The Battle of the Sexes Chess Tournament concluded on Thursday in Gibraltar with a 53-47 for the men's team. This team event, with evenly paired men and women on opposing sides, took place at Gibraltar's Garrison Library and replaced the tradition...
GM Hikaru Nakamura won the first week of Arena Kings Season 9 with a score of 3-1 in the final knockout match, defeating second-place GM Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara with one game to spare. Nakamura also swept both Titled Tuesday events the day...
GM Vidit Gujrathi maintained his sole lead at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament going into the first rest day by drawing his game with GM Andrey Esipenko. GM Magnus Carlsen missed a chance to catch the leader after not going for a winning king walk…
In the first Tuesday of the revamped Titled Tuesday with two tournaments a day, a familiar face won both events: GM Hikaru Nakamura, who twice scored 9.5/11. Also earning a prize in both tournaments was GM Jose Martinez, who finished fourth in the...
The FIDE Grand Prix will start on February 4 with its first leg in Berlin without the top seed GM Ding Liren. The Chinese player failed to obtain a visa in time to be able to travel to Germany and has been replaced by GM…
Welcome to the Chess.com 2022 Grand Prix Fantasy Contest! You will have the chance to earn a share of the $3,000 total prize fund by filling out this form. The 2022 FIDE Grand Prix is a three-tournament event that will determine the final two...
GM Magnus Carlsen got his first win in the Tata Steel Chess Tournament's second round as the world champion scored a fairly quick full-point vs. Dutch GM Anish Giri. GM Richard Rapport was the only other winner in the Masters as the Hungarian play...
The first round of the 2022 Tata Steel Chess Tournament saw three leaders emerge, including the 2021 winner GM Jorden van Foreest. World Champion GM Magnus Carlsen started with a quick draw vs. GM Andrey Esipenko. The Challengers group saw four de...
Chess.com's traditional weekly event for streamers Arena Kings is back for its ninth season, starting on February 2 at 9 a.m. PST/18:00 CET. With a $40,000 prize fund and a new eight-player knockout format, this season promises to be the most exci...
The final round of the 2022 Tata Steel Chess Tournament starts at 3 a.m. PT/12:00 CET on Sunday, January 30. GM Magnus Carlsen has already won the tournament with a round to spare, but there are still a lot of great matchups in store for…