It’s the ingenious new device that’s set to revolutionize the way you play games on Chess.com—and here's how you can get one. The new ChessUp 2 is a major leap forward in smart chessboards. Following on from the market-leading ...
World number-one Magnus Carlsen enhanced his claim to be the greatest of all time Friday as he won the 2024 Freestyle Chess G.O.A.T. Challenge by defeating world number-two Fabiano Caruana in the final match. We take a look at what else we learned...
If you're just starting out with chess, you will blunder your pieces. It's just a fact of life. But while this is an inevitable part of your chess journey, it doesn't need to be a permanent one. Avoid the most common beginner mistakes and learn ho...
Chess In Slums Africa partnered with Chess.com to reach the goal of raising $50,000 to bring the education and joy of chess to 5,000 children in Africa. With an arena tournament played on Chess.com, and with a powerhouse team of commentators and g...
It’s the one-on-one showdown between “the internet’s chess teacher” and one of the rising stars of the game known in his homeland as the “Lionel Messi of chess”. Can Brooklyn-born IM Levy Rozman, aka GothamChe...
Big news! IM Danny Rensch's iconic 'Everything You Need To Know' series is now available on Chessable for free. The original videos have been viewed on YouTube over six million times since their release, and have now been re-recorded and optimized...
IM Levy Rozman, (aka "GothamChess") was recently announced as one of Forbes Magazine's 30 under 30 in the class of 2024 in the "games" category, joining an illustrious group of entrepreneurs who were judged to be "leading a technological and artis...
IM Levy Rozman's much anticipated new book was released with a bang on October 24, receiving excellent reviews, making it to the New York Times bestseller list and reaching number one on three Amazon lists. How to Win at Chess: The Ultimate Guid...
Update: The ChessKid National Festival has expanded its scope and now features events for kids up to K-8! Other new additions include Hula Chess, Fencing Chess, a live band, and a guest appearance by WFM Alexandra Botez and Andrea Botez! Chess...
Chess.com is excited to announce the third edition of Chessable's annual Create Your Own Course contest. Registrations are open from September 1 to November 30 to all Chessable PRO members who want to participate. This is the perfect oppor...
IM Levy Rozman's first chess book is months away from being released, but it has already sold more than 12,000 copies and made it to #1 on Amazon's best-seller lists. The online chess streamer, popularly known as GothamChess, is the world's bigg...
TwitchCon Paris takes place on July 8 and 9, 2023, and chess will be well-represented as one of the internet's most popular games. Some of the biggest names in chess content creation will be present at the convention to meet their fans and...
No, it's not a joke. Netflix is actually releasing a new game based on the hit series The Queen's Gambit where you can take on the one and only Beth Harmon. It's apparently a game about the game of... chess. “We’re making a game that...
The worldwide chess boom reached new heights on Tuesday as it was revealed that the game secured a first-ever regular primetime spot on cable TV. Chess.com, the world's leading chess platform, announced a landmark broadcast partnership with Game...
On Friday, top GMs Fabiano Caruana and Hikaru Nakamura as well as WGM Jennifer Shahade took part in a panel discussion at the MIT Sloan School of Management's annual Sports Analytics Conference in Boston. The three talked about the further growth ...
An online "round-table" discussion organized by the Association of Chess Professionals (ACP) on Thursday saw three FIDE presidential candidates, the incumbent president Arkady Dvorkovich, GM Andrii Baryshpolets, and GM Bachar Kouatly, debating ove...
[UPDATE: On September 1 we changed our membership plans. Gold members no longer have unlimited access to game reviews.] Game Review is a revolutionary new tool to help you better understand and enjoy your games. You'll be able to relive your gre...
GM Alireza Firouzja won the FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss on Sunday in Riga. The French-Iranian grandmaster was the only player to finish on 8/11 after all the key games ended in draws in the final round. Firouzja qualified for the 2022 FIDE Can...
Chess.com is delighted and excited to announce that GM Ian Nepomniachtchi, 2021 Candidates Tournament winner and world championship challenger to GM Magnus Carlsen, has signed a long-term sponsorship agreement with Chess.com! "We are thrilled to...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: ChessKid Adventure App Now Available, Adds to ChessKid's Offerings Palo Alto, Calif., April 8, 2021: ChessKid, the scholastic branch of Chess.com, is excited to announce its newest app, ChessKid Adventure. With ChessKid ...
The Chess.com Puzzle Week will begin January 4, and $23,000 will have been distributed by its end on January 8. However, each day will be its own event, and viewers will be able to see beloved streamers such as IM Eric "Oh no my queen!" Rosen and ...
While online chess has seen significant growth on Twitch this summer, casual players have been exploring alternative means to make the game even more mainstream. Conor Petersen, a game developer and amateur chess enthusiast, made a name for himsel...
On the occasion of International Chess Day on Monday, July 20, top chess personalities will join the International Chess Federation and the United Nations in an online event. FIDE's motto this year is, "Teach someone how to play chess." United N...
Dr. Wolf has joined Chess.com to provide you with a unique chess learning experience. Have you ever wanted a personal chess coach? Someone to identify your strengths and weaknesses and to give you direct feedback and exercises to help you improv...
It's been one year since Chess.com released Puzzle Rush, the game where players solve as many chess problems as they can in a short time. Puzzle Rush quickly became one of the most popular features on the site, and everyone from chess beginners to...
