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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For much of the second-ever Freestyle Friday on January 31, it seemed that GM Magnus Carlsen would defend his victory from last week. After starting 9/9 on January 24, Carlsen started 8/8 this Friday. In the end, however, GM Oleksandr Bortnyk...
GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov came inches away from co-leading the 2025 Tata Steel Chess Masters after round 11, but he didn't land the killer blow against GM Vincent Keymer, who managed to escape into an opposite-color bishop endgame and draw. Leader ...
We're excited to announce the first leg of the 2025 Champions Chess Tour, the Chessable Masters! Starting February 16, the event will be the first of two online events on the Tour and feature a $150,000 prize fund.
This year, there is more on th...
GM Gukesh Dommaraju spotted a far from obvious mistake by GM Max Warmerdam to retain the sole lead on 7.5/10 going into the final 2025 Tata Steel Chess Masters rest day. GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov remains half a point behind after taking huge risks ...
German entrepreneur Jan Henric Buettner is the driving force behind the Freestyle Chess events, the series of tournaments that could shake up the chess world. Along with his friend and business partner, GM Magnus Carlsen, he hopes to revolutionize...
GM Alireza Firouzja came a ninth-round draw away from the first perfect Titled Tuesday of the year on January 28, settling for a full-point victory on 10.5 points in the third straight early field of over 900 players. In the late event, GM Denis L...