Registration is now open for the Spring 2024 season of the Collegiate Chess League! The world's premier university-level chess event returns next year, retaining its four vs. four team-based format and a $25,000 prize fund. The Collegiat...
The highly-anticipated 2023 Champions Chess Tour Finals begin in just three days on December 9. GMs Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So, Alireza Firouzja, and Denis Lazavik are...
Less than a month after GM Hikaru Nakamura set a new record for Chess.com's highest blitz rating, GM Magnus Carlsen has gone one step further. On Wednesday, Carlsen achieved the all-time-high blitz rating of 3340, four points higher than Nakamura'...
GM Fabiano Caruana added the 2023 Sinquefield Cup to his year of victories on Thursday. In his final round vs. GM Richard Rapport, Caruana combined strategic clarity with dynamic execution to break his opponent's defenses.
Caruana dominate...
Recent Titled Tuesdays have been a time for the long-established veterans of the chess world to remind everyone they're not done yet. December 5 was no exception, with GM Levon Aronian and GM Magnus Carlsen both winning a tournament outright,...
The third ESpot B-Cup is scheduled to take place on December 9, 2023. This unique event blends online and in-person chess with the exciting addition of a live audience; it’s competitive chess, but not quite as you know it!
An additional to...
GM Mateusz Bartel beat IM Shreyas Royal in round five of the 2023 London Chess Classic to move into a four-way tie for second place. The sole leader, half a point clear, remains GM Michael Adams, but the England star seemed to miss a huge cha...