IM Levy Rozman, the popular streamer and content creator behind GothamChess, has recently announced the winners for his $100,000 chess scholarship program. In a partnership with ChessKid.com, the scholastic branch of Chess.com, Rozman recently c...
GM Ian Nepomniachtchi will be the challenger for the 2021 FIDE World Championship Match which begins on November 24. Chess.com is his official chess sponsor, and we were able to catch up with him for this interview. You can watch the video below...
Note: GM Richard Rapport has replaced GM Alireza Firouzja in the 2021 Speed Chess Championship Main Event. All picks in the Bracket Contest for Firouzja will now be counted as Rapport picks. We know that this is not an ideal situation and we thank...
We are happy to announce the 2021-2022 Bughouse World Championship! The beloved variant championship starts on November 8 and will extend through January 2022. The strongest bughouse players in the world will come together to fight for their piece...
The spookiest night of the year is almost upon us, but you don't need to be scared. It turns out that some monsters actually enjoy a good game of chess! You can now play against two brand new Halloween bots—but do it quickly, before they dis...
Streamer sensation IM Levy Rozman (GothamChess) has recently announced he will be funding scholarship opportunities. Rozman will donate $100,000 to chess programs in United States schools to support competitive scholastic chess teams. Schools gi...
Earlier this week, FIDE, the International Chess Federation, announced a sponsorship for women's chess with Establishment Labs, a company producing and marketing a breast implant product line branded as Motiva®. This is the first-ever corporat...
The 2021 FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss and the inaugural Women's Grand Swiss are approaching fast, with the first games starting on October 27! The events will gather the best players in the world to compete in a Swiss tournament for two spots in the...
It's time for the eighth season of the wildly popular Arena Kings tournament on Chess.com! Once again featuring a doubled $40,000 prize fund, this season begins Wednesday, September 22 at 10 a.m. PT/19:00 CEST. Streamers from around the world do...
The PRO Chess League: Arena Royale is right around the corner, with action beginning on September 16. Be sure to catch your favorite PCL teams in battle during this exciting eight-day event! The Saint Louis Arch Bishops are loaded as usual. They...
The 2021-22 season of the 20/20 Championship League hosted on and sponsored by Chess.com begins September 19! This extremely popular live rapid team event has featured nearly 200 teams from around the world since it was launched online. Teams in...
Chess.com is delighted and excited to announce that GM Ian Nepomniachtchi, 2021 Candidates Tournament winner and world championship challenger to GM Magnus Carlsen, has signed a long-term sponsorship agreement with Chess.com! "We are thrilled to...
It is with great excitement that Chess.com announces the return of one of the most highly-anticipated online chess events in the world: The Speed Chess Championship is back for 2021! This four-month extravaganza will begin on September 18 and conc...
Chess.com invites you to try out different ways to express your chess with our three newest features! We are rolling out more emoji with Quick Chat, Board Emoji, and Reactions. We designed these features to make your chess experience even more fun...
Chess.com is thrilled to announce a special one-day only Arena Kings: Club Edition tournament with $10,000 in prizes. Arena Kings has long been the premiere online chess tournament for chess streamers, awarding over $150,000 in prizes across seven...
Chess.com is happy to announce the launch of our new and improved Daily Puzzle experience! We've updated the look and feel of the page to make your daily dose of tactic training even better. Solve Today's Daily Puzzle! Here are the main updates...
Chess.com is excited to announce the release of Club Arenas! This new feature is yet another exciting tool that will make chess much more fun and enjoyable for the community. Clubs can now compete in arenas against other clubs. As many clubs and...
Chess.com is happy to announce the return of the PRO Chess League. The PRO Chess League: Arena Royale is a special, one-week event for the PCL that will run from September 16 through September 24 and will have a $100,000 prize fund. Elite che...
FIDE has recently announced that the 2021 FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss and Women's Grand Swiss, initially planned to take place at Isle of Man, will move to Riga. The two events are part of the qualification cycle for the World Chess Championship, w...
Chess.com and the Botez sisters are excited to announce BlockBattles, the second edition of the highly successful BlockChamps event! On August 8 at 11 a.m. PT/20:00 CEST, the best Minecraft and Variety streamers in the world will gather to compete...
Chess.com is happy to announce the release of tablebases inside of our Analysis page, a new tool that will help you get even better in the endgame! Combined with our recently released Endgame page, this new feature is everything you need to domina...
Chess.com is thrilled to announce that GM Fabiano Caruana, the 2018 world championship challenger, #1 rated American chess player, and longtime #2 player in the world, will be a Chess.com commentator for the 2021 World Chess Championship! The lege...
It's back! PogChamps 4 presented by Coinbase begins on August 29, 2021. The latest edition of the breakout series returns for what will surely be the biggest, best, and brightest PogChamps yet! $100,000 is up for grabs in the prize fund and C...
PALO ALTO, CA (July 14, 2021) Chess.com is the first official broadcast partner of the Women’s World Chess Championship cycle and the 2022 Women’s World Chess Championship as part of a historic multi-year agreement with the Internation...
