The latest articles from Chess.com. https://www.chess.com/ 2026 Chess.com Chess.com Broadcast Schedule Every upcoming chess stream on Twitch & YouTube - with times in ET, CET & IST, links to each event page, and one-tap add to your Google Calendar. Browse All Events on Chess.com → ... https://www.chess.com/article/view/broadcasts Fri, 26 Jun 2026 07:51:05 -0700 https://www.chess.com/article/view/broadcasts Over the years, Chessable has grown into a huge library of chess content, with several publications per week covering openings, strategy, tactics, endgames, and everything in between. While some courses become instant favorites within the communit... https://www.chess.com/article/view/five-hidden-gems-on-chessable Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:30:23 -0700 https://www.chess.com/article/view/five-hidden-gems-on-chessable IM Alfonso Jerez, who earned his international master title in 2003, has also been a chess coach for more than three decades, and has helped players of all skills find that next level. Whereas Alfonso was largely self-taught, he has guided several... https://www.chess.com/article/view/coach-of-the-month-im-alfonso-jerez Wed, 24 Jun 2026 06:10:02 -0700 https://www.chess.com/article/view/coach-of-the-month-im-alfonso-jerez There is an interesting story told by GM Mikhail Tal in his book The Life and Games of Mikhail Tal: An amusing episode accompanied the start of this tournament. The day before, on the birthday of one of my friends, by no means a chess player, som... https://www.chess.com/article/view/play-like-tal Fri, 19 Jun 2026 10:29:50 -0700 https://www.chess.com/article/view/play-like-tal Chess is sometimes described as a game that is easy to learn but difficult to master. This article won't help you become a grandmaster, but it will offer you some basic strategies that every chess player should know, as well as resources you need ... https://www.chess.com/article/view/beginner-chess-strategy Thu, 18 Jun 2026 06:12:37 -0700 https://www.chess.com/article/view/beginner-chess-strategy Do you like to solve chess puzzles? It's a great way to work on your tactical skills. Do you do them fast, like in Puzzle Rush, or more deliberately to practice for classical games? Most strong players train with puzzles to help them learn and sta... https://www.chess.com/article/view/can-you-keep-up-with-a-blindfold-grandmaster Thu, 11 Jun 2026 07:24:02 -0700 https://www.chess.com/article/view/can-you-keep-up-with-a-blindfold-grandmaster Sophie Davis is making a name for herself in the content world, with more than 18,000 followers each on both Twitch and TikTok. With several streams a week of "cheeky chess" and a growing catalog of equally cheeky short form content, Sophie's chan... https://www.chess.com/article/view/creator-of-the-month-sophie-davis Wed, 10 Jun 2026 06:04:49 -0700 https://www.chess.com/article/view/creator-of-the-month-sophie-davis If you've ever been to a brick-and-mortar chess club, you may think they all offer the same experience: a place to find other chess enthusiasts and play some games in person. The Columbia Chess Club, run by James Brandmair and Brandon Jordan, off... https://www.chess.com/article/view/columbia-chess-club Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:53:59 -0700 https://www.chess.com/article/view/columbia-chess-club There are at least two ways chess players can measure their performance: by rating and by prize money won. And now, it is easier than it was a month ago to track rating, or for players to win some prizes. Read on to see how you can better track yo... https://www.chess.com/article/view/chesscom-update-june-2026 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 06:03:45 -0700 https://www.chess.com/article/view/chesscom-update-june-2026 The recently revealed Chess.com opening database, which contains over 30 billion (that's indeed a capital B!) games, is a real feast for any chess aficionado. Imagine you travel to a completely new city and want to see the real life of the people.... https://www.chess.com/article/view/fun-with-the-database Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:48 -0700 https://www.chess.com/article/view/fun-with-the-database Are you one of the hundreds of thousands of people who have watched a video of GM Hikaru Nakamura's most difficult checkmate? Here's one of several versions around the web. Nakamura reaches an endgame where he only has two knights, and he's sti... https://www.chess.com/article/view/five-lessons-from-hikarus-hardest-checkmate Thu, 28 May 2026 06:56:22 -0700 https://www.chess.com/article/view/five-lessons-from-hikarus-hardest-checkmate NM Bryan Tillis is one of Chessable's longest tenured and most prolific authors, with courses on several openings and other topics, and his latest course about 1.e4 openings is out now. Bryan has been the lead coach at Palm Beach Chess since 2014,... https://www.chess.com/article/view/coach-of-the-month-nm-bryan-tillis Wed, 27 May 2026 06:54:08 -0700 https://www.chess.com/article/view/coach-of-the-month-nm-bryan-tillis No country in the world has more members associated with Chess.com than the United States—about 44 million as of our last country count. Since it is the third-largest country in the world, and with the largest economy, this level of populari... https://www.chess.com/article/view/chess-states-usa Wed, 27 May 2026 06:14:03 -0700 https://www.chess.com/article/view/chess-states-usa Who hasn't lost their queen or gotten checkmated in the first 10 moves of a chess game? While all of us have been on the receiving end of an opening trap, five grandmasters have linked up with Chess.com to help us turn the tables with their f... https://www.chess.com/article/view/5-deadly-chess-opening-traps-by-grandmasters Fri, 22 May 2026 07:14:00 -0700 https://www.chess.com/article/view/5-deadly-chess-opening-traps-by-grandmasters Now that the Candidates Tournament is behind us, it's time to turn our attention to the next biggest chess event of the year: the Esports World Cup (EWC). You might've thought I was going to say the World Championship, in which the historic Cand... https://www.chess.com/article/view/esports-world-cup-qualifiers-explained Fri, 15 May 2026 08:00:29 -0700 https://www.chess.com/article/view/esports-world-cup-qualifiers-explained GM Magnus Carlsen recently claimed that the Wayward Queen Attack, better known as the Scholar's Mate, is the best opening for beginners. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Chess.com (@wwwchesscom) ... https://www.chess.com/article/view/is-scholars-mate-the-best-beginner-opening Thu, 14 May 2026 06:57:14 -0700 https://www.chess.com/article/view/is-scholars-mate-the-best-beginner-opening 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