We're excited to announce the first Play-In of the 2026 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour! Starting on January 3, anyone can strive to qualify for the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Weissenhaus, which is expected to take place in February.
The Weissen...
We're excited to announce the first Play-In of the 2026 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour! Starting on January 3, anyone can strive to qualify for the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Weissenhaus, which is expected to take place in February.
The Weissen...
GM Vincent Keymer took home the last Titled Tuesday of 2025 on December 30, scoring 10/11 to become the first player to reach a double-digit score in the tournament since November 18. Only two players could win entering the final round, and Keymer...
GM Magnus Carlsen won the 2025 FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship by defeating GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov 2.5-1.5 in the final match. Along with €70,000, he earned his ninth world blitz title and 20th world championship title across all three ...
We're excited to announce the 2026 cycle of the Chess.com Community Championships! The series kicks off in January with the Chess.com Puzzles Championship and will feature 12 events in total, with a $37,500 prize fund.
As always, the Championshi...
GMs Arjun Erigaisi, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, and Fabiano Caruana lead the 2025 FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship with 10 points out of 13 games, with six rounds left in the Swiss portion. GM Magnus Carlsen, who dominated the rapid world champions...
GMs Arjun Erigaisi, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, and Fabiano Caruana lead the 2025 FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship with 10 points out of 13 games, with six rounds left in the Swiss portion. GM Magnus Carlsen, who dominated the rapid world champions...
GM Magnus Carlsen won his sixth world rapid championship title after winning the 2025 FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship a full point ahead of the field with 10.5/13. It's his 19th world championship title across three time controls and he e...
German candidate and GM Matthias Bluebaum has etched his name into the annals of Bullet Brawl history after surging at the tail end of Saturday's event to win his maiden title.
Bluebaum kept in contention for the $400 first prize with a nine-gam...
GMs Vladislav Artemiev and Hans Niemann lead the 2025 FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship after day two with 7.5 points out of nine games. A half-point behind are four players: GM Magnus Carlsen, who bounced back from losing against Artemiev in ro...