Classical chess, sometimes called "slow chess," for a long time has been the standard form of tournament play. When one thinks of historic, monumental chess matches, one thinks especially of titanic world championships and Candidates tournaments&m...
GM Alexandra Kosteniuk continued her unbeaten run in the Munich FIDE Women's Grand Prix in round four after slaying GM Tan Zhongyi's Hyper Accelerated Dragon. The fourth straight victory for the "Chess Queen" pushes her out to a remarkable 1.5-poi...
GM Alexandra Kosteniuk increased her lead in the Munich FIDE Women's Grand Prix to a full point, reaching 3-0 by defeating WGM Dinara Wagner in a dynamic battle. WGM Zhu Jiner scored her first victory by gaining the upper hand in a tactical...
GM Gukesh D finished first in the inaugural Champions Chess Tour Airthings Masters Play-In Swiss 2023. With six wins and three draws, he went undefeated to secure the top spot in the grandmaster-only Swiss Event. Gukesh, as well as five other pl...
GM Alexandra Kosteniuk, known as ChessQueen on Chess.com, captured the sole lead in round two of the Munich FIDE Women's Grand Prix. She defeated longtime rival GM Elisabeth Paehtz to reach 2-0. GM Anna Muzychuk earned her first victory by ...
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...
The second leg of the 2022-2023 FIDE Women's Grand Prix kicked off with four decisive games in round one, featuring ferocious king attacks by GMs Tan Zhongyi, Nana Dzagnidze, Alexandra Kosteniuk, and Elisabeth Paehtz. How to watch? The gam...
The Spanish Maniac Shrimps won the Pro Chess League 2023 Qualifier, finishing first in both segments of the two-day event. They fill the 16th and final spot of the PCL main event this year. After making it to the Qualifier Knockout through the S...
With the start of the 2023 Airthings Masters just around the corner, chess fans may already be expecting a renewed focus on how air quality affects players. After all, the first event of the new $2 million Champions Chess Tour season is sponsore...
For the third week in a row, GM Hikaru Nakamura took home first place in a Titled Tuesday tournament. This week it earned him $2,000 of a $5,000 prize fund in the early event on January 31. Normal prizes resumed for the late tournament, won by GM ...
What if I told you that Chess.com, as you know it, is nothing but a lie? That the moves you play, the blunders you make... that the whole website is nothing but a prison designed to keep us from winning chess games? Unfortunately, I would be lyi...
Russia's powerhouse chess federation, the biggest in the world, is pressing on with its historic move to formally switch from the European Chess Union (ECU) to Asia, it was revealed on Tuesday. In the latest development in a row that has exposed...
Was it a hack—or was it for real? Anya Taylor-Joy's Twitter account sparked a flurry of interest on Monday when she appeared to tease a new season of The Queen's Gambit. The actor, who starred as Beth Harmon in the hit Netflix series, post...
On a suspenseful final day, GM Anish Giri won the 2023 Tata Steel Chess Tournament with his triumph over GM Richard Rapport, his first victory in the super-tournament after finishing as the runner-up five times. This tournament victory was made po...
With a seamless draw vs. GM Wesley So in the penultimate round, GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov enters the last day of the 2023 Tata Steel Chess Tournament still in the sole tournament lead. He's been at the forefront of the field since day one and held ...
GM Parham Maghsoodloo was the sole winner in round 11 of the 2023 Tata Steel Chess Tournament. GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov continues to reign in clear first, drawing confidently with black against his closest competitor, GM Anish Giri. GM Magnus...
In round 10, GM Magnus Carlsen scored a fourth victory at the 2023 Tata Steel Chess Tournament, defeating GM Parham Maghsoodloo in a double-edged tussle. The world champion is now within striking distance of the top two. GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov...
GM Hikaru Nakamura was victorious in another Titled Tuesday on January 24, his second in a row. Nakamura started 6/6, went undefeated, and scored 9.5/11 to defeat GMs Baadur Jobava and Matthias Bluebaum on tiebreaks. There was only one tournamen...
GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov maintained his lead with a nearly seven-hour display of exceptional defensive technique vs. GM Vincent Keymer in round nine of the 2023 Tata Steel Chess Tournament. GM Anish Giri is now in a close second, narrowing th...
A record $2 million prize pot will be on offer in the 2023 season of the Champions Chess Tour—making it the richest and most prestigious annual circuit in chess history. The new season kicks off February 3 with the Airthings Masters; the f...
GM Magnus Carlsen defeated his longtime rival GM Fabiano Caruana in round eight of the 2023 Tata Steel Chess Tournament, inching up the scoreboard, back on plus-one with his third victory. GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov maintained his full-point le...
GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov was one of four winners in the seventh round of the 2023 Tata Steel Chess Tournament and moved to 5.5/7 after scoring his fourth win of the event over GM Arjun Erigaisi on Saturday. The 18-year-old was joined in the winn...
GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov continues to lead the 2023 Tata Steel Chess Tournament, drawing a hard-fought clash vs. GM Praggnanandhaa R. in round six. With an attacking victory vs. GM Gukesh D., GM Fabiano Caruana climbed the scoreboard. He join...
He's the 15th world chess champion, five-time world champion, and one of the greatest chess players of all time. India's first grandmaster, his career as a chess star has spanned five decades and lasted from his teenage years into his 50s. He has ...
