GM Vincent Keymer celebrated his 19th birthday with a win over Armenia's GM Haik Martirosyan that gave Germany the sole lead after round five of the 2023 European Team Chess Championship and took the young star up to world number-17 on the live ra...
After standing for nearly four years, the record for the highest blitz rating on Chess.com (previously 3332) has twice been beaten by GM Hikaru Nakamura. Nakamura posted new rating highs of 3334 and 3336 while streaming live on Kick on Monday and ...
GM Alexandra Kosteniuk advances to the Julius Baer Women's Speed Chess Championship 2023 Semifinals after defeating IM Vaishali Rameshbabu 13-8. She will play GM Hou Yifan in the Semifinals on Thursday.
The "Chess Queen," who's also participatin...
GM Hikaru Nakamura won his first Titled Tuesday in over a month in the first tournament of November 14, while GM Arjun Erigaisi won his first ever in the late event. Both scored 9.5 points out of 11. Nakamura, coming off a peak record-breaking 333...
Finally, it comes down to this. GM Magnus Carlsen and GM Hikaru Nakamura, the two biggest names in chess, go head-to-head with the top players of 2023 as Chess.com’s $2 million Champions Chess Tour reaches its grand finale next month.
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FIDE has announced the venue for the 2023 FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships.
The world governing body of chess confirmed the traditional Christmas event will take place in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, from December 26 to 30, with a $1 million p...
Clinical wins over GMs Wesley So and Jeffery Xiong have left GM Le Quang Liem in the sole lead on 2.5/3 at the 2023 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz after the first day of play. The start would have been a perfect 3/3 if not…
The regular season of the 2023 Collegiate Chess League (CCL) fall season has come to a close and the University of Texas Dallas sits atop the table after their 14-2 drubbing of Columbia University (CU) on Saturday. Three of their players—GMs...
GM Kateryna Lagno moves on to the Julius Baer Women's Speed Chess Championship 2023 Semifinals after defeating WGM Priyanka Nutakki 17.5-4.5. She will play GM Harika Dronavalli in the Semifinals on Friday.
Priyanka got off to a fantastic start b...
GM Vidit Gujrathi has been confirmed as the winner of the 2023 FIDE Grand Swiss after defeating GM Alexandr Predke and finishing on 8.5/11 in what has been described as one of the strongest open tournaments of all time.
Along with receiving $80,...