What if I told you that Chess.com, as you know it, is nothing but a lie? That the moves you play, the blunders you make... that the whole website is nothing but a prison designed to keep us from winning chess games? Unfortunately, I would be lyi...
A record $2 million prize pot will be on offer in the 2023 season of the Champions Chess Tour—making it the richest and most prestigious annual circuit in chess history. The new season kicks off February 3 with the Airthings Masters; the f...
He's the 15th world chess champion, five-time world champion, and one of the greatest chess players of all time. India's first grandmaster, his career as a chess star has spanned five decades and lasted from his teenage years into his 50s. He has ...
As a fan or as a player of top-level chess, whether you need a weekend chess fix or are looking for pure bullet competition, Chess.com has the event for you! We're bringing another regularly scheduled tournament for titled players to Chess.com on ...
The Pro Chess League (PCL) returns on February 1 with a $150,000 prize fund. Don't miss your favorite players like GM Magnus Carlsen and GM Hikaru Nakamura—both confirmed!—in action in this long-running team rapid event. The qualifier ...
Chess.com's Clock app just got updated on iOS and Android. With more functionality, tons of useful presets, and an overall better design, the most popular chess clock app in the world got even better. If you're on the go and have a chess s...
Over 10,000 members chimed in with their votes this year, and Chess.com is happy to announce the winners of the 2022 Chess.com Awards! These awards are an opportunity to celebrate the fantastic year 2022 has been for chess. They are also a way for...
It's time to get your tactics on, as Puzzle Week returns for 2023, beginning on January 9. To celebrate, all of our 100 million-plus members will have unlimited access to Puzzle Battle and other puzzle features for the entire week: Monday...
Since the dawn of the internet, cats have thrived: With every cat meme shared, these powerful felines slowly but surely took over the internet. And now, they have come over to Chess.com. The new Cat Bots are ready for a chess game agains...
Chess.com is excited to announce that the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour and the Chess.com Global Championship are coming together in 2023 to form one unified chess series. This huge event kicks off on February 6 and spans the entire year. With si...
Chess.com, the world’s largest chess website, has acquired Play Magnus Group, a leading chess entertainment and education company. The proposed acquisition was initially announced on August 24, 2022 and was unanimously recommended by Pl...
The annual Chess.com Daily Chess Championship is back for 2023. Over 12,000 players have already signed up for the event, and that number continues to climb! Do you want to join the largest tournament of the year? Then the Chess.com Daily Chess ...
What a year this has been for chess! We have not one, but two world championship challengers as the World Champion Magnus Carlsen stepped away from the competition. A new wave of talent from Uzbekistan, India, and other countries took the wor...
We're about to see the final games of one of the most exciting World Cups unfold. Whether you're rooting for the soccer giants France and Argentina, waiting to see Croatian veteran Modric take the cup home, or hoping Morocco makes history as the f...
Sports fans, mark your calendars for December 13 at 10:30 a.m. PT/19:30 CET. It's the crossover event you won't want to miss: Gordon Hayward vs. Larry Fitzgerald... fans included! These two big-time chess fans and star athletes will be playing in ...
Are you a member of the Chess.com Discord server? If not, now’s the time to join! We’ve just revamped our server, giving you lots of brand-new benefits and ways to be part of a community full of 35,000+ chess lovers. What’s new...
Is it already the end of the year again? The Holiday season approaches, and on Chess.com this can only mean one thing: Your favorite Holiday Bots are back! Put on your best holiday-themed sweater, grab some cookies, pour some eggnog, and head to o...
Chess.com is happy to announce that we've released 50 lessons on the most popular chess openings. Developed by our team of master players, these lessons will teach you everything you need to know to take your opening play to the next level. Many...
Chess.com is happy to announce that registrations are now open for the Spring 2023 season of the Collegiate Chess League! This season returns with the 4 vs. 4 team format most CCL players and fans are familiar with and a whopping $30,000...
The 2022 Speed Chess Championship main event begins in less than a week! Sixteen of the world’s top players will find out who’s the quickest on their feet as they vie for the world’s most prestigious online speed chess title.&nbs...
Chess.com is excited to announce the 2022 Speed Chess Championship, beginning in late November. World #1 GM Magnus Carlsen returns to an absolutely star-studded 16-player field that also includes four-time Speed Chess Champion GM Hikaru ...
Chess.com is proud to announce that you can now enjoy Game Review in the newest versions of our mobile apps for Android and iOS! Study your moves like never before, review key moments, and relish your latest brilliant move right from your phone. M...
Some billionaires like to go to space while others enjoy posting weird tweets—some even fancy going to space and posting weird tweets. No one knows what goes on inside a billionaire's mind, but we do know one thing: When we turn them into bo...
The Chess.com Global Championship Finals start on November 2, 2022! As our biggest tournament of the year reaches its thrilling conclusion, the live finals will now occur in two locations: Toronto, Canada, and Belgrade, Serbia. Check out the detai...
