The rise of of chess in esports continues. On Saturday, Team Falcons announced the signing of none other than GM Alireza Firouzja, while Wolves Esports made their first acquisition with Chinese star GM Yu Yangyi.
Firouzja, a 21-year-old Iranian-...
GM Hikaru Nakamura made a resounding statement in Saturday's Bullet Brawl, dominating the strongest edition in history after scoring 75.5/80 and accumulating 286 points. IM Yoseph Taher and GM Sam Sevian rounded out the podium, finishing well belo...
There are two leaders after four rounds at the 2025 Prague Chess Festival Masters: Indian GMs Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu and Aravindh Chithambaram, a point ahead of the field. Praggnanandhaa scored his second consecutive victory, with Black against...
GM Magnus Carlsen's world famous jeans from the 2024 World Rapid Championship have been sold at auction for a staggering $36,000. The proceeds will go to charity.
An anonymous bidder had the highest bid on Saturday following a 10-day bidding war...
Martin's your first chess opponent. He's played over 500 million games. And he's never gotten any better. Now, it's time to meet his family: Martin Jr., Marty, Martin XIII, and Martina.
Are you ready to face off against the Martin family? Head o...
FM Matfey Rogov now holds two Chess.com variant titles after the 17-year-old won the 2025 Chess.com 3-Check Championship in a thrilling Grand Final Reset. Rogov, who is also the site's Atomic Chess champion, played the "game of the tournament" to ...
FM Matfey Rogov now holds two Chess.com variant titles after the 17-year-old won the 2025 Chess.com 3-Check Championship in a thrilling Grandfinal Reset. Rogov, who is also the site's Atomic Chess champion, played the "game of the tournament" to d...
GM Aravindh Chithambaram took the sole lead of the 2025 Prague Chess Festival Masters after winning his game in round three against GM Wei Yi. There were two more decisive results: GM Vincent Keymer bounced back from yesterday's loss by beating GM...
GM Arjun Erigaisi won Freestyle Friday outright over a field of 307 players on February 28, doing so with a win over erstwhile leader GM Shant Sargsyan in the final round. GM Hikaru Nakamura ended up taking second place from Sargsyan on tiebreaks,...
World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju is up to a career-best world number-three on the official March 2025 FIDE rating list after overtaking GMs Fabiano Caruana and Arjun Erigaisi during the 2025 Tata Steel Chess Masters. GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, w...