On January 1, we will make some notable changes to vacation time for in Daily Chess, reducing the amount of vacation time available and simplifying the system.
Vacation time is an important part of daily games on Chess.com. It allows players to ...
GM Magnus Carlsen says he enters the World Rapid & Blitz Championship with motivation and a determination to "give it my all" after several months of doubts over whether he would even take part in the events at all.
The first day of the 2025...
GM Fabiano Caruana's Alpine SG Pipers have won the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2025 with a 2-0 sweep in the Final, where GM Anish Giri and Leon Luke Mendonca starred with 2/2. GM Alireza Firouzja at times fought a lone battle as the Triveni…
GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda won a dramatic Titled Tuesday on December 23, just barely winning on tiebreaks ahead of GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. It was Duda's first win in the event since February 18, and he got there by defeating GM Magnus Carlsen in the...
GM Jonathan Hawkins, a two-time British Champion, author, and coach, passed away on Monday at the age of 42 after losing the battle with a rare form of cancer. His passing came just a week after GM Daniel Gormally had launched an appeal to help…
GM Hou Yifan's 20-move win over GM Kateryna Lagno gave GM Fabiano Caruana's Alpine SG Pipers a spot in the final of the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2025 despite the team suffering defeat. Their key rivals, GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave's up...
The Collegiate Chess League (CCL) is back for another thrilling season, and registrations for Spring 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 lov...
Chess.com's very own Chief Chess Officer (and commentator extraordinaire, bestselling author, and more) IM Danny Rensch will be playing Santa Claus of sorts in a special, Christmas-themed stream on December 23 starting at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT.&nbs...
GM Alireza Firouzja won a dramatic game against GM Viswanathan Anand as the Triveni Continental Kings beat the Ganges Grandmasters 14-5 to cruise into the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2025 Final. Who they face will be decided on Monday's fina...
GM Jeffery Xiong joined Bullet Brawl's illustrious two-time winners' club after outlasting GM Oleksandr Bortnyk and finishing atop Saturday's event. The 25-year-old American flirted with danger during the two-hour arena and defeated no fewer than ...