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...
This December, Chess.com is giving you the gift of five limited-edition bots for you to defeat! Take on classic holiday characters like Frosty and Santa, or test your luck against a ghostly chess spirit, a claymation monster, and more.
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After nearly four decades, cult classic musical Chess returned to Broadway last weekend, welcomed by many fans and earning a range of reactions from critics.
As Chess.com reported back in May, the revival marks the first Broadway production of t...
After 225,000 Chess.com players cast 987,000 votes, posted 51,000 forum comments, and made 41 moves, IM Levy Rozman delivered checkmate as The World finally fell on Saturday during Thanksgiving weekend, bringing an end to Chess.com's GothamChess v...
GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov extended his lead on Sunday at the London Chess Classic's Elite Tournament to a full point after winning his fourth game in a row, against GM Nikolas Theodorou. GM Alireza Firouzja, who drew with GM Gawain Maroroa Jones, i...
In Saturday's fourth round, GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov maintained his half-point lead at the London Chess Classic's Elite Tournament with a third consecutive win. The Uzbek GM defeated GM Michael Adams as Black but saw his main rival GM Alireza Firo...
GM Ediz Gurel capped off a tremendous November in the Bullet Brawl arena by picking up his third $400 win of the month on Saturday. Gurel won 49 games, drew three, and lost 13, amassing a winning score of 167 points in the process.
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GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov's second win in a row, this time over GM Nikita Vitiugov, has given him the sole lead in the London Chess Classic's Elite Tournament on 2.5/3 after the remaining games were drawn. GM Michael Adams took a draw by repetition...