GM Alireza Firouzja had overtaken GM Wesley So on the live rating list after scoring 5/5 in a series of three matches against veterans in his home chess club of Chartres. Alas for the 20-year-old, he had one more game to play, and a draw…
After another 12 months logged in humanity's book, we might've lost track of how much we put into this timeless game. Thankfully, Chess.com has us covered with a brand new feature available now: YEAR IN CHESS! Look back at the stats of your fantas...
Time sure flies when you're having having fun-damental endgame clashes! It's the end of 2023 already, and what a tremendous year it was for chess! There are numerous reasons to celebrate the last 12 months—so many that choosing the best amon...
GM Gukesh Dommaraju defended a slightly inferior endgame successfully against GM Pentala Harikrishna and won the title on tiebreak from GM Arjun Erigaisi after the seventh and final round of the Chennai Grand Masters 2023. Arjun fired on all cylin...
One is perhaps the greatest American chess author, and the other the greatest American chess presenter. Now, only on Chessable, you can learn from late IM Jeremy Silman's renowned classic, How To Reassess Your Chess, in a very special five-star co...
GMs Magnus Carlsen and Wesley So are the last players standing at the 2023 Champions Chess Tour Finals. They will meet for the Title Match to battle for the $200,000 first prize.
Carlsen knocked out his 2018 world championship nemesis GM Fa...
GM Gukesh Dommaraju continued to lead with four points at the end of the sixth and penultimate round of the Chennai Grand Masters 2023 after his uneventful draw against GM Pavel Eljanov. GM Arjun Erigaisi continued his best effort to win the tourn...
It's a minor surprise that it doesn't happen more often, but GM Magnus Carlsen and GM Hikaru Nakamura were the winners of Titled Tuesday on December 19. Carlsen scored 10/11 in the early event, beating Nakamura by half a point, and in th...
GM Gukesh Dommaraju scored his second consecutive victory by outwitting GM Sanan Sjugirov, with the black pieces and aggressive play, to jump into the sole lead with three and a half points from five rounds in the Chennai Grand Masters 2023. Overn...
Chess.com is excited to announce a new addition to our Insights page! Diamond members can now check out their Opening Insights to see how well they're playing the first stage of the game.
It doesn't matter if you're fond of the trusty Queen's Ga...