After a rest day, the players returned to the Cairns Cup 2025 ready to fight in round six. Every game was decisive, and the bloodbath left GM Koneru Humpy on top. She defeated her co-leader and countrywoman GM Harika Dronavalli, while the other co...
Players can now register for their last shot at making it to this year's Esports World Cup (EWC). Featuring a whopping $1,500,000 prize fund, the inaugural chess event in the Esports World Cup arena is attracting some of the world's strongest play...
Five-time U.S. champion GM Gata Kamsky has officially switched federations to France, marking the end of a 36-year chapter representing the United States.
The transfer was confirmed by the International Chess Federation (FIDE) on Monday, followi...
Get ready for one of Chess.com's most intense and dramatic events! The 2025 Bullet Chess Championship (BCC) kicks off this June and will feature a $50,000 prize fund and some of the most dangerous bullet specialists in the world.
The event bring...
GMs Alireza Firouzja, Hikaru Nakamura, and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave were among the stars as WR Chess won the FIDE World Blitz Team Championship for a second year in a row. The greatest controversy came in the Quarterfinals, when GM Vincent Keymer's ...
GM Hikaru Nakamura scored 6/7 as top-seed WR Chess won all 12 of their matches on day one of the 2025 World Blitz Team Championship, but the most memorable game was the world number-two's one loss, to 13-year-old IM Khagan Ahmad from Azerbaijan. T...
GM Andrew Tang put his shoulder back to the wheel less than 24 hours after winning the 2025 Chess.com Hyperbullet Championship, winning his seventh Bullet Brawl of the year off the back of a 34-game streak. Tang scored 62.5/75 and amassed 220...
Going into the rest day, three players continue to lead the Cairns Cup 2025: GM Koneru Humpy, Harika Dronavalli, and IM Alice Lee. IM Carissa Yip won the only decisive game of round five against GM Nana Dzagnidze, after a five-hour struggle. ...
Almost a decade on from his viral victories against Leela Chess in ultrabullet, GM Andrew Tang has proven he is the quickest player on Chess.com for the second year in a row following a successful title defense in the 2025 Chess.com Hyperbullet Ch...
GMs Koneru Humpy and Harika Dronavalli won in round four to catch IM Alice Lee in the lead of the Cairns Cup 2025. They defeated GM-elect Bibisara Assaubayeva and GM Nana Dzagnidze, respectively. GM Mariya Muzychuk also picked up her first win of ...