The 2024 Champions Chess Tour concludes with the CCT Finals, held from December 17 to December 21, 2024, at Screen Studios in Oslo, Norway. The event brings together eight of the world's best chess players to compete for a $500,000 prize fund and ...
The era of India's GM Gukesh Dommaraju as chess world champion has begun, after an incredibly hard-fought 2024 FIDE World Championship in Singapore suddenly ended when the Chinese reigning champion GM Ding Liren blundered in the final classical ga...
Another season of the Collegiate Chess League (CCL) is just around the corner, and we are excited to announce that registrations for the Spring 2025 season are now open! The CCL will once again feature a robust $25,000 prize fund, the popular four...
If you play chess, chances are you've heard of IM Levy Rozman. Known as GothamChess, Levy is the world's biggest chess content creator, with millions of fans all around the planet. A Youtuber, commentator, and writer, Levy is now embarking on his ...
Chess.com is happy to announce a new partnership with Freestyle Chess to support the 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour. Chess.com will host the live coverage of the Tour and offer a qualification path for each event to any of our members, with ...
GM Andrey Esipenko on Thursday won the $25,000 first prize at the Qatar Masters, one of the strongest opens of the year. GM Arjun Erigaisi could only draw his final round game and finished in a tie for second place, which means GM Fabiano Caruana…
18-year-old Indian GM Gukesh Dommaraju is the world champion after the defending title holder GM Ding Liren (32) from China collapsed in game 14 of the 2024 FIDE World Championship. Gukesh won 7.5-6.5, taking $1.35 million, after a game where Ding...
Chess is not the only sport forced to deal with cheating. Now the world of backgammon is rocked by its own scandal.
The U.S. Backgammon Federation (USBGF) announced their decision last week, following an investigation into cheating during the 20...
The London Chess Classic (LCC) was one of the first tournaments I heard of when I first entered the chess world in 2020. Previously hosted in West London at the Kensington Olympia, a place I had only ever visited for Christmas markets, the Classic...
World Champion Ding Liren was on the ropes in game 13, but down to four minutes for 10 moves he spotted the only defense to thwart GM Gukesh Dommaraju and now goes into the final game of the 2024 FIDE World Championship level at 6.5-6.5. Guke...