The latest articles from Chess.com. https://www.chess.com/ 2026 Chess.com Prophylaxis is unquestionably the most important concept in chess. Chess.com's glossary defines prophylaxis as "seeing what your opponent wants to do and stopping it ahead of time." For less advanced players, a prophylactic move is the one that ... https://www.chess.com/article/view/prophylaxis-in-chess Wed, 13 May 2026 10:34:09 -0700 https://www.chess.com/article/view/prophylaxis-in-chess Latest report All reports ... https://www.chess.com/board-reports/2026-q1 Wed, 13 May 2026 03:36:57 -0700 https://www.chess.com/board-reports/2026-q1 IM Anna Rudolf is one of the very best commentators, ambassadors, and creators in chess. After a highly successful playing career that saw her join the Hungarian Olympiad team and win three Hungarian Women's Championships, she became one of the ea... https://www.chess.com/article/view/creator-of-the-month-im-anna-rudolf Tue, 12 May 2026 06:34:41 -0700 https://www.chess.com/article/view/creator-of-the-month-im-anna-rudolf GM Ivan Sokolov, a former top-15 player in the world with a peak rating of 2706, is also one of the top chess coaches in the world. His individual students have included GMs Alireza Firouzja, Parham Maghsoodloo, and Jorden van Foreest, and he also... https://www.chess.com/article/view/ivan-sokolov-competitive-chess-training Mon, 11 May 2026 08:57:31 -0700 https://www.chess.com/article/view/ivan-sokolov-competitive-chess-training Chess fans recently enjoyed some of the biggest classical tournaments and biggest online blitz tournaments that exist. From the Candidates Tournament to the Chess.com Open to PogChamps 6 7, there was no shortage of chess action in the past month. ... https://www.chess.com/article/view/chesscom-update-may-2026 Wed, 06 May 2026 07:33:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/article/view/chesscom-update-may-2026 In February 2022, I hit a new peak blitz rating of 2474. I had been grinding online blitz hard for several years, gradually improving from the 2100s, and finally I was ready to sniff the rare air of 2500. But just a little later, I had fallen out ... https://www.chess.com/article/view/why-your-rating-swings-more-than-you-think Thu, 30 Apr 2026 07:00:26 -0700 https://www.chess.com/article/view/why-your-rating-swings-more-than-you-think IM Yaacov Norowitz's love of chess is very apparent, and this passion for the game is one of the main things he passes on to his students. Yaacov is also a Chessable author, where his third course, The Yaac Attack - Fajarowicz Gambit for Black, is... https://www.chess.com/article/view/coach-of-the-month-im-yaacov-norowitz Wed, 29 Apr 2026 07:12:34 -0700 https://www.chess.com/article/view/coach-of-the-month-im-yaacov-norowitz GM Judit Polgar is considered by nearly all chess fans to be the greatest woman player in the history of the sport, and one of the very best players full stop as well. Although she retired from playing chess competitively in 2014, Polgar has remai... https://www.chess.com/article/view/queen-of-chess-netflix Mon, 27 Apr 2026 06:03:28 -0700 https://www.chess.com/article/view/queen-of-chess-netflix Careers *, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; background: #f9f9f8; color: #1a1a... https://www.chess.com/article/view/jobs-test-26 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 08:54:38 -0700 https://www.chess.com/article/view/jobs-test-26 The 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament is an event a true chess aficionado can only dream about. Exciting chess, a tour de force by GM Javokhir Sindarov, and unprecedented online coverage. And yet, as I watch some games, I feel a quiet sense of sadne... https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-way-we-were Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:16:29 -0700 https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-way-we-were Chess is an Esport Make Your Move Reach Out Magnus Carlsen Crowned Champion Chess had its debut at the Espor... https://www.chess.com/esports Wed, 15 Apr 2026 07:40:24 -0700 https://www.chess.com/esports WIM Anna Kantane, known on Twitch and YouTube as KantannaChess always balances her enthusiastic streaming with an active playing career and motherhood. Anna has been streaming and creating content for 2.5 years, and continues to grow her audience ... https://www.chess.com/article/view/creator-of-the-month-wim-kantanna Tue, 14 Apr 2026 06:32:05 -0700 https://www.chess.com/article/view/creator-of-the-month-wim-kantanna GM Ben Finegold is well known for his chess rules to live by, most famously, "never play f6." A black pawn almost never belongs on f6. It's dangerous for the black king and makes it hard to move other pieces on the kingside. Finegold teaching ... https://www.chess.com/article/view/always-play-rf6 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 06:56:26 -0700 https://www.chess.com/article/view/always-play-rf6 Things are opening up on Chess.com, where the Chess.com Open Playoffs are coming up, and a brand new way to study openings on Chessable also available. And with the Candidates Tournament ongoing in addition to the Chess.com Open, there's no shorta... https://www.chess.com/article/view/chesscom-update-april-2026 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 06:27:10 -0700 https://www.chess.com/article/view/chesscom-update-april-2026 Did you know Chess.com supports voice recognition on the web for Live, Daily, and Bot games? You can make moves and issue other game commands using your voice, and you will also receive audio feedback during the game. 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As more events take place on Chess.com,... https://www.chess.com/article/view/community-policy-for-events Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:14:19 -0700 https://www.chess.com/article/view/community-policy-for-events It’s that time again. Every two years, the FIDE Candidates Tournament arrives, ready to nominate another challenger to go into the lion’s den and face off against the reigning World Champion of chess, and every two years, we have to an... https://www.chess.com/article/view/candidates-tournament-who-to-watch Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:33:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/article/view/candidates-tournament-who-to-watch Twenty-year-old GM Javokhir Sindarov is the youngest of eight participants in the upcoming 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament, the event that will determine the next challenger to World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju. He qualified in November by winning t... https://www.chess.com/article/view/sindarov-interview-2026-fide-candidates-tournament Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:03:18 -0700 https://www.chess.com/article/view/sindarov-interview-2026-fide-candidates-tournament Playing against children in open chess tournaments has become a very common experience in modern chess. One of the beautiful things about chess is that age, race, and gender hardly matter at the board. Even a 10-year-old can compete against experi... https://www.chess.com/article/view/how-to-beat-a-chess-prodigy Thu, 26 Mar 2026 06:56:40 -0700 https://www.chess.com/article/view/how-to-beat-a-chess-prodigy Just because you're playing in the 2026 Candidates Tournament doesn't mean you can't rank your opponents ahead of time. Seven grandmasters, including four of the candidates, recently gave their takes about the field and the tournament which begins... https://www.chess.com/article/view/2026-candidates-tier-list Mon, 23 Mar 2026 06:41:19 -0700 https://www.chess.com/article/view/2026-candidates-tier-list GM Yaroslav "Yaro" Zherebukh has an impressive resume as a player, when he won the 2015 U.S. Masters and later qualified for the 2017 U.S. Championship, where he won his game against defending champion GM Fabiano Caruana. Yaro has an equally impre... https://www.chess.com/article/view/coach-of-the-month-gm-yaro-zerebukh Fri, 20 Mar 2026 07:00:46 -0700 https://www.chess.com/article/view/coach-of-the-month-gm-yaro-zerebukh The women’s world championship cycle hasn’t always looked like this, and the Women’s Candidates tournament certainly hasn’t always been held concurrently with the Open. But isn’t it way more exciting to be able to che... https://www.chess.com/article/view/pick-your-challenger-2026-chess-womens-candidates-tournament Thu, 19 Mar 2026 07:00:01 -0700 https://www.chess.com/article/view/pick-your-challenger-2026-chess-womens-candidates-tournament The chess world holds its breath as it awaits the start of the most important over-the-board tournament of the year. The 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament and 2026 FIDE Women's Candidates Tournament kick off on March 29 at 8:30 a.m. ET / 14:30 CEST ... https://www.chess.com/article/view/how-to-watch-candidates-tournament-2026 Wed, 18 Mar 2026 07:50:27 -0700 https://www.chess.com/article/view/how-to-watch-candidates-tournament-2026 FM Ilija Stanojevic—Eleyah on YouTube and Eleyah.fm on Instagram—is finding ways to both educate and entertain viewers, whether with in-depth, long form analysis of opening variations and other serious chess topics, or dramatic, short ... https://www.chess.com/article/view/creator-of-the-month-ilija-stanojevic-eleyah Mon, 16 Mar 2026 06:20:58 -0700 https://www.chess.com/article/view/creator-of-the-month-ilija-stanojevic-eleyah