If you're looking for some chess Entertainment, we have The Real Thing. Chess.com is excited to announce our newest bot, Phoenix lead singer Thomas Mars! You can challenge the new bot by going to our Play Computer page. But beware—Thomas' bo...
GM Hikaru Nakamura secured his second straight Bullet Brawl and $400 after scoring 251 points ahead of GMs Jose Martinez and Daniel Naroditsky on Saturday. With this victory, Nakamura has taken his live Bullet Brawl earnings to just over $10,000 i...
The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has made a call for bids for the 2024 World Championship match with budget figures that have stirred a debate in the chess community.
A few weeks after the conclusion of the Candidates Tournament, ...
He was in fourth place, trailing three leaders by half a point, but GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov ended up winning the 2024 TePe Sigeman Chess Tournament as the player with the strongest nerves in a thrilling blitz tiebreak with GM Arjun Erigaisi and G...
GM Levon Aronian recently wrote “the FIDE Circuit is kind of a joke,” with GM Anish Giri replying to describe it as “completely broken.” Getting top grandmasters to agree on anything is a challenge, but another, 2023 FIDE C...
Banter Blitz—the much-loved series that sadly disappeared when Chess.com took over chess24. Or did it?
Chess.com is delighted to announce the return of chess24’s flagship show which featured a ton of timeless moments where fans got t...
Chess will be back on our screens—in a big way, if reports are correct.
Hollywood Reporter, the publication that covers the U.S. film industry, claims that plans are afoot for a new star-studded feature spotlighting the game called Checkma...
With one round to go, GM Anton Korobov is back in the shared lead of the 2024 TePe Sigeman Chess Tournament thanks to a win against GM Nils Grandelius, while leaders GM Arjun Erigaisi and GM Peter Svidler drew their game. GM Vincent Keymer would…
It's been four months in the making, but Vaishali Rameshbabu is officially a grandmaster, now that FIDE has approved the latest batch of title applications. She joins her brother GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu to establish the first brother-sister G...
GM Peter Svidler defeated co-leader GM Anton Korobov in round five of the 2024 TePe Sigeman Chess Tournament and now shares the lead with GM Arjun Erigaisi, who drew his game with GM Vincent Keymer. GMs Ju Wenjun and Nodirbek Abdusattorov wer...