The Finals of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour 2025, taking place near Cape Town, South Africa, are just around the corner. The year-long tour brings together eight world-class players to compete in a Chess960 tournament that starts at the Groo...
When Jaguar TCS Racing was looking for someone to help launch their new campaign ahead of Season 12 of the all-electric Formula E Championship, they turned to renowned streamer, content creator, and WFM Anna Cramling.
“In chess, every piec...
Samay Raina can make you laugh, and Samay Raina can make you cry. The Indian comedian won every single game in Group B of SuperPogChamps, guaranteeing his spot in the Championship Bracket's semifinals. Sardoche and Wirtual both made it to the uppe...
GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov now leads the London Chess Classic Elite Tournament by two points with two rounds to go after beating GM Luke McShane for a sixth win in a row. The remaining games were drawn, with second-placed GM Alireza Firouzja frustra...
Today was the first day of something you thought you'd never see. When watching PogChamps, one might expect Botez Gambits, stalemates, and generally the worst chess you've ever seen when tens of thousands of dollars are on the line.
That was not...
GM Magnus Carlsen won his second Titled Tuesday in three weeks on December 2, needing only 9.5 points to take the tournament without even needing tiebreaks. He caught and passed GM Sina Movahed in the 11th round, and clinched the outright win when...
We're excited to announce the final event of this year's Chess.com Community Championships, the Chess.com Fog of War Chess Championship! The event starts on December 11 and features a $2,500 prize fund.
Fog of War chess is not a variant fo...
The FIDE World Cup dominated chess headlines in November, leading to several changes in the December 2025 FIDE rating list. No one benefited more than quarterfinalist GM Jose Martinez, known primarily for his Titled Tuesday and other online blitz ...
GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov made it a magnificent five wins in a row at the London Chess Classic Elite Tournament after GM Sam Shankland went astray in a razor-sharp position. Abdusattorov now has a 1.5-point lead over GM Alireza Firouzja, who had to...
The Academy Award-winning animated short War Is Over!, a film in which an emotional game of correspondence chess becomes a lifeline between two soldiers on opposite sides of a battlefield, was released on YouTube today.
Last year, War Is Over! b...