It’s the amateur event that fueled a massive chess boom, spawned a mountain of memes, and became one of the game’s biggest sensations ever. Now Chess.com is delighted to reveal that its celebrity-packed PogChamps tournament is back for...
The ambitious crossover between gridiron and chess continued on Wednesday with BlitzChamps: Michigan and was won by Wolverines wide receiver Cornelius Johnson after he swept the offensive lineman Ladarius Henderson in the champions final with a sc...
In a highly-anticipated rematch, GM Magnus Carlsen defeated GM Viswanathan Anand, leading the SG Alpine Warriors to an epic comeback victory and the top of the standings on day seven of the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2023. Carlsen had ...
In a final loaded with stunning tactical play and amazing counterstrikes, GM Gukesh D. defeated GM Raunak Sadhwani by a seven-point margin to become the 2023 Junior Speed Chess Champion.
Currently ranked number 13 in the world, Gukesh earned $21...
9.5 points continue to be enough to win Titled Tuesday, as GMs Dmitry Andreikin and Oleksandr Bortnyk won the June 27 renditions of the event, each on that score. Both needed the tiebreak score advantage over one other player in order to secure fi...
Chess.com is excited to announce that GM Anish Giri's Lifetime Repertoire for 1.e4 is now fully available on Chessable. This three-part course is another masterpiece by the renowned Dutch number-one that teaches everything you need to know to play...
GM Viswanathan Anand scored yet another victory, defeating GM Jan-Krysztof Duda, but it wasn't enough for the Ganges Grandmasters, who lost a nailbiter to the Chingari Gulf Titans on day six of the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2023.
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The Collegiate Chess League is excited to announce the 2023 summer season following last year's inaugural summer season. We will be bringing back both the bullet and bughouse college championships! These championship matches will last four weeks s...
A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed GM Hans Niemann's $100 million lawsuit against GMs Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Chess.com, the Play Magnus Group, and IM Daniel Rensch. This means that, at least for the moment, the legal battle that follow...
GM Alexey Sarana won the inaugural Olympic Esports Series 2023 Finals chess event after defeating GM Maksim Chigaev with a perfect 3-0 score in the final match. This is one of the first major victories for Sarana since he changed federations from ...