Two-time U.S. Chess Champion GM Alex Yermolinsky says he is “overwhelmed with emotions” at the outpouring of support from the chess community after he underwent life-saving heart surgery abroad.
The legendary 67-year-old grandmaster,...
GM Tan Zhongyi bounced back from her world championship disappointment to start the 2025 Grosslobming FIDE Women's Grand Prix with a 96-move win that hurt GM Zhu Jiner's chances of winning the series. There were also wins for GM Vaishali Rameshbab...
No, it's not Mount Everest. It is something way more challenging. We invite you to join the Chess.com King of the Hill Championship! The event will take place on May 15 and 16 and features a $2,500 prize fund.
After a close contest against Chess...
Eighteen-year-old GM Christopher Yoo scored an impressive performance to win Italy's Sardinia World Chess Festival with 7.5/9 last week, but his participation in Italy has led to scrutiny from the chess community due to his domestic ban from compe...
We're excited to announce the 2025 Chess.com Classic, the last online event of this year's Champions Chess Tour (CCT). The event takes place between May 18 and May 23 and will feature some of the strongest players in the world. At stake are $150,0...
Canada's youngest ever IM Aaron Mendes has won the Under 13 ChessKid Youth Championship after defeating FM-elect Megan Paragua 5-3 in the final. Paragua got a late chance to play in the knockout after FM-elect Supratit Banerjee was forced to ...
13-year-old Turkish GM Yagiz Erdogmus added a second Bullet Brawl title to his ever-growing trophy case on Saturday after scoring 72/79 for a total of 258 points in the two-hour arena. Erdogmus won the $400 first prize ahead of GMs Ediz Gurel, Hik...
That's a wrap for PogChamps 6! Throughout the event, fans have witnessed many nerve-wrecking moments and piece blunders. But what was, by far, the most shocking thing about the event was the complete lack of stalemates, the first time this has eve...
GM Vincent Keymer, who made waves in February by winning the 2025 Weissenhaus Freestyle Chess Grand Slam, added another Chess960 crown to his list on May 2, winning Freestyle Friday by a full point with a 10/11 score. GMs Pranesh M, Fabiano Caruan...
PogChamps 6 continues to find ways to amaze fans and commentators alike. Players found new and creative ways to blunder their queens, throw games, and entertain the audience on the first day of the knockouts.
Sapnap and Steve Nedoroscik defeated...