The fate of famous old chess Grandmasters is not always a happy one, so it is heartwarming to learn of the rededication of the grave of Polish-born Grandmaster Johannes Zukertort (1842-1888). Thanks to the collaborative efforts of Dr Marek Stel...
AGON APPOINTS PENTAGRAM TO REPOSITION CHESS FOR THE WORLD STAGE PRESS RELEASE: LEADING design agency Pentagram has been hired to rebrand the World Chess Championships, after the World Chess Federation (FIDE) accorded the commercial rights to the s...
FIDE have published the latest official chess ratings list, and although he didn't play any games during the period, Magnus Carlsen is still at #1 with 2835 Elo. Levon Aronian has made further inroads into Carlsen's lead, gaining 5 points to reac...
I am Attila Turzo, an International Chess Master, and I organize and run the event called the 1000 Bright Minds Chess Simul, in which I play with 1000 players simultaneously on 1000 boards. Thank you very much to the staff and owners of Chess.com...
We hope everyone had fun with this article! It was our intention to go "over the top" in such a way that no one would really believe it... but for all those who did, please put down the pitch forks and get back to solving Knight Forks - Danny -...
PRESS RELEASE Ten year old Samir, who is from London (Westminster) and living with a Brain Tumour, had just one wish – to star in his very own film. Today his wish was granted by Make-A-Wish Foundation® UK, the charity that grants magical wishes ...
The European Chess In Schools Campaign has succeeded after being endorsed by the EU Parliament in Strasbourg. The UK based Chess in Schools and Communities Campaign (CSC) and the Kasparov Chess Foundation Europe gained enough support for their de...
The 2012 Tal Memorial will be held from 7-19 June in Moscow, and the six confirmed players so far are: Magnus Carlsen, Vladimir Kramnik, Lev Aronian, Teimour Radjabov, Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana. Another four places have to be filled, bu...
FIDE have published the official March 2012 rating list, confirming Magnus Carlsen as the world #1 with an unchanged rating of 2835 Elo. Levon Aronian improved his rating, but not his ranking. He consolidated his #2 spot, halving the gap to Carls...
PRESS RELEASE: The Chess in Schools and Communities Campaign (CSC) is working with the Kasparov Chess Foundation Europe on a political campaign to garner support for chess to be introduced to schools Europe-wide. The focus of the campaign is a w...
PRESS RELEASE Lindenwood Launches World-Class Collegiate Chess Program University Offering Chess Scholarships, Forming Team for Competition Lindenwood University is putting out a call for some of the finest young chess players in America and ab...
The recent 4-part defence (part 1, part 2, part 3, and part 4) of the banned Rybka program, published by Chessbase and authored by Dr. Søren Riis, a computer scientist at Queen Mary University, has received a swift response from the International...
Many thanks to all the Chess.com members who entered the 2011 Chess.com Holiday Puzzler. There were 20 chess related questions, and a total of 28 marks to earn, but how many did you answer correctly? There were a few really tricky questions this...
In June 2010 Vasik Rajlich, the author of the strongest commercial chess software program - Rybka, was sensationally accused of plagiarizing code from other programs, especially Fruit. The International Computer Games Association (ICGA) stripped ...
FIDE have published the latest official rating list, and Magnus Carlsen has consolidated his status as the world's #1 rated player. Carlsen gained 9 rating points to reach a career high of 2835 Elo, a full 30 points clear of new #2 Lev Aronian. ...
Welcome to the 2011 Chess.com Holiday Puzzler! What better way to entertain yourself over the holiday season than by trying to answer the questions in our fun seasonal chess quiz? There should be something for everyone, so you don't need to be ...
The widely acclaimed documentary film Bobby Fischer Against The World by director Liz Garbus is being shown on the UK television channel BBC4 tomorrow (Wednesday 30 November) at 9pm. BBC4 is a free-to-air digital channel, so may be available outs...
Vladimir Kramnik's recent good form sees him rejoin the 2800+ Elo club in the official FIDE ranking list for November 2011, but with no gain on his #4 spot from the previous list in September. Magnus Carlsen remains the #1 ranked player, slightly...
Magnus Carlsen retains his world #1 ranking in the latest official rating list from FIDE. Carlsen creeps up 2 points to 2823, with Vishy Anand and Lev Aronian the other current members of the 2800+ club. Vladimir Kramnik's excellent performance ...
Magnus Carlsen has regained the #1 position at the top of the official FIDE world chess rankings. Carlsen gained six rating points during the Bazna Kings tournament, pushing world champion Vishy Anand back down to #2. Carlsen tweeted that he was,...
The computer chess engine Rybka has been sensationally stripped of its multiple World Computer Chess Champion titles and banned from competing in future events. The International Computer Games Association (ICGA) took the action after an investig...
The new Fischer biopic "Bobby Fischer Against The World" has had its premiere in the US, and will be broadcast on HBO on Monday 6th June. Further details about the film can be found here. The film will have its UK premiere on 15 July, and as par...
Metropolitan Scholastic Chess Camp Promo Link GM Michael Adams, GM Loek Van Wely, and GM Melikset Khachiyan (along with the support of several other titled instructors) will be coming together for a rare opportunity at a scholastic camp i...
The official FIDE rating list for May 2011 has been published. With the list now being published every two months rather than quarterly, it's more up-to-date but sometimes barely changes. There is only one change to the top 10 since the March 201...
