FM Faustino Oro, dubbed the 'Messi of Chess,' has created a media frenzy in his native Argentina by setting a prestigious new world record. This week he followed up by beating none other than GM Hikaru Nakamura twice. Oro achieved his final norm...
TwitchCon, TwitchCon, TwitchCon. I just celebrated my first time at the convention as part of the Chess.com team. Sure, I expected things to be a little bit wild. But what I walked into was a vibrant ball of purple-drenched chaos, inflatable pawns...
Are you ready to take on some of the greatest strategists in history? Prepare your army and head to our Play Computer page to join forces with the new Roman Empire bots. The more games you win against the bots, the stronger they grow as the month ...
British chess sensation WFM Bodhana Sivanandan continues to make chess history. Now the nine-year-old prodigy is set to become the youngest player ever to represent England in an international sporting competition. Sivanandan is one of five play...
Meet nine-year-old Ethan Pang from London, U.K. The chess prodigy has just fulfilled a dream after a series of incredible results that earned him the title of candidate master and the record as the youngest player ever to cross the 2200-barrier. ...
The Collegiate Chess League is excited to announce our third annual summer season, proudly presented by Susquehanna, one of the world’s leading quantitative trading firms. The 2024 summer season will bring back both the bullet and Bughouse...
The talented youngsters dominated the first Kids vs. Stars match, but the experienced masters are not backing down and have brought in reinforcements. Can the stars turn the tide and outsmart their significantly younger opponents? Kids vs. Stars...
10-year-old FM Faustino Oro, dubbed the 'Messi of Chess,' has become the youngest-ever international master and once again earned a place in chess history, securing the final norm today in Barcelona, Spain. The Argentinian prodigy is one of only t...
It's a common problem among chess players: You played a good opening and developed all your pieces. But what do you do next? If you're among the many players who struggle to find the right plan in the middlegame, it's because you're missing the ...
10-year-old Argentinian prodigy FM Faustino Oro missed his final IM norm by a hair's breadth but broke the 2400 barrier for the first time. Meanwhile, he also reached a remarkable milestone on Chess.com. The 'Messi of Chess,' as he's been dubbed...
Chess.com’s print publishing operations, comprising of New in Chess and Everyman Chess are splitting off from Chess.com and merging with Quality Chess to create a group of strong and independent print publishing companies. The New in Chess m...
He's one of the world's top strikers and his nation's greatest-ever goalscorer. But between matches Harry Kane also finds time to dive into the 10-minute pool for a quick game on Chess.com. The 30-year-old, who plays for England in UEFA's Euro 2...
It's time to let your inner chess author shine. We're excited to announce Chessable's 2024 Create Your Own Course contest! This is your chance to launch your own Chessable course presented by none other than 2021 Chessable Author of the Year, IM A...
In a groundbreaking initiative to support women's chess, Saint Louis Chess Club has announced $100,000 awards to U.S. female players achieving the grandmaster title by July 4, 2029. Jeanne Cairns Sinquefield, co-founder of the Saint Louis ...
A major new blitz tournament showcasing the record-breaking next generation of young chess talents in two age categories will launch this month. The ChessKid Youth Championship kicks off on June 29 with a $15,000 prize fund and promises to be a ...
Scramble the back rank of your sets because the 2024 Chess.com Community Championships is launching the Chess960 Championships in just a few weeks! The enticing prize fund of $7,500 includes $2,000 for first place, $1,400 for second, $800 for t...
One of the most unlikely and fun crossovers in sport is back: disc golf and chess are getting together to put on another blockbuster event for fans. The 2024 Chess.com Invitational was the Disc Golf Pro Tour’s season-opening event back in ...
You’ve played fun, new monthly Chess.com bots for years. Now it’s time for you to play the first chess robot ever built, The Mechanical Turk! Created in 1770, The Mechanical Turk was a chess playing automaton that toured around...
Chess.com is excited to announce Chess Events, a brand new app that isolates key features of the site and main app to streamline a user's experience with major events. Chess Events will help you stay up-to-date with the latest tournaments and resu...
At just 10 years old, Argentinian chess prodigy FM Faustino Oro is making significant strides towards achieving the international master (IM) title. On Friday, Oro secured his second norm, edging closer to becoming one of the youngest to ever achi...
A major new international chess event is coming to Spain next month featuring some of the most popular content creators in the game competing for title norms. The first Madrid Chess Festival will play host to three classical tournaments and a bl...
In a surprising turn of events, the Hungarian Chess Federation has announced that GM Richard Rapport will return to play for his native country just two years after transferring to Romania. GM Peter Leko also confirmed his participation. Hungary...
When it comes to chess, are you a Mad Scientist or a Professor? An Artist or a Technician? You can now learn more about your chess self with our new Chess Personality page! Visit Chess Personality Chess Personality will pose 20 quick and fun q...
12-year-old GM-elect Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus has established himself as one of the world's greatest prodigies, breaking GM Judit Polgar's 35-year-old record as the highest-rated player before the age of 13. One of his many grandmaster coaches shares f...
