Duck Chess specialist Edward Khachatryan of Israel defeated defending champion IM Nhat Minh To in both the Winners Final and the Grand Final to triumph in the 2026 Duck Chess Championship and pocket the winner's purse of $750. Nhat Minh gained $50...
IM Renato Terry extended his record for most 3 0 Thursday victories to 18 on September 3 after winning the final tournament of the day with a 9.5/11 score. Earlier, GMs Denis Lazavik and Parham Maghsoodloo took home the top prizes as well. NM Liud...
The Collegiate Chess League (CCL) is back for another thrilling season, and registrations for Fall 2026 are officially open! Once again, the CCL will boast a $25,000 prize fund and the exciting four-vs.-four team format that fans and players love....
"I think at the moment, I would say he's the number one player in the world," GM Viswanathan Anand recently told The Times of India about GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, who followed victory in Norway Chess 2026 by winning the 2026 Grand Chess Tour....
GM Faustino Oro has officially been awarded the GM title by FIDE, making the 12-year-old Argentinian "Messi of Chess" the youngest current grandmaster. The confirmation comes shortly after he broke 3300 in blitz on Chess.com, giving an extra boost...
Nigerian-born CM Chikwere Onyekwere (aka "Chichi"), the highest-rated hustler in New York's Washington Square Park, was detained by ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) on Tuesday, August 25, and is currently in the Prairieland Detention...
The main event of the fourth season of the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League, the world's largest chess league, starts on September 5. Soon, the very best players in the world will gather in Bengaluru, India, to play in one of this year's biggest ...
Chess.com’s Chief Chess Officer, IM Danny Rensch, hosted State of Chess on Tuesday to share all the latest updates for Chess.com. The show featured special guests Liza Mandelup, executive producer and director of the new film Grandmasters,&n...
GM Vladimir Kramnik has lost his lawsuit against Dutch chess magazine New In Chess over an article that accused the former world champion of cyberbullying GM Daniel Naroditsky. An Amsterdam court ruled that the article was not unlawful, rejected a...
The North American Corporate Chess League (NACCL) is back on Chess.com for its 14th season. The event runs from October 1 to November 12, and registration is now open.
The NACCL is the world's largest corporate chess league, bringing together com...