler1 ...
PogChamps 5 continued with another action-packed day. QTCinderella fought for redemption by checkmating Papaplatte twice to win their match. xQc then proved that chess is harder than League of Legends as he defeated Tyler1 in a possible prequel ...
The sixth day of PogChamps 5 was full of mercilessness and confusion—it also featured some of the most unbelievable moments in chess history. Wirtual defeated Daily Dose of Internet in a "meaningless match." Papaplatte defeated Fuslie, and...
Another avalanche of unexpected plot twists marked the fourth day of PogChamps 5. Squeex defeated Jinnitty in his debut, later losing a close match with Tyler1. Like a superhero from any given movie, Sapnap defeated his overpowered opponent Wirt...
What a day it was for PogChamps 5. After two thrilling matches filled with plot twists and drama, I should probably consult with a heart doctor just to be safe. Today, it was the CDawg from Virginia who won his match against Jarvis in the ...
The day is finally here. PogChamps 5, one of the most anticipated events of the year, welcomes 16 stars to the 64 squares. As fans barraged chat with emote walls and beautifully crafted copypastas, players fed the audience with hilarious moments a...
Chess fans had one more reason to celebrate on February 2. The game we all love became the most popular free game on the iOS app store, reaching the number-one spot in 28 countries. It also featured among the top 10 in 18 other countries. It f...
You probably know that the biggest online rapid event for elite players, the Rapid Chess Championship, is happening right now, don't you? But have you ever wondered how you'd stack up against some of the grandmasters playing in the event? Well, no...
Mother's Day has come to many parts of the world, and it's time to celebrate and show appreciation to that special someone who gave you life. Three new mom bots are waiting on our Play Computer page to spend some quality time with you and play che...
Chess.com is happy to foster the growth of the royal game by giving $25,000 to help fund the 2022 North American Chess Cup for Youth With Disabilities happening June 21 through 26. This amount will help the organizers to invest in staff for the ev...
Chess.com's traditional weekly event for streamers Arena Kings is back for its ninth season, starting on February 2 at 9 a.m. PST/18:00 CET. With a $45,000 prize fund, this season promises to be the most exciting yet! Last season, GM Hikaru Naka...
Chess.com is partnering with Envy to support the Botez Sisters on their new adventures as they move into the Los Angeles Envy Content House. The sisters will share their roof with other star creators—former PogChamps participants JustaMinx a...
Chess.com is excited to announce the winners of the 2021 Chess.com awards! It was a year of massive growth for chess. In February, PogChamps 3 set the Chess.com record for the biggest live-streamed event ever—at one point even breaking the 1...
Update: You can see all of the winners in this article. It's almost the end of the year, and what a year it has been! With so much good news for the chess world, there's certainly a lot to celebrate. To make sure we commemorate this year p...
The Holiday bots are back by popular demand! It's the end of the year and we can already enjoy that warm feeling that only the Holiday season can bring. To celebrate these splendid times, we called our five Holiday bots back to brighten your days ...
We are excited to announce that GM Daniel Naroditsky has officially signed on as Chess.com's lead commentator! You will now enjoy Danya's insightful and well-humored commentary on most of the chess events we cover, starting on November 8 with the ...
The 73rd Emmy Awards is over, and The Queen's Gambit once more blew chess fans away by winning 11 awards. The show, which even got the trophy for the coveted "Best Limited Series" award, once more put chess under the spotlight. As the ceremony u...
PogChamps 4 presented by Coinbase was a huge hit filled with drama, incredible twists, and clippable moments. If you're still not ready to say goodbye to our beloved Pog participants, we have good news! You can now play against poggers Harry Mack,...
Stalemates, drama, and memes marked the finals of PogChamps 4 presented by Coinbase. It couldn't have been any more amazing with some of the greatest content creators and chess commentators on Earth coming together to enjoy chess. Two tiebreaks ...
