FIDE's last events of 2024 crowned five world champions: World Rapid Champion Volodar Murzin, Women's World Rapid Champion Koneru Humpy, World Blitz Champion Ju Wenjun, and finally Blitz World Co-Champions Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi. It...
The last four Titled Tuesday tournaments of 2024 were held on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve, and featured four individual tournament winners... plus one additional big winner.
GM Magnus Carlsen celebrated Christmas Eve this year by winning th...
India's incredibly successful year is also reflected in a comparison of the FIDE rating lists of January 2024 and January 2025. Top 100 GMs Aravindh Chithambaram (+64), Arjun Erigaisi (+63), and Gukesh Dommaraju (+52) had the biggest rating gains ...
GMs Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi have agreed to share the 2024 FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship title after Carlsen's suggestion seven games into their finals match.
After sensationally U-turning on his decision to withdraw from the ...
Chess.com is excited to continue growing our great game in collaboration with NFL Films and NFL players. This new year comes with the debut of a special TV presentation and two new playable bots.
Now, Chess.com is happy to announce an upco...
As part of our announced partnership with Freestyle Chess, we are offering a qualification path for each event to any of our members, with the first qualifier starting on January 4!
Qualifiers are open to all players who meet the following crite...
The top eight players of the FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship and FIDE Women's World Blitz Chess Championship have qualified for the Knockout on day two.
The following eight players advance in the Open: seven-time and reigning Blitz Wor...
GM Magnus Carlsen has made a sensational u-turn and confirmed that he will participate in the 2024 FIDE World Blitz Championship in New York.
The announcement was made in an interview with IM Levy Rozman for his TakeTakeTake app on Sunday, exact...
NBA superstar Victor "Wemby" Wembanyama turned a rainy day in New York City into an unforgettable experience when he invited fans to play chess with him in Washington Square Park on Saturday.
The 7'3" (2.21 cm) San Antonio Spurs sensation,...
GM Ediz Gurel captured first place and $400 in 2024's final Bullet Brawl, one week after falling short of his second title. Following their tussle at the top in the previous event, GM Oleksander Bortnyk fell three points shy of wresting the title ...