GM Hikaru Nakamura was crowned as Bullet Brawl's first half-centurion on Saturday after he won the first edition of 2026 and took home the $400 first prize. In a field of 177 titled players, which included 13 players with ratings over 3100, N...
GMs Tuan Minh Le, Hikaru Nakamura and Jose Martinez celebrated the new year by winning the first three 3 0 Thursday tournaments of 2026. Le overcame back-to-back losses to catch up and win the first event with a 9/11 score. Nakamura dominated the ...
GM Magnus Carlsen won Freestyle Friday four times in 2025, and he has started 2026 on the right foot by winning the January 2 edition. He did not go wire-to-wire, losing in rounds three and nine, but it was enough to win on tiebreaks over…
GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov has marched into 2026 with 19 extra rating points after a tremendous performance in the 2025 London Chess Classic in December. Abdusattorov recovered the 18 points he lost at the 2025 FIDE World Cup with interest, courtesy...
The Naroditsky Memorial and Fellowship Fund has surpassed $1 million, marking a major milestone in efforts to honor the legacy of GM Daniel Naroditsky.
The grandmaster tragically passed away at the age of 29 on October 19. In November, the Charl...
We're excited to announce the first Play-In of the 2026 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour! Starting on January 3, anyone can strive to qualify for the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Weissenhaus, which is expected to take place in February.
The Weissen...
We're excited to announce the first Play-In of the 2026 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour! Starting on January 3, anyone can strive to qualify for the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Weissenhaus, which is expected to take place in February.
The Weissen...
GM Vincent Keymer took home the last Titled Tuesday of 2025 on December 30, scoring 10/11 to become the first player to reach a double-digit score in the tournament since November 18. Only two players could win entering the final round, and Keymer...
GM Magnus Carlsen won the 2025 FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship by defeating GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov 2.5-1.5 in the final match. Along with €70,000, he earned his ninth world blitz title and 20th world championship title across all three ...
We're excited to announce the 2026 cycle of the Chess.com Community Championships! The series kicks off in January with the Chess.com Puzzles Championship and will feature 12 events in total, with a $37,500 prize fund.
As always, the Championshi...