The chess world had a busy year in 2023. From the World Championship in the spring to a busy December that featured the Champions Chess Tour Finals and a mad dash to the next Candidates Tournament, there was no shortage of chess being played.
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Indian GM Abhimanyu Puranik won his last four games in a row to take clear first place on 8.5/10 and win the Chessable Sunway Sitges Chess Festival 2023. Four players were tied for second place, with U.S. GM Brandon Jacobson taking the runners-up ...
Chess In Slums Africa partnered with Chess.com to reach the goal of raising $50,000 to bring the education and joy of chess to 5,000 children in Africa. With an arena tournament played on Chess.com, and with a powerhouse team of commentators and g...
GM Alireza Firouzja had overtaken GM Wesley So on the live rating list after scoring 5/5 in a series of three matches against veterans in his home chess club of Chartres. Alas for the 20-year-old, he had one more game to play, and a draw…
After another 12 months logged in humanity's book, we might've lost track of how much we put into this timeless game. Thankfully, Chess.com has us covered with a brand new feature available now: YEAR IN CHESS! Look back at the stats of your fantas...
Time sure flies when you're having having fun-damental endgame clashes! It's the end of 2023 already, and what a tremendous year it was for chess! There are numerous reasons to celebrate the last 12 months—so many that choosing the best amon...
GM Gukesh Dommaraju defended a slightly inferior endgame successfully against GM Pentala Harikrishna and won the title on tiebreak from GM Arjun Erigaisi after the seventh and final round of the Chennai Grand Masters 2023. Arjun fired on all cylin...
One is perhaps the greatest American chess author, and the other the greatest American chess presenter. Now, only on Chessable, you can learn from late IM Jeremy Silman's renowned classic, How To Reassess Your Chess, in a very special five-star co...
GMs Magnus Carlsen and Wesley So are the last players standing at the 2023 Champions Chess Tour Finals. They will meet for the Title Match to battle for the $200,000 first prize.
Carlsen knocked out his 2018 world championship nemesis GM Fa...
GM Gukesh Dommaraju continued to lead with four points at the end of the sixth and penultimate round of the Chennai Grand Masters 2023 after his uneventful draw against GM Pavel Eljanov. GM Arjun Erigaisi continued his best effort to win the tourn...