GM Sam Sevian won Freestyle Friday on February 14, scoring 9.5 points for an outright victory and becoming the first U.S. player to win a Freestyle Friday. There were 380 players in today's event, which began only hours after the conclusion of the...
Global esports powerhouse Team Liquid has announced the signings of not just one, but two superstars of chess. Five-time World Champion and world number-one Magnus Carlsen and the 2018 challenger, world number-two Fabiano Caruana will represent th...
GM Vincent Keymer won the 2025 Weissenhaus Freestyle Chess Grand Slam after making a draw in his second classical game against GM Fabiano Caruana. Keymer neutralized the latter's tremendous effort with a pawn sacrifice in the opening. GM Magn...
In a surprising move, GM Hans Niemann has been given a wildcard for the next leg of the 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam in Paris, setting up a likely showdown against GM Magnus Carlsen.
The announcement was made in a press release shortly after ...
The Anichess Creator Challenge is a side event taking place alongside the Anichess x Chess.com Tournament, pitting content creators against each other on the Anichess platform.
The event will be played asynchronously from February 13 at 11 ...
GM Vincent Keymer has taken the lead in the 2025 Weissenhaus Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Final after winning game one against Fabiano Caruana. He is a draw away from winning the $200,000 prize on Friday. In the match for third place, GM Magnus Carl...
The 17th World Champion Ding Liren has signed with Chinese esports organization LGD Gaming, revealing for Chess.com that he intends to return to chess in 2025.
The 32-year-old is the latest star to sign with an esports team ahead of the Esports ...
GMs Vincent Keymer and Fabiano Caruana won two grueling matches and advance to the 2025 Weissenhaus Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Final. In the shorter match, Keymer ended GM Magnus Carlsen's hopes of earning the $200,000 first prize by drawing game ...
GMs Magnus Carlsen and Parham Maghsoodloo were your Titled Tuesday winners on February 11. Carlsen won outright on 10.5 points and Maghsoodloo also won outright, with 10 points. It was the first win of 2025 for both of them, although each also won...
French GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave has officially joined Team Vitality, becoming the latest chess star to sign with an esports organization ahead of the 2025 Esports World Cup (EWC).
The French club, founded in 2013, has grown into one of Europe's...