It's late at night at the Marshall Chess Club in New York City, early 1960s. Smoke wafts between shadowed men playing chess under lamplights. But what stands out most in this historic photograph is the sole young woman, exhaling the fog of war ove...
GM Magnus Carlsen scored a brilliant win, then pulled off a great escape, to beat GM Richard Rapport 1.5-0.5 and win the GRENKE Chess Classic for a third time. GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave beat GM Vincent Keymer in blitz tiebreaks to take third place...
World number-one Magnus Carlsen beat GM Vincent Keymer to wrap up victory in the 2024 GRENKE Chess Classic round-robin. He now faces GM Richard Rapport in Monday's title match, while GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave takes on Keymer for third place. ...
Daniel Naroditsky took the $400 first prize in March's final Bullet Brawl on Saturday, winning 73 games en route to a mammoth score of 261. Claiming his fourth title of the year and 14th in Bullet Brawl history, Naroditsky emphatically finished 27...
GM Richard Rapport bounced back from 0/2 on Friday to beat World Champion Ding Liren and GM Vincent Keymer, closing the gap at the top to half a point. GM Magnus Carlsen remains the sole leader after defeating GM Daniel Fridman, with Rapport and C...
World number one Magnus Carlsen called it "kind of insane to get two Benoni games in one day" as he defeated GM Vincent Keymer with the black pieces and then GM Richard Rapport with White to upend the standings and take a one-point lead. Rapport, ...
It is the prestigious annual event that brings together the global sports industry's big players—and yet again Chess.com was there to discuss the hot topics facing the game. Cheating, format changes, branding, issues of governance, and eve...
GM Richard Rapport leads the 2024 GRENKE Chess Classic by a full point after beating GM Daniel Fridman to score 1.5/2 for the second day in a row. Elsewhere time pressure saw wins evaporate for world number-one Magnus Carlsen (against GM Maxi...
GM Richard Rapport pounced on a blunder by world number-one Magnus Carlsen, then made a draw against World Champion Ding Liren, to end day one of the 2024 GRENKE Chess Classic in the sole lead on 1.5/2. Carlsen hit back to beat GM Daniel Fridman w...
The 2024 Collegiate Chess League (CCL) playoffs are upon us, and you can join in on the excitement by predicting who wins! Can you see Saint Louis clinching their third title in a row? Do you envision Webster taking over the CCL in their d...
GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov kept his newly accomplished world number-four status by finishing the 2024 Prague Masters with a quick draw against GM Richard Rapport. Thursday's final round saw draws on all boards, so Abdusattorov won the tournamen...
The Prague Masters has become a dream tournament for GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov. In a field with three candidates, the 19-year-old Uzbek GM secured victory with a round to spare today while moving to world number four in the live ratings, surpa...
GM Gukesh Dommaraju dug deep to rescue a 91-move draw against GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu in round seven of the Prague Masters. GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov shrugged off defeat from the day before to beat GM Vincent Keymer and retain the sole lead, t...
In a remarkable leaderboard twist, GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov kept his half-point lead at the Prague Masters despite losing to GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu on Monday. This was possible because runner-up GM Parham Maghsoodloo suffered his first loss ...
Nineteen-year-old GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov overtook GMs Alireza Firouzja and Ian Nepomniachtchi to enter the world top-five after a smooth win over GM Mateusz Bartel in round five of the Prague Masters. There were huge turnarounds elsewhere, with ...
GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov and GM Parham Maghsoodloo continue to lead the Prague Masters after four rounds as all games on Friday ended in draws. Day five starts on Saturday at 9 a.m. ET / 15:00 CET / 7:30 p.m. IST. Prague Masters | Round 4 Result...
GM David Navara was winning for one move, but eventually GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov scored the full point in their game and now shares the lead at the Prague Masters after today's third round. The Uzbek grandmaster caught GM Parham Maghsoodloo, who ...
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GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu hadn't lost for 47 classical games straight, but today that impressive streak came to an end. He lost to GM Parham Maghsoodloo, who is the proud leader of the Prague Masters with a 100 percent score. GM Gukesh Dommar...
What is the future of chess? Which formats will be popular? How much of a punch does chessboxing pack? These are some of the burning questions Chess.com's panel of experts will examine at this year's MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference. Starti...
For the first time in his career, GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov entered the world top 10 on the live rating list today. The Uzbek grandmaster defeated GM Thai Dai Van Nguyen in what was a combative opening round of the Prague Masters. GM Praggnanandh...
The line-up for the 2024 Grand Chess Tour has been announced, with teenage GMs Gukesh Dommaraju (17), Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu (18), and Nodirbek Abdusattorov (19) the three newcomers, replacing GMs Richard Rapport, Jan-Krzysztof Duda, and World ...
Webster won their fourth match in a row while Dallas continued their comeback in week four of the 2024 Collegiate Chess League (CCL). With a perfect 4/4, IM Anna Sargsyan led Webster to victory vs. Prague. For Dallas, it was IM Andrei Maco...
The Saint Louis Chess Club has announced its lineup for this year’s American Cup boasting "16 of the strongest chess players in America." Eight GMs are on the roster for the $250,000 Open section headed by U.S. number-one GM Fabiano Caruan...
Bullet Brawl records fell on Saturday after Chess.com's highest-rated bullet and blitz chess player, GM Hikaru Nakamura, swept through the field and amassed a score of 320. With 82 wins, one draw, and one loss to his name, only Peru's IM Renato Te...
