A group of strong-minded and strong-legged chess enthusiasts banded together and walked 13 miles (21 kilometers) across New York on March 16 to raise over $11,000 for The Gift of Chess. This charitable organization seeks to transform lives...
GM Levon Aronian won his maiden title at the 2024 American Cup on Wednesday. Continuing to play in this tournament what he calls "adventurous chess," he defeated GM Wesley So only in the final rapid game—and with the black pieces. Th...
After GM Pranav Venkatesh won the early edition of the March 19 Titled Tuesday with relative ease, GM Magnus Carlsen needed the second tiebreak to earn his first win in the event since January 30. It was little-known Chinese GM Xu Xiangyu who push...
IM Alice Lee captured the lead vs. GM Irina Krush for the first time in a match in the Grand Final of the 2024 American Cup. GMs Levon Aronian and Wesley So had a peaceful day, making two draws and leaving the fate of their match entirely on ...
Chess.com, the world’s leading chess platform, has been named as one of Fast Company's World's Most Innovative Companies for 2024. This year’s list shines a spotlight on businesses that are shaping industry and culture through their ...
GM Wesley So and IM Alice Lee have risen out of the Elimination Bracket to challenge GMs Levon Aronian and Irina Krush in the Grand Finals of the 2024 American Cup. After a brilliant game by GM Ray Robson to take the lead, So won on demand...
GMs Levon Aronian and Irina Krush prevailed in the Champions Bracket on day six of the 2024 American Cup. With pragmatic play, Aronian equalized vs. GM Ray Robson, clinching the match with ease after his 2-0 start the day before. Chan...
The semifinalists for the 2024 Collegiate Chess League (CCL) have been decided after The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) staved off a late comeback by the National Technical University of Athens, while the University of Missouri (Miz...
While the favorites lead in the Champions section, it was a day of comebacks in the Elimination Bracket on day five of the 2024 American Cup. GM Levon Aronian went 2/2 vs. GM Ray Robson, putting the latter in a must-win position for b...
GM Hikaru Nakamura posted a commanding 307 score and confirmed his 20th Bullet Brawl title on Saturday after outpacing his rivals GMs Daniel Naroditsky and Andrew Tang by margins of 59 and 69 points respectively. Winning $400 for his efforts ahe...
GMs Levon Aronian and Ray Robson prevailed against their respective world top-10 opponents, GM Fabiano Caruana and Wesley So, on day four of the 2024 American Cup. They advance to meet in the Finals. In the Women's section, GM Irina Krush and Al...
In a move that could potentially shake up the chess world, GM Magnus Carlsen and German entrepreneur Jan-Henric Buettner have launched the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour, a new ambitious series of Chess960 tournaments that will run across five co...
The 2024 Candidates Tournament is rapidly approaching, and it could very well be a landmark moment in chess history once all is said and done. Exciting young talents combine with established veterans of the game, with the winner taking on current ...
GM Irina Krush and IM Alice Lee each went 2-0 on day three of the 2024 American Cup. GM Ray Robson has taken the lead vs. GM Wesley So while GMs Fabiano Caruana and Levon Aronian are tied so far. Meanwhile, the Elimination Bracket beg...
Maryland Terrapins defensive back Chantz Harley took top honors in the sixth installment of BlitzChamps after defeating fellow back Dante Trader Jr. in the fourth game of their finals match with a "Hail Mary" pawn promotion that secured the title....
Eight players continue in the Champions Brackets of the 2024 American Cup after day two, while the other eight are one match loss away from elimination. GM Fabiano Caruana and GM Wesley So clinched their matches with a game to spare. GM Ray...
Forget Barbie, Oppenheimer or Poor Things. The 96th Academy Awards also marked a triumph for "War Is Over!" becoming the second chess-themed winner of the 'Best Animated Short Film' award. Drawing inspiration from the iconic peace anthem 'Happy ...
The 2024 Collegiate Chess League (CCL) playoffs are upon us, and you can join in on the excitement by predicting who wins! Can you see Saint Louis clinching their third title in a row? Do you envision Webster taking over the CCL in their d...
GM Hikaru Nakamura and GM Bogdan-Daniel Deac were the winners of Titled Tuesday on March 12. For Nakamura, it was his third week in a row with a win and his first early tournament win in that time. For Deac, it was his first win in over a year. Co...
Day one of the 2024 American Cup saw a whopping 13 decisive games across the Open and Women's tournaments in St. Louis on Tuesday. GM Fabiano Caruana got off to a 2-0 start against GM Grigoriy Oparin, while GM Wesley So is the only other player ...
The game of chess is witnessing a fascinating trend. New research by Chess.com shows that grandmasters are now achieving their titles at an earlier age than ever. Will the chess world see 10- or 11-year-olds becoming grandmasters in the next few y...
The historic Biel Chess Festival, one of the biggest events in the European chess calendar, has announced its super-strong lineup for 2024 featuring a sharp focus on youth. The event, which has been running in the Swiss lakeside city since 1968,...
The Chess.com community celebrated International Women's Day on Friday with a roundtable discussion featuring leading female voices in chess as well as a two-hour blitz arena, which was won by Mexico's NM Emilio Hernandez. The discussion, led by...
Team C-Squared (GMs Fabiano Caruana and Cristian Chirila) claimed the first Team Chess Battle title this Friday, a new format that elevates chess from a silent duel on the 64 squares. Not quite hand-and-brain or Banter Blitz, but a sort of combina...
