This week's Titled Tuesday saw a surprising winner. The Belarusian FM Denis Lazavik (@DenLaz) clinched the first prize as he edged out GM Jeffery Xiong (@jefferyx) on tiebreak. Both scored 9.5/11. Only 15 years old, Lazavik was the first FM t...
GM Magnus Carlsen and GM Wesley So won their matches on day one of the 2021 Magnus Carlsen Invitational's quarterfinals. GM Levon Aronian and GM Alireza Firouzja need to win on demand on Wednesday to force a playoff. Wi...
Palo Alto, Calif., March 16, 2021—Chess.com is teaming up with Susquehanna International Group, LLP (SIG) to present one of the most anticipated Chess.com events this year, the 2021 Bullet Chess Championship. "At SIG, we have always highly...
Eight players advanced to the knockout stage of the 2021 Magnus Carlsen Invitational on Monday, headlined by early leaders GMs Magnus Carlsen and Anish Giri, who held their top two positions entering the day but switched places. Carlsen enters the...
GM Anish Giri continues to lead the Magnus Carlsen Invitational. Again scoring an excellent 4/5, the Dutchman is still half a point ahead of GM Magnus Carlsen with one more day to go in the preliminaries. How to watch?The games of...
The Magnus Carlsen Invitational, the fourth leg of the Champions Chess Tour, began on Saturday. GM Anish Giri is leading with 4/5 after beating both GM Magnus Carlsen and GM Wesley So on the first day. How to watch?The games of th...
GM Vladislav Artemiev is having an incredible run in Chess.com's Titled Tuesday blitz events. On March 9, he won his third tournament in four weeks, again as the only player to score 10/11. This week's Titled Tuesday tournament had a t...
IM Roberto Molina won the 2021 I'M Not A GM Speed Chess Championship on Wednesday. The Brazilian player defeated IM Levy Rozman 12.5-7.5 in the final after taking the lead in the three-minute segment and holding on to it in the bullet. The match...
It looks like the popular Netflix series The Queen's Gambit will be turned into a musical. The production company Level Forward has won the rights to adapt Walter Tevis's 1983 novel for the stage. "It is a privilege for Level Forward to lead the...
IM Levy Rozman beat IM Greg Shahade in their semifinals match for the 2021 I'M Not A GM Speed Chess Championship by a score of 13.5-10.5. Rozman advanced to the IMSCC final where he will face IM Roberto Molina. Watch the...
As the world celebrates International Women's Day, three women in chess received awards: Iranian arbiter Shohreh Bayat won the International Women of Courage Award, GM Humpy Koneru won the 2020 BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year award and GM ...
For the first time, online chess will be part of the world championship cycle. A new "hybrid" format, where chess players play online but in a public place under the supervision of an arbiter, will be allowed for qualification tournaments for the ...
Reigning U.S. chess champion GM Wesley So is now officially a U.S. citizen. The Filipino-born 27-year-old super-grandmaster got his American citizenship on February 26, 2021, at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services offices in St. Paul/Min...
IM Roberto Junio Brito Molina is the first player to reach the 2021 I'M Not A GM Speed Chess Championship final. Molina defeated IM Lars Oskar Hauge on Wednesday by a score of 14.5-7.5. The other IMSCC semifinals match will be between&...
If you enjoyed playing chess against our virtual personalities like the PogChamps participants or Beth Harmon, we have good news! Chess.com is happy to announce the release of six brand new bots that emulate fan-favorite chess streamers, personali...
The interest in chess from esports organizations continues to grow, as two chess streamers were signed recently. Old school streamer and the host of ChessCoachNet, Frank Johnson, was signed by Premier, and NM James Canty III will be representing N...
GM Vladislav Artemiev won the Titled Tuesday blitz tournament on March 2, his second victory in three weeks and his third overall. This time, the Russian grandmaster was the only player to finish on 10/11. This week's Titled Tuesday tournament h...
ChessKid.com, the scholastic branch of Chess.com, is pleased to announce its first United States national online tournament exclusive for female players. To promote and highlight the continued growth of female scholastic players in the US, Chess...
Palo Alto, Calif., March 1, 2020—Chess.com is pleased to announce a partnership with Chess In Slums-Africa (CIS-A). Chess In Slums is bringing chess, resources, and support to impoverished children in the Nigerian slums of Majidun Ikorodu La...
The Netflix series The Queen's Gambit has won the Golden Globe for best miniseries or television film. Anya Taylor-Joy, who played the main character Beth Harmon, also won the Golden Globe for best actress in a miniseries or television film. ...
The final of PogChamps 3 presented by GRIP6 brought all the excitement—and many charities—with viewers blowing past the original $50,000 goal. Chess.com decided to double its match, which brought the total for charity to over $150...
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...