GM Magnus Carlsen is about to play the biggest chess game of his life. Not the most important, but the most opponents he's ever faced at once: it's Magnus Carlsen Vs. The World. The event begins on Friday, April 4, when Magnus makes his first…
Challenger GM Tan Zhongyi played the Sicilian Defense and ultimately made a comfortable 39-move draw against Champion Ju Wenjun as the 2025 FIDE Women's World Championship began in Shanghai. "From the first game I think Tan is going to be a v...
GM Liem Le and GM Hikaru Nakamura are your winners of Titled Tuesday on April 1, Nakamura after finishing second in the early event. Tiebreaks were not necessary to determine either winner or even Nakamura's second-place finish. It was Le's second...
Defending Women’s World Champion Ju Wenjun is striving to become only the fourth player in history to win the title five times as she takes on challenger and former champion GM Tan Zhongyi in the 2025 FIDE Women's World Championship in Shang...
GM Arjun Erigaisi is back to world number-four on the April 2025 FIDE rating list after two wins in the German League saw him leapfrog GM Fabiano Caruana, who lost to GM Hikaru Nakamura in The American Cup. The truly spectacular Indian achievement...
We’re excited to announce the release of our newest feature, Life Review! Chess.com’s Game Review has become an incredibly popular tool to help chess players understand and improve their game. Life Review takes that same underlying tec...
In last season's Collegiate Chess League (CCL) finals, the University of Missouri (Mizzou) defeated St. Louis University (SLU) in a tight match. There were some adventures along the way, but both teams worked their way back to the Collegiate Chess...
On the road to the grandmaster title, IM-elect Tani Adewumi has only one stop left. In round five of the tournament NYC Chess Norms Spring 2025, the 14-year-old crossed 2400 by live rating and thus completed the final requirement for the internati...
GM Andrew Tang was denied a record-equaling four-peat in Saturday's Bullet Brawl by a dominant performance by GM Hikaru Nakamura that saw him capture his 38th title and the $400 first prize. Following a successful The American Cup campaign, N...
Liam Hereford won the 2025 Chess.com Atomic Chess Championship after winning both the Winners Final and Grand Final Reset. Eduardo Lorenzon lost to Hereford early on in the Winners Semifinals, but he climbed through three matches in the Losers Bra...