At the halfway point, IM Carissa Yip and WGM Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova are starting to run away with the U.S. Women's Championship. With a second win in a row and four victories total for each, they are a full point ahead of the field.
IM Alice…
World number-one Magnus Carlsen won a 23-move miniature as he set out to defend his title in the 2023 Qatar Masters, a tournament last held in 2015. GMs Hikaru Nakamura and Anish Giri were among the star names to win in round one, but GMs…
The influential Saint Louis Chess Club admits they've "remained silent for too long" and says that they "should have done more to address the allegations" of sexual misconduct against GM Alejandro Ramirez.
229 days after two-time U.S. Wome...
The victors of Titled Tuesday on October 10 were a long-time contender and a first-time winner: GM Dmitry Andreikin took home his 16th victory in the early tournament while GM Eduardo Iturrizaga, who made waves earlier this year by reaching Divisi...
Anastasios Koukas and Michael Duke emerged at the top of the 2000+ section in the qualifiers for the ChessPunks Champs 2023.
In the 1700-1999 division, EvertonEejit clinched the first qualifier with a round to spare while Tushar Anand won the se...
GM Judit Polgar's Global Chess Festival, now in its ninth edition since starting in 2007, is one of the true highlights of the chess calendar. Held in Budapest, Hungary, and also online, it attracts thousands of chess fans from around the world fo...
Nearly every single game was decisive in the 2023 U.S. Championship on Tuesday. The frontrunners have begun to distinguish themselves as they accumulate victories. GM Fabiano Caruana won a third game in a row, gaining a winning position vs. G...
Ryan Sanborn added his name to a coveted list of gridiron chess champions on Tuesday after making his way to the finals and defeating the top seed Robert Sweeney, in an overtime blitz game during BlitzChamps: Texas on Tuesday.
Joined by si...
Chess.com will be present at TwitchCon Las Vegas between October 20-22, with a range of exciting activities and events planned for members of the chess community.
The upcoming edition of TwitchCon will take place at the Las Vegas Convention Cent...
Freedom Holding, the Kazakh financial firm that has sponsored some of FIDE's major events in the last year and is run by billionaire Timur Turlov, is now under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice, according to CNBC.
The American busi...