When orders of a 10-year-old book kept flooding in and hitting #1 on Amazon's Bestseller list, it puzzled its publisher New in Chess—which is now owned by Chess.com. The reason: A mention by two of the world's most popular chess streamers.
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Classical chess, sometimes called "slow chess," for a long time has been the standard form of tournament play. When one thinks of historic, monumental chess matches, one thinks especially of titanic world championships and Candidates tournaments&m...
GM Alexandra Kosteniuk continued her unbeaten run in the Munich FIDE Women's Grand Prix in round four after slaying GM Tan Zhongyi's Hyper Accelerated Dragon. The fourth straight victory for the "Chess Queen" pushes her out to a remarkable 1.5-poi...
GM Alexandra Kosteniuk increased her lead in the Munich FIDE Women's Grand Prix to a full point, reaching 3-0 by defeating WGM Dinara Wagner in a dynamic battle.
WGM Zhu Jiner scored her first victory by gaining the upper hand in a tactical...
GM Gukesh D finished first in the inaugural Champions Chess Tour Airthings Masters Play-In Swiss 2023. With six wins and three draws, he went undefeated to secure the top spot in the grandmaster-only Swiss Event.
Gukesh, as well as five other pl...
GM Alexandra Kosteniuk, known as ChessQueen on Chess.com, captured the sole lead in round two of the Munich FIDE Women's Grand Prix. She defeated longtime rival GM Elisabeth Paehtz to reach 2-0.
GM Anna Muzychuk earned her first victory by ...
Chess fans had one more reason to celebrate on February 2. The game we all love became the most popular free game on the iOS app store, reaching the number-one spot in 28 countries. It also featured among the top 10 in 18 other countries.…
The second leg of the 2022-2023 FIDE Women's Grand Prix kicked off with four decisive games, featuring ferocious king attacks by GMs Tan Zhongyi, Nana Dzagnidze, Alexandra Kosteniuk, and Elisabeth Paehtz.
How to watch? The games of th...
The Spanish Maniac Shrimps won the Pro Chess League 2023 Qualifier, finishing first in both segments of the two-day event. They fill the 16th and final spot of the PCL main event this year.
After qualifying to the Qualifier Knockout through the ...
With the start of the 2023 Airthings Masters just around the corner, chess fans may already be expecting a renewed focus on how air quality affects players.
After all, the first event of the new $2 million Champions Chess Tour season is sponsore...