Fifty-five-year-old GM Viswanathan Anand rolled back the years to win a brilliant game against GM Arjun Erigaisi on day two of the 2025 World Rapid & Blitz Team Championships. Arjun's 0.5/4 didn't stop his Team MGD1 remaining unbeaten until th...
IM Alice Lee continues to lead the Cairns Cup 2025 after making a draw with GM Nana Dzagnidze. The one decisive result was IM Carissa Yip beating GM Nino Batsiashvili from a position she could have even lost. We saw draws in the rest: GM-elect…
The 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour is headed for Las Vegas, and it's bringing 16 of the world's top grandmasters to the heart of the Strip.
The organizers have announced more than half of the field that will compete in the fourth leg of…
16-year-old GM Ediz Gurel took down GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave while 11-year-old IM Faustino Oro beat GM David Navara as the 2025 World Rapid & Blitz Team Championships began in London. GM Arjun Erigaisi's Team MGD1 top the standings with the o...
IM Alice Lee, the youngest and lowest-rated player in the Cairns Cup 2025 won again in round two and leads with a perfect score. With the black pieces, she defeated GM Mariya Muzychuk. In the other decisive game, GM Nana Dzagnidze recovered from r...
GM Hans Niemann began the early Titled Tuesday on 10/10 on his way to victory by half a point over GM Magnus Carlsen, but Carlsen would take his revenge by winning in the late tournament on 10/11. Each player defeated the other in the 10th…
In a moment few had expected, Chess.com earned an unforgettable shoutout on one of the world’s biggest tech stages, Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC).
The WWDC is held annually to showcase new software and technology, an...
All five games were decisive in round one of the Cairns Cup 2025. In the lead are GM Koneru Humpy, GM Harika Dronavalli, IM Alina Kashlinskaya, GM-elect Bibisara Assaubayeva, and IM Alice Lee (they won, respectively, against GM Nana Dzagnidze, GM ...
We're excited to announce one of our most game-changing features yet: Introducing Play Coach, our first-ever AI opponent that actually teaches you while you play!
Play unlimited games against your new virtual teacher who can play at your level, ...
Fifteen-year-old GM Andy Woodward won the 2025 Under 16 ChessKid Youth Championship after beating 14-year-old GM Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus in the Final. It was payback against last year's winner, who eliminated Woodward in the 2024 Semifinals. Woodward ...