FM James Canty III conquered IM Lawrence Trent in the semifinals of the 2022 IM Not A GM Speed Chess Championship presented by Landover.io on Friday. It was a clash of two giants of competitive spirit over the board and beyond where Canty's tactic...
The second seed, GM Kateryna Lagno, defeated WGM Vantika Agrawal in the third round of 16 match of the FIDE Chess.com 2022 Women's Speed Chess Championship on Friday. While many of the games were closely fought, Lagno managed to gain a substantial...
GM Ian Nepomniachtchi still leads the 2022 Candidates Tournament with a score of 4.5/6, half a point ahead of GM Fabiano Caruana after both players won their games. The eight candidates are fighting for the right to challenge GM Magnus Carlsen for...
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GM Ian Nepomniachtchi maintains his lead in the 2022 Candidates Tournament with a score of 3.5/5. The eight candidates are fighting for the right to challenge GM Magnus Carlsen for the title of world champion. Round 6 begins at 6 a.m. Pacific...
GMs Vladimir Fedoseev and Wesley So were the victors in Titled Tuesday on June 21. In addition to his victory in the day's late tournament, So finished in third place early. Brothers GM Rasmus Svane and IM Frederik Svane each had a top-five finish...
IM Danny Rensch eliminated the reigning Women's World Blitz Champion IM Bibisara Assaubayeva in the quarterfinals of the 2022 IM Not A GM Speed Chess Championship on Tuesday. Chess.com's Chief Chess Officer Rensch was leading after the 5+1 and 3+1...
The Chess Olympiad is the most respected team event in chess, first held in 1928. This year, the 44th Olympiad takes place in Chennai, India from July 28 through August 9, and Chess.com will be here with all the coverage. More than 100 countries w...
The first four rounds of the 2022 Candidates Tournament are in the books and GM Ian Nepomniachtchi now has the sole lead with a score of 3/4. The eight candidates are fighting for the right to challenge GM Magnus Carlsen for the title of world…
In the battle of Women's World Champions, GM Alexandra Kosteniuk prevailed over GM Antoaneta Stefanova in the second round of 16 match of the FIDE Chess.com 2022 Women's Speed Chess Championship on Monday. While both competitors impressed on the b...