The first Titled Tuesdays of 2025 were held on January 7, and they were doozies, featuring record-level participation, big scores, and stacked podiums... all as players begin to scramble to qualify for the 2025 Speed Chess Championships through th...
The top eight players of the FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship and FIDE Women's World Blitz Chess Championship have qualified for their respective knockout tournaments on day two.
The following eight players advance in the Open: Russian ...
GM Magnus Carlsen has made a sensational U-turn and confirmed that he will participate in the 2024 FIDE World Blitz Championship in New York. The seven-time World Blitz Champion has now received the green light to play with jeans.
The announceme...
GM Hans Niemann knocked out GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and won the first game against GM Ian Nepomniachtchi, but he's out of the 2025 Weissenhaus Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Play-In after blundering mate-in-one at the end of a thrilling blitz playof...
GM Magnus Carlsen will no longer participate in the 2024 FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship or the FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship after a dress-code disagreement with FIDE. He finishes the Rapid with a 5/8 score and will not defend his doubl...
GM Volodar Murzin won the 2024 FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship with an undefeated 10/13 score. At 18 years old, he is the second-youngest rapid world champion in history, after GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov, who was 17 during his victory in 2021.
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It's that time of the year again! We're excited to announce the Chess.com Puzzles Championship. The event will take place on January 16 and 17 and feature a $5,000 prize fund.
This year, the event will be a part of the Chess.com Community ...
In an exclusive first interview, Ella Victoria Carlsen has shed light on her relationship with GM Magnus Carlsen, her new role, and their shared journey.
The couple exchanged vows in a picturesque ceremony in the snowy hills of Oslo, attended by...
GMs Vladimir Fedoseev, Denis Lazavik, Javokhir Sindarov, and Oleksandr Bortnyk will join the likes of GMs Ian Nepomniachtchi and Wesley So in a 16-player Knockout on Chess.com to decide the final spot in the 2025 Weissenhaus Freestyle Chess Grand ...
Egyptian soccer star and chess fan Mohamed Salah has once again expressed his admiration for GM Magnus Carlsen and revealed that he followed the drama in the World Rapid & Blitz Championship in New York.
In a new interview by the Norwegian P...