Before leaving Singapore, new World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju fulfilled his promise to bungee jump, but in terms of danger it seemed like nothing compared to the crush that greeted him in the airport when he arrived home a hero in Chennai, India. ...
GMs Magnus Carlsen and Denis Lazavik lead the 2024 Champions Chess Tour Finals round-robin after three rounds on the opening day, with perfect scores. GM Wesley So came as close as you can get to defeating the world-number one without actually win...
Chess.com and GM Magnus Carlsen have announced a major partnership with the Esports World Cup Foundation (EWCF), which means that competitive chess will be featured for the first time in the 2025 Esports World Cup (EWC), the world’s largest ...
GM Sam Sevian became the 12th player to win one of 83 Bullet Brawl's held since January 2023 after scoring 66 wins, three draws, and 11 losses during Saturday's event. In preparation for the 2024 FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships, Sevian ...
We're excited to announce that the Chess.com Community Championships will continue next year with more events and a total of $40,000 in prizes! The 2025 cycle begins on January 13 with the Chess.com Puzzles Championship and will feature a differen...
The era of India's GM Gukesh Dommaraju as chess world champion has begun, after an incredibly hard-fought 2024 FIDE World Championship in Singapore suddenly ended when the Chinese reigning champion GM Ding Liren blundered in the final classical ga...
The 2024 Champions Chess Tour concludes with the CCT Finals, held from December 17 to December 21, 2024, at Screen Studios in Oslo, Norway. The event brings together eight of the world's best chess players to compete for a $500,000 prize fund and ...
We're excited to announce the 2025 Chess.com Chess Improvement Challenge! This is your chance to join a community of like-minded Chess.com members and coaches, reach your chess improvement goals, and win prizes!
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Another season of the Collegiate Chess League (CCL) is just around the corner, and we are excited to announce that registrations for the Spring 2025 season are now open! The CCL will once again feature a robust $25,000 prize fund, the popular four...
Chess.com is happy to announce a new partnership with Freestyle Chess to support the 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour. Chess.com will host the live coverage of the Tour and offer a qualification path for each event to any of our members, with ...