The strong Sharjah Masters in the UAE finished today in a four-way tie for first place among, in order of tiebreak, GMs Bardiya Daneshvar, Volodar Murzin, Sam Shankland, and Shamsiddin Vokhidov. With two of them being only 17 years old, it showcas...
In an era where it only takes a few clicks for anyone to learn a trappy chess opening, cheeky opponents abound. In fact, anyone who enjoys playing online chess is almost guaranteed to come across a tricky and trappy gambit. Now, it's time for yo...
The victors in Titled Tuesday on May 21, 2024, were GM Vladislav Kovalev in the early tournament and GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda in the late tournament. FM Faustino Oro, the 10-year-old from Argentina who already has bullet wins against the very best co...
The Kids, FM Rose Atwell and WFM Megan Paragua, defeated the Stars, WGM Nemo Zhou and WFM Anna Cramling in the first Kids vs. Stars match on Tuesday. With a combination of tactical awareness, endgame technique, and superior time management...
Unleash the beast! Chess played its part at an unlikely event over the weekend—the 2024 Professional Bull Riding World Finals. As PBR celebrated its most prestigious event of the year at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, two cowboy...
In war-torn Gaza, a teenage duo has captured the hearts of millions online with inspiring videos showcasing a chess initiative for displaced children. "Day 1 of sharing our daily routine in war zone." Those are the words of the teenage duo beh...
GM Magnus Carlsen triumphed at Casablanca Chess 2024, clinching first in a dynamic finish vs. GM Hikaru Nakamura. Nakamura himself won second while GM Viswanathan Anand finished third. The 15th world champion's compelling last-round victor...
GM Magnus Carlsen gained a full-point lead at Casablanca Chess 2024 on day one. Combining his knowledge of chess history and his enjoyment of venturing beyond modern opening theory, Carlsen scored 2.5/3, defeating his longtime rivals GMs Viswanath...
GM Oleksandr Bortnyk is Bullet Brawl's latest victor after he dispatched GM Jose Martinez in a winner-takes-all final game during Saturday's two-hour arena. Finishing on 246 points, Bortnyk built a 25-game win streak when it mattered most, ca...
21 years after her mother won the title, WGM Lu Miaoyi clinched her first Chinese Women's Championship on Thursday in Xinhua, Jiangsu, China. The 14-year-old prodigy defeated WGM Ni Shiqun in a blitz playoff after both had tied for first place wit...
Swedish chess player, celebrity, and content creator WFM Anna Cramling has joined YouTube's exclusive One Million Subscribers' Club, becoming the 11th to hit the milestone. Chess content creators have played a pivotal role in the surge of chess ...
A one-day, $1 million, poker-style buy-in chess tournament is on the agenda for November 21, to be battled out among GMs Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Fabiano Caruana, Ian Nepomniachtchi, and Hans Niemann. The whole thing sprung out of a conversation thi...
GM Alireza Firouzja just won Division I of the Champions Chess Tour Chess.com Classic 2024 on Wednesday, while GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave took Division II and GM Dmitry Andreikin Division III. It's not often we see GM Magnus Carlsen lose even a g...
Chess.com is announcing Kids vs. Stars—a series of matches between the generations of bright young talent facing your favorite stars and content creators! Will the kids take over or will the stars defend the guard? Don't miss this! This...
GM Alireza Firouzja is the second player to defeat GM Magnus Carlsen two times in a Grand Final of the Champions Chess Tour, a feat that only GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave achieved previously. On Wednesday, the French number-one won the Chess.com Clas...
It's always tough to stop GM Hikaru Nakamura, but it's becoming nigh impossible in Titled Tuesday. He swept both tournaments on May 14, the second time in just the past four weeks, giving him a total of 12 victories for the year when no one else h...
The 2024 Speed Chess Championship is fast approaching—and this year it will end with a live, in-person final staged in Paris. For the first time, Chess.com is taking the climax of its flagship fast time control event offline. The French ca...
Update June 10, 2024: GM Magnus Carlsen is no longer playing in the Bullet Chess Championship 2024, he is replaced by GM Fabiano Caruana. The Bullet Chess Championship has been reloaded, the safety is off, and it’s ready to fire! The yea...
Fast-fingers at the ready—the new 2024 Chess.com Community Championships series is launching later this month with the Hyperbullet Championship. The Community Championships is your chance to win a crown and cash on Chess.com and first up, ...
GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave won Division II of the Champions Chess Tour Chess.com Classic 2024, earning $15,000, 50 tour points, and automatic entry into Division I of the next event. Although GM Wesley So won on demand to reach the match reset, the...
The hardest hitting event in chess is back: the mighty BlitzChamps, which pits NFL superstars against each other to find football’s top chess player. BlitzChamps III kicks off on May 22 with $100,000 at stake for charity, and that all-impo...
GM Alireza Firouzja eliminated GMs Jan-Krzysztof Duda and Vincent Keymer to reach the Champions Chess Tour Chess.com Classic 2024 Division I Grand Final. On Wednesday, he will take on GM Magnus Carlsen. GM Wesley So lost his very first match in ...
GM Pranav V won the strong Masters section of the inaugural Dubai Police Global Chess Challenge, held May 4-12 in Dubai. The 17-year-old grandmaster from Chennai (born in Bangalore) edged out GM Aravindh Chithambaram on tiebreak, both with seven p...
GM Magnus Carlsen defeated GM Vincent Keymer in the Champions Chess Tour Chess.com Classic 2024 Division I Winners Final. In the Losers Quarterfinals, GMs Alireza Firouzja and Jan-Krzysztof Duda respectively eliminated GMs Denis Lazavik and Ian Ne...
