Two of the chess world's hottest young stars, GMs Volodar Murzin and Arjun Erigaisi, have become two of the first players to sign with major Esports organizations ahead of the 2025 Esports World Cup (EWC).
Chess will make its historic debut at t...
On February 4, GM Liem Le became the fourth player ever, and the first of 2025, to post a perfect 11/11 score in Titled Tuesday. He joins GMs Hikaru Nakamura (twice), Magnus Carlsen (twice), and Jose Martinez in accomplishing the feat. GM Ale...
The finish to the 2025 Tata Steel Chess Masters was extraordinary, with both leaders World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju and GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu losing their final classical games. When GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov failed to win, that meant a two...
The negotiations between Freestyle Chess, led by its founders Jan Henric Buettner and GM Magnus Carlsen, and the International Chess Federation (FIDE) have collapsed and escalated into a deadlocked conflict. Freestyle Chess has backed down and pos...
The 13th edition of Norway Chess will see the first classical meeting between World Champion GM Gukesh Dommaraju and world number one GM Magnus Carlsen since the Indian claimed the title in Singapore.
Maintaining its hallmark traditions, both No...
Russian and Belarusian teams will again be allowed to compete in youth and disabled team events, the International Chess Federation (FIDE) announced today.
The world governing chess body said in its statement on Friday that they will allow Russi...
In a dramatic finale to the 2025 Tata Steel Chess Masters, both leaders lost their final classical games of the tournament. GM Arjun Erigaisi played a perfect game to defeat World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju in 31 moves, while GM Vincent Keymer beat...
The king of Bullet Brawl, GM Hikaru Nakamura, returned to the top of Chess.com's high-speed titled arena on Saturday, claiming the $400 first prize and extending his all-time win count to 35. To reach the winning score (261), Nakamura scored 72/81...
Winning his third game in a row, GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu defeated GM Alexey Sarana and now co-leads the 2025 Tata Steel Chess Masters with World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju. Gukesh nearly won and nearly lost against GM Jorden van Foreest in a c...
This February, five eligible bachelors and bachelorettes are competing to win your love—and your pieces! Will it be Bachelor #1, DJ Ron Passant, That Person You Ghosted, Trisha, or a goose? That’s for your heart to decide.
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