The 2021 FIDE World Championship is about to begin! In just one day, the single most important match of the last three years will start after GM Ian Nepomniachtchi makes his first move to fight for the throne that is currently occupied by GM Magnu...
The 2021 World Rapid & Blitz Championship and Women's Rapid & Blitz Championship are elite events organized by FIDE to determine the best players in fast time controls in the world. The championship gathered national champions and grandmas...
Hey, chess lovers! October was a good month for chess learners; we added a cool new game analysis tool to help you improve after every single game you play! And that's not all! Let's review what happened on the site last month! Web...
The 2021-2022 Bughouse World Championship is a tournament where players will gather to play a series of bughouse matches. The event runs from November 8 through January 2022 and will have a $5,000 prize fund. Here's all the information you need ...
The Netflix sensation Squid Game has been sweeping the world. It's currently the #1 Netflix show in the United States and the Chess.com staff has more than a few fans. You may be asking yourself, "What does Squid Game have to do with chess?" The...
Hey, chess lovers! October is upon us and with that, a chance to pause and review what kept our Product Development, Support, and Fair Play teams hopping last month. Here's a quick look back at September 2021... Web Improving the usability of...
Do you want your event featured on Chess.com, the world's most popular chess website? If you are an event organizer, whether online or over the board, it is now simpler than ever to promote your event using Chess.com. With an Events Page o...
The FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss is a chess tournament that is part of the world championship cycle. The 2021 Grand Swiss ran from October 27-November 8 and determined two candidates for the 2022 world championship. It was won by GM Alireza Firouz...
The 2021 U.S. Chess Championship is a 12-player, 11-round tournament that takes place October 5-19, 2021 in St. Louis to determine the next chess champion of the United States. The 2021 U.S. Women's Championship is being held concurrently with t...
The 2021 FIDE World Women's Team Championship will be held from September 27-October 2, 2021 and broadcast on Chess.com. Broadcast Schedule Teams Format Location Prize Fund Regulations Broadcast You can follow the 2021 Women's Team...
The Arena Kings Season 8 started on September 22 at 10 a.m. PT/19:00 CEST and happens every Wednesday until December 15. In this event, streamers battle in a series of 3|0 blitz arenas to take the Arena King crown and a share of the more than $40,...
Everybody is playing chess online now, and you're wondering how you can start playing too? Good news: it's super easy to start playing chess and having fun (and maybe getting smarter along the way)! Here's what you need to know to join the milli...
Have you ever had your pawn captured as if it had moved only one square, but you had moved it two squares? If so, were you confused and scared? Well, you are not alone. More and more members are contacting our support team with heartbreakin...
Norway Chess is a classical chess tournament held every year since 2013 in Stavanger, Norway. Up until 2019 it was accompanied by a blitz tournament, which was put on hold during the coronavirus pandemic. Norway Chess 2021 ran from September 7-1...
Hey, chess lovers! How time flies! After a short hiatus, we're back to review not one, but two months of goings-on around the site—and with our apps. Let's buckle up and review what was new in July and August 2021. Web We comp...
When you see chess in movies, it's always associated with great minds—and there's a good reason for this: chess is the ultimate intellectual game. Being a great chess player requires superb strategic abilities, planning, calculation, pattern...
GM Hikaru Nakamura won the main event of the 2021 Speed Chess Championship. This multi-event series featured top players competing in fast-paced games for a piece of the $232,000 prize fund. The event started on March 31 with the Bullet Chess Cham...
Here it comes! PogChamps 4 is just around the corner, with the games beginning in only three days. With so many streaming superstars participating, the Botez sisters piloting the action, and hundreds of thousands of dollars in the mix PogChamps 4 ...
The 2021 Speed Chess Championship Grand Prix is part of the 2021 Speed Chess Championship and one of the qualification events for the 2021 Speed Chess Championship's Main Event. Four different one-day tournaments comprise the Grand Prix, startin...
GM Hikaru Nakamura won the Main Event of the 2021 Speed Chess Championship on December 19—winning his fourth consecutive title. Nakamura defeated GM Wesley So in the final by a dominating score of 23-8. The event ran from November 8-Dec...
The 2021 Speed Chess Championship Super Swiss is part of the 2021 Speed Chess Championship and one of the 2021 Speed Chess Championship Main Event qualification events. The event features titled players competing in a 15-round blitz Swiss event,...
Pro Chess League: Arena Royale is a tournament featuring teams from the PRO Chess League competing for a $100,000 prize fund. The Arena Royale will run from September 16 through September 24 as a prelude to the return of the PRO Chess League ...
We at Chess.com are not immune to the "listicle," although that word doesn't really apply to our list articles. We do this type of article better than anyone in the chess world with in-depth content on each listed player, game, etc. rather than on...
The 2021 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz is the final rapid and blitz tournament of the 2021 Grand Chess Tour. Games will start on August 11 at 1 p.m. PT/22:00 CEST, with 10 elite players competing for their share of the $150,000 prize fund in rapid...
