In the nearly 180 Titled Tuesdays since the event moved to 11 rounds on October 20, 2020, GM Hikaru Nakamura has now won 50, a ridiculous percentage of nearly 30% despite hundreds of participants gunning for first place in every tournament. His vi...
It's Women's History Month, a time to honor the contributions of women throughout history and their ongoing struggle for equality. To celebrate the occasion, you can now play chess against some of the women who fought for a better and more equitab...
The Norway Gnomes and Spanish Maniac Shrimps defeated the Brazil Capybaras and Charlotte Cobras, respectively, to kick off week three in the Pro Chess League. The Norway Gnomes pulled off a shocking comeback after losing the first two rounds of ...
It's just the second month of 2023, but we may have the game of the year on our hands. The following game was played by 39-year-old GM Gergely-Andras-Gyula Szabo at the Romanian Chess Championship 2023. Szabo's round-six victory over FM Nicodim-...
GM Hikaru Nakamura was the convincing winner of the second edition of Chess.com's newest titled arena, Bullet Brawl, after scoring 65 wins, four draws, and 12 losses en route to claiming the $1,000 prize for first. Familiar faces in GMs Daniel N...
The Chess Federation of Russia (CFR) has completed its historic switch to Asia in a move branded by the European Chess Union (ECU) as a "shameful day" for the game. The Asian Chess Federation (ACF) formally adopted the CFR into its ranks at a meet...
Thirteen-year-old FM Brewington Hardaway earned his second of three norms required for the international master title on Sunday. He finished in tied first with another talented young FM, 18-year-old Gus Huston, each with 7/9 at the Marshall Chess ...
GM Levon Aronian won the inaugural WR Chess Masters 2023 after winning all three games against his co-leaders in the rapid tiebreaks. GMs Gukesh D and Ian Nepomniachtchi finish in tied second-third. In the classical games, Aronian-Gukesh headed ...
As the Pro Chess League's second week reached its conclusion on Friday, the Croatia Bulldogs and the Gotham Knights secured narrow match wins over the Berlin Bears and the California Unicorns respectively. Following a hard-fought loss in week on...
GM Levon Aronian evaded a second consecutive loss by the skin of his teeth in round eight of the WR Chess Masters 2023. After making an unsound piece sacrifice, he managed to draw GM Andrey Esipenko and keep his dreams of title victory alive. GM G...
One year ago, Russia invaded Ukraine and started a war that has been going on much longer than expected and that is probably not ending soon. In March of 2022, Chess.com spoke to several Ukrainian chess players about how the terrible developments ...
On Thursday, the Shanghai Tigers again proved themselves to frontrunners, reaching 2-0 by taking down Blitz―the team with the highest-rated lineup―in week two of the Pro Chess League. Meanwhile, Team MGD1 bounced back to defeat the three-time cham...
Round seven may be a turning point in the WR Chess Masters 2023 as GM Ian Nepomniachtchi defeated the tournament leader, GM Levon Aronian, with the black pieces. Nepomniachtchi slips into a tie for third-fourth place with GM Wesley So, who drew GM...
A chess player was expelled from the Romanian Chess Championship after a phone was found in the restroom with a chess app showing his game's position after move 15. Although certain information on the phone strongly suggested it was his, the playe...
The Levitov Chess Wizards and the Garden State Passers recorded comfortable victories in the second week of the Pro Chess League on Wednesday after gaining momentum from their respective board-fours who defeated their opponents' board ones. Join...
GM Levon Aronian nearly extended his lead with a win on Wednesday in the WR Chess Masters 2023, but GM Wesley So escaped the danger and drew the game. With draws in all five games of round six, leaving the order of the standings unchanged, Aronian...
GM Hikaru Nakamura won his third consecutive Titled Tuesday in the early tournament on February 21. GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave followed up with a win in the late tournament. Both won with 9.5 points out of 11. GM Fabiano Caruana was another top p...
In the likely event that the Chess Federation of Russia (CFR) will join the Asian Chess Federation (ACF), Russian chess players can start representing a European chess federation immediately without any restrictions or transfer fees. The FIDE Coun...
The Indian Yogis and the Brazil Capybaras emerged victorious from their matches in the Pro Chess League on Tuesday after a day of grueling chess and an epic boilover. Staring down the barrel of a 5.5-6.5 deficit, the Yogis clutched up with a 4-0...
More than halfway through the WR Chess Masters 2023, GM Levon Aronian leads by a full point after beating GM Anish Giri in round five. GM Vincent Keymer scored his first win of the event against GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov after the latter's aggres...
Round four of the WR Chess Masters 2023 saw all five games end in draws. This leaves GM Levon Aronian in the sole lead on three points after his draw with GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda. GM Gukesh D played a stunning pawn sacrifice, and later an exchange...
For the first time, the WR Chess Masters 2023 has a sole leader. GM Levon Aronian is in first place after round three following a smooth win against GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov. GMs Wesley So and Gukesh D, who made a draw in their game, are a half-po...
As the first week of the 2023 Pro Chess League came to a close, the Shanghai Tigers and the California Unicorns became the final teams to secure victories in their opening fixtures. The Shanghai Tigers, who fielded world number-29 GM Wei Yi as w...
Four players lead the WR Chess Masters 2023 after round two with 1.5 points apiece: GMs Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Wesley So, Gukesh D, and Levon Aronian. GM Andrey Esipenko outplayed GM Vincent Keymer on Thursday and was featured in the round...
