The video footage does not tell the full story of the controversy around the Firouzja-Wojtaszek game at the 2021 Tata Steel Chess Tournament, says the chief arbiter of the tournament, Pavel Votruba. In an open letter, the Czech arbiter explains hi...
Wild semifinals marked one of the last days of PogChamps 3 presented by GRIP6. Emerging victorious from the highly anticipated match against Benjyfishy, Rainn Wilson advanced to the championship bracket finals. Neeko narrowly escaped defeat and ...
A fascinating interview with GM Bobby Fischer shortly after he became the world champion in 1972 has recently been posted on YouTube. Apart from sharing his thoughts on the match, Fischer shows remarkable skill at solving the 15 Puzzle. The...
Another exhilarrating day of chess happened as PogChamps 3 presented by GRIP6 entered its first day of the semifinals. Sardoche won a close match against PogChamps veteran Ludwig, and Michelle Khare stole the show after winning two matches to ad...
GM Levon Aronian will switch federations from Armenia to the United States and will relocate to St. Louis. Earlier today, Aronian announced the news via a statement on social media. "I am sincerely proud to have had the honor of making a si...
In a short, one-match day of PogChamps 3 quarterfinals action, Tubbo defeated CodeMiko in the consolation bracket. He will play Neeko in the consolation bracket semifinal. PogChamps 3 consolation bracket. Make sure to tune into...
GM Vladimir Fedoseev won the Titled Tuesday blitz tournament on February 23, his second victory in the series so far. The Russian grandmaster edged out GM Jeffery Xiong on tiebreak after both had finished on 10/11. This week's Titled Tuesda...
The second day of the quarterfinals of PogChamps 3 presented by GRIP6 left spectators on the edge of their seats as four exciting matches unfolded before their eyes. Rainn Wilson defeated MoistCr1tikal and Ludwig prevailed over Logic in the cham...
The development teams behind the two most successful and influential open-source chess programs, Stockfish and Leela Chess Zero, have issued statements denouncing the commercial program Fat Fritz 2 and the company Chessbase that is selling the pro...
The first day of the quarterfinals of PogChamps 3 brought the highest pressure yet, with win or "go home" stakes. Sardoche got two hard-fought wins against PogChamps vet xQc, while Benjyfishy took out poker legend Daniel Negreanu in the fi...
Grenke Bank won the inaugural FIDE Online World Corporate Chess Championship on Sunday. The German team, led by GM Georg Meier, defeated top seed SBER (with GM Ian Nepomniachtchi on top board) in the final's second match. How...
The last day of the group stage of PogChamps 3 presented by GRIP6 saw exciting matches happening back to back. Tubbo and MrBeast won their first matches against Michelle Khare and CodeMiko, respectively. Ludwig finally got his revenge on MoistCr...
The FIDE Online World Corporate Chess Championship is ready for its final day. The quarterfinals, semifinals, and final are to be played on Sunday with GMs Ian Nepomniachtchi and GM Anton Korobov still in the competition to help the...
On a four-match day in PogChamps 3, xQc won two of them to complete a perfect group stage as he becomes one of the favorites in the championship bracket. The day peaked at over 100,000 live viewers in the final game. Pokimane showed great form i...
The FIDE Online World Corporate Chess Championship began on Friday with 288 teams representing some of the biggest corporations in the world. Saturday will see three more rounds in each pool before Sunday's finals. How to watch?The gam...
More exciting matches took place during the sixth day of PogChamps 3 presented by GRIP6. The aggressive Neeko defeated Myth, and Ludwig quickly scored two points against CodeMiko. The last match of the day was an incredible battle between Sardoc...
The fifth day of PogChamps 3 presented by GRIP6 had more than 83,000 concurrent viewers on Chess.com's Twitch channel. All who tuned in enjoyed the exciting matches that unfolded. Logic defeated Michelle Khare while MoistCr1tikal beat MrBeast. R...
PogChamps 3 and the battle for the GRIP6 championship belt continues! Though the xQc-Pokimane match was postponed due to the storm in Texas, the other contenders more than made up for it with their exciting games. Poker star Daniel Negreanu...
GM Vladislav Artemiev won the Titled Tuesday blitz tournament on February 16, his second victory so far. The Russian grandmaster had the best tiebreak among a group of six players who finished on 9.5/11. This week's Titled Tuesday tournament had...
The third day of PogChamps 3 was full of exciting and decisive matches with all winners going 2-0. MoistCr1tikal set the tone for the day with two quick victories over CodeMiko. Ludwig broke through MrBeast's strong play to win their $10...
The FIDE Online World Corporate Chess Championship will be held February 19-21, 2021. The first edition of the championship has big names such as GMs Magnus Carlsen, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Vladislav Artemiev, and Anish Giri among the p...
The second day of PogChamps 3 could not have been any more exciting, with more than 140,000 concurrent viewers on Twitch enjoying the action. xQc beat Rubius in a thrilling match to start the day. Logic overcame some difficulties to win his matc...
What was mentioned by FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich in mid-January is now official: the FIDE Candidates Tournament will resume in the second half of April in Yekaterinburg, Russia. The news was announced today by FIDE. The new official dates ...
GM Wesley So repeated his success at the Skilling Open as he defeated Magnus Carlsen in Sunday's final of the Opera Euro Rapid tournament. GM Teimour Radjabov swiftly placed third as he won both games against GM Maxim...
