GM Hans Niemann won the historic Tournament of Peace 2023 in Zagreb on Thursday by a massive three-point margin ahead of the field. With a 2946 performance rating, the 20-year-old American player scored 8/9, winning seven and drawing two games aga...
The Champions Chess Tour Finals is almost upon us, and soon we'll get to enjoy watching GMs Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana, and more battling live in Toronto. To celebrate, Chess.com is offering all our basic members the opportun...
GMs Fabiano Caruana, Leinier Dominguez, and Wesley So lead the 2023 Sinquefield Cup on 4.5 points heading into the final round following a day of high-accuracy draws in all four matchups. The $100,000 first prize will likely be determined by the g...
IM Levy Rozman, (aka "GothamChess") was recently announced as one of Forbes Magazine's 30 under 30 in the class of 2024 in the "games" category, joining an illustrious group of entrepreneurs who were judged to be "leading a technological and artis...
After the weekend, you're back in school. You open the door. You're hit with thunder-like applause from all your classmates and teachers in the hallways; everyone's proud of you.
For most teenagers, this fantasy happens only in dreams. But this ...
GM Alexander Grischuk and GM Hikaru Nakamura were the winners of the last two Titled Tuesday tournaments of November. Grischuk won the early tournament by a full point on 10/11 after defeating Nakamura in the 10th round, while Nakamura scored 9.5/...
Tenth-seed Serbia has won the 2023 European Team Chess Championship after finishing a single tiebreak point ahead of Germany, which took silver despite remaining unbeaten and winning their head-to-head clash. Team chess specialists Armenia took br...
After beginning the last leg with a massive lead in tour points, GM Fabiano Caruana has clinched the 2023 Grand Chess Tour with two rounds to spare at the 2023 Sinquefield Cup.
He and Leinier Dominguez scored their second wins in a row on Tuesda...
Mongolia is the nation ranking highest for promoting gender equality in chess but—perhaps surprisingly—the Nordic countries occupy three of the four worst spots, a new study has revealed.
Research commissioned by the World Chess Fede...
It was a day of victories on Monday at the 2023 Sinquefield Cup. GM Wesley So defeated GM Levon Aronian to take over clear first while GMs Fabiano Caruana and Leinier Dominguez scored their first wins.
The Sinquefield Cup continues with round se...