In video footage from the recently concluded 2023 World Rapid Championship held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Poland's number one GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda refused to shake hands with Russian GM Denis Khismatullin before their game in round one. T...
The people have spoken! Over 16,000 voters chose the best games, moves, creators, and all things chess in 2023. Now, it's time for us to reveal the winners of the 2023 Chess.com Awards. GM Magnus Carlsen at the Champions Chess Tour Finals, one...
FM Yosha Iglesias has etched her name in chess history as the first-ever transgender player to achieve the woman international master title. UPDATE April 29, 2024: The title has now been confirmed officially by the International Chess Federation (...
Victory in the first Titled Tuesday tournaments of 2024, held January 2, went to two familiar faces. GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave won the early event with 9.5 points and slightly better tiebreakers than GM Magnus Carlsen. Then, GM Hikaru Nakamura sco...
Happy New Year! Ring in 2024 with New Year’s resolutions, new chess goals, and a brand-new set of bots for January. For the first time ever on Chess.com, the 16th undisputed World Chess Champion and number-one player in the world since 2011,...
Titled Tuesdays have already been ramped up massively with the launch of the new Titled Cup, the $100,000 grand prix-style umbrella event to make our weekly tournaments in 2024 even more fierce. But if that isn't enough to get you tuning in on T...
Popular streamer GM Oleksandr Bortnyk raced away to win 2023's last Bullet Brawl on 240 points ahead of GM Daniel Naroditsky (232) and GM Jose Martinez (210), who finished second and third respectively. Bortnyk's title is his third of the yea...
GM Magnus Carlsen scored six consecutive wins in rounds 14-19 setting the tone of the second and final day at the 2023 FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship. It helped him capture the lead and win his seventh title after draws in the final two round...
GM Alireza Firouzja has likely wrapped up qualification for the 2024 FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament in Toronto after winning the Rouen Open with a perfect 7/7. He beat GM Gata Kamsky along the way and picked up sufficient rating points that even...
Beginning in 2024, multiple Chess.com prize events will restrict draw offers until after move 30, and our bullet chess prize events will restrict draw offers for the entire game. While there is no doubt that a draw is a perfectly valid outcome i...
GMs Vladislav Artemiev, Magnus Carlsen, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Nihal Sarin, Arjun Erigaisi, and Alexander Riazantsev scored nine points apiece to share the lead at the end of day one of the 2023 FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship. The sixt...
Here comes another Puzzle Week on Chess.com! In 2024 we are celebrating it the week of January 8 with Chess Played Quick and other puzzle-themed streamer events, culminating with the $25,000 Puzzles World Championship on January 11-12. One of Ches...
GM Magnus Carlsen secured the world rapid chess crown for a record fifth time along with the $60,000 first prize at the 2023 FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship after scoring 3/4 on the final day. Wins over GMs Vladimir Fedoseev and Pouya Idani pu...
GM Hikaru Nakamura and GM Matthias Bluebaum were the winners of Titled Tuesday on December 26, the last one of the year 2023. For Nakamura, it wrapped up yet another fabulously successful year of Titled Tuesdays. For Bluebaum, it was his first win...
GMs Magnus Carlsen, Yu Yangyi, and Vladimir Fedoseev share first place on 7/9 at the 2023 FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship after Fedoseev missed a golden opportunity to defeat Yu while Carlsen was frustrated to squander winning chances against ...
Titled Tuesdays are our beloved weekly battles where any titled player can face the likes of GM Magnus Carlsen and GM Hikaru Nakamura. Fans tune in without fail to see who will come out on top in these always-thrilling, 11-round blitz tournament...
GM Magnus Carlsen's title defense is alive and well after the first day of play at the 2023 FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship when the Norweigian favorite scored 4.5/5. Carlsen is joined by GMs Arjun Erigaisi, Yu Yangyi, Vidit Gujrathi, and Ivan...
GM Daniel Naroditsky has become the second player, along with GM Hikaru Nakamura, to win 10 or more Bullet Brawl's after posting a score of 272 in Saturday's event, 54 points ahead of the second-placed IM Terry Renato and 78 ahead of third, IM Yos...
The chess world had a busy year in 2023. From the World Championship in the spring to a busy December that featured the Champions Chess Tour Finals and a mad dash to the next Candidates Tournament, there was no shortage of chess being played. Th...
Indian GM Abhimanyu Puranik won his last four games to take clear first place on 8.5/10 and win the Chessable Sunway Sitges Chess Festival 2023. Four players tied for second place, with U.S. GM Brandon Jacobson taking the runner-up spot after winn...
Chess In Slums Africa partnered with Chess.com to reach the goal of raising $50,000 to bring the education and joy of chess to 5,000 children in Africa. With an arena tournament played on Chess.com, and with a powerhouse team of commentators and g...
GM Alireza Firouzja had overtaken GM Wesley So on the live rating list after scoring 5/5 in a series of three matches against veterans in his home chess club of Chartres. Alas for the 20-year-old, he had one more game to play, and a draw from a lo...
After another 12 months logged in humanity's book, we might've lost track of how much we put into this timeless game. Thankfully, Chess.com has us covered with a brand new feature available now: YEAR IN CHESS! Look back at the stats of your fantas...
Time sure flies when you're having having fun-damental endgame clashes! It's the end of 2023 already, and what a tremendous year it was for chess! There are numerous reasons to celebrate the last 12 months—so many that choosing the best amon...
