IM Stefan Docx has been handed a one-year ban from taking part in FIDE-rated tournaments after refusing a metal detector body scan during an incident in Spain. Docx was found not guilty of computer cheating and says he has appealed the suspension....
Six out of eight players are confirmed for the 2024 FIDE Candidates tournament, but the race is still on for the remaining two spots. Here's the status less than six weeks before we get to know the complete field. GMs Ian Nepomniachtchi, Hikaru ...
The London Chess Classic will return with its 13th edition this December in a field headed by Indian prodigy GM Gukesh Dommaraju. The event could potentially be decisive for the 18-year-old's hunt for a Candidates spot. The return of the flagshi...
Chess.com is excited to announce the newest addition to our lineup of athlete chess bots, the Spanish tennis phenom Carlos Alcaraz. You can challenge the young prodigy on our Play Computer page. But beware: Alcaraz will bring to the che...
Finally, it comes down to this. GM Magnus Carlsen and GM Hikaru Nakamura, the two biggest names in chess, go head-to-head with the top players of 2023 as Chess.com’s $2 million Champions Chess Tour reaches its grand finale next month. For ...
The All-India Chess Federation (AICF) has announced a massive financial boost to Indian stars GM Vidit Gujrathi, GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, and IM Vaishali Rameshbabu as they prepare for the journey towards the World Championship title in April...
Please note that the Pro Chess League has been discontinued. Read the official announcement here. It’s nearly time—the most electrifying team event in chess, the worldwide Pro Chess League (PCL), has been confirmed for 2024. Chess....
Chess.com is excited to announce the release of our new Chess.com Superfan Reactions app on iOS. You can now express your love for the game by sending chess-related stickers, GIFs, and YouTube videos directly through iMessage. The app i...
It is one of the top places to study in the world, a seat of learning renowned for educating some of the brightest minds in history. But Harvard University's reputation has never been tested against FM Tani Adewumi and IM Alice Lee! ChessKid's t...
FIDE has announced the venue for the 2023 FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships. The world governing body of chess confirmed the traditional Christmas event will take place in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, from December 26 to 30, with a $1 million p...
British chess has gotten another boost as legends GM Michael Adams (50+) and GM John Nunn (65+) both secured gold medals in the World Senior Championship last week. WGM Monica Calzetta Ruiz (50+) from Spain and WGM Galina Strutinskaia (65+) won wo...
GM Ding Liren has withdrawn from several events since becoming world champion. Now the Chinese star reveals to Chess.com that an unspecified illness is the cause of his absence and that he intends to return to tournament play in 2024. Where is D...
Chess.com, the world’s largest chess site with a global community of more than 150 million members, today announced a partnership with Duolingo, the world’s leading mobile learning platform. To celebrate the occasion, Chess.com is ad...
IM Levy Rozman's much anticipated new book was released with a bang on October 24, receiving excellent reviews, making it to the New York Times bestseller list and reaching number one on three Amazon lists. How to Win at Chess: The Ultimate Guid...
It is the beautiful new chess documentary that every fan of the game should see—whether you can make it to a film festival or stream it live on TV—and now it's an award-winner. The City Of Human Chess, Chess.com's first venture into ...
British chess sensation WCM Bodhana Sivanandan made history today, scoring 10/10 to become England's first world youth champion in 25 years and complete a historic triple crown. The eight-year-old prodigy is dominating the Girls Under 8 category...
Chess.com is excited to announce the release of GM Fabiano Caruana's Ruy Lopez: Dark Archangel course, now available on Chessable. Consistently ranking as the world number two and widely known for his unparalleled opening preparation, Caruana is i...
We're excited to announce that members can now use the Torch chess engine on our Analysis page. Torch is a new engine developed by the Chess.com team that has quickly risen to the top of the chess engine rankings. Developed in less than eight mont...
Chess.com is excited to announce that we will be hosting the 2023 U.S. Collegiate Rapid and Blitz Championships. The rapid championship will be held on October 29 and the blitz championship on November 5. Registration is underway and contin...
GM Simon Williams has been found liable by the Deputy Pensions Ombudsman in the U.K. and ordered to repay over £730,000 (currently roughly $890k) to a pension scheme of which he was the sole trustee. The popular 43-year-old British g...
Chess.com’s top event for women, the $70,000 Julius Baer Women’s Speed Chess Championship, is back next month and this time with a big-name sponsor and six of the strongest players on the planet. Defending champion GM Kateryna Lagno ...
It is the dark shadow that stalks chess—the failure of senior figures in the game to tackle its shameful gender gap and a recent stream of shocking sexual misconduct allegations. Chess, it is said, has to do better. Now, a new group has fo...
GM Judit Polgar's Global Chess Festival, now in its ninth edition since starting in 2007, is one of the true highlights of the chess calendar. Held in Budapest, Hungary, and also online, it attracts thousands of chess fans from around the world fo...
The I’M Not A GM Speed Chess Championship (IMSCC), the event that pits your favorite players who've not (yet) made GM, is back for its 2023 edition this week—and we can't wait until it kicks off on Thursday, October 12 at 11 a.m. ET/ 1...
