While Wesley So may have been the only player to win on the second day of the 2019 FIDE Grand Prix in Jerusalem, Alexander Grischuk was the round's biggest winner. The Russian grandmaster, despite not playing in the event, cl...
The Tata Steel Chess India Rapid & Blitz has come to a close, with Magnus Carlsen the clear winner scoring 27 points, a full four points ahead of the second-place finisher Hikaru Nakamura. The event also marked an end ...
Magnus Carlsen extended his lead to five points at the Tata Steel Chess India Rapid & Blitz with nine rounds of blitz remaining. With the world champion nearly assured the first place prize, the audience kept a close eye on Vi...
Chess.com's Team Battle series continues on Tuesday, November 19 at 1 p.m. PST on Twitch.tv/Chess. This month's theme, Femme "Batale," will feature a women's continental clash between Europe and North America. WFM Maria Eme...
The 2019 European Team Chess Championship has reached its final third, with Russia leading in both the open and women's section. While strong Russian teams are the norm in any team tournament, the championship has seen a wide range of upsets. Af...
Round two of the FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss saw the young Russian talent Alexey Sarana test the reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway. Pushing a pleasant position out of a prepared Sicilian line, Sarana sec...
Wesley So showed that he was a force to be reckoned with this Speed Chess Championship by eliminating Azeri grandmaster Shakhriyar Mamedyarov. The match went just as Hikaru Nakamura predicted in his post-match interview on Tuesday. Mam...
Chess.com's first-ever Hand and Brain Team Battle will feature a sibling rivalry on October 2 at 6 PM PDT on Twitch.tv/AlexandraBotez, Twitch.tv/Chessbrah, Twitch.tv/GMNaroditsky and Twitch.tv/AndreaBotez. Making their Team Battle debut, si...
Vlad Dobrov put together an admirable performance in his Speed Chess Championship debut, testing the defending champion Hikaru Nakamura throughout the match. While the Russian grandmaster kept the blitz portions interesting, Na...
Monday night's match between Ding Liren and Sam Shankland kicked off the Speed Chess Championship, the premier Chess.com tournament of the year. Fresh off his playoff victory against Magnus Carlsen in the Sinquefield Cu...
The PRO Chess League Summer Series enters championship weekend with eight teams looking to capture the league's first-ever summer title. With both the San Francisco Mechanics and the Minnesota Blizzard winning their respective play-in round m...
The PRO Chess League Summer Series group stage comes to an end on Saturday, and with the Montreal Chessbrahs clinching first place in Group D, the Minnesota Blizzard, Norway Gnomes and the Cannes Blitzstream...
Fans have waited weeks for this Saturday's PRO Chess League Summer Series match-ups, as the "group of death" kicks off with the Cannes Blitzstreams, Minnesota Blizzard, Montreal Chessbrahs and the Norway Gnomes. ...
PRO Chess League Summer Series action resumes on Saturday as the Armenia Eagles, Moscow Wizards, Mumbai Movers and the Sao Paulo Capybaras each look to take a step closer to the Summer Series Championship this August....
This Saturday, four new teams will enter the PRO Chess League Summer Series. The Armenia Eagles, Moscow Wizards, and Mumbai Movers each will be looking to earn a spot in the Summer Series Championship. Alongside the Eastern Division heav...
Parham Maghsoodloo outfoxed Alexey Sarana in Thursday's Junior Speed Chess Championship quarterfinal match, with strong finishes in both the 5|1 and 3|1 segments. The Iranian grandmaster won 15-11 and will now face the win...
This summer's PRO Chess League Summer Series has been the season for fans. As teams fight for a coveted Summer Series championship spot, fans have made all of the difference powering their favorite teams in the Live Club Matches every week. With...
All four Group B teams did just enough last week to keep their PRO Chess League Summer Series hopes alive. With the Reykjavik Puffins facing the Baden Baden Snowballs, and the Pittsburgh Pawngrabbers taking on the Bar...
This Saturday, Group B will take center stage in the PRO Chess League Summer Series, as the Barcelona Raptors, Baden Baden Snowballs, Pittsburgh Pawngrabbers and Reykjavik Puffins look to make their cases for a spot in the Summer Se...
This Saturday, Europe will make its debut into the PRO Chess League Summer Series, as three Central Division sides look to make their impact in Group B. The "group of life" nickname means that any of the four teams can find themselves in the next ...
This Saturday's match-ups mark the end of Group A action in the PRO Chess League Summer Series, as two teams can lock their spot in the first-ever Summer Series Championship. So far the Saint Louis Arch Bishops and Chengdu Pandas have control...
Today, PRO Chess League action will be heating up as the PRO Chess League Summer Series start on June 1. Fans of 16 PCL teams will join top chess professionals as they head to battle in a series of live club matches to determine the cham...
The PRO Chess League may have just crowned a new champion, but 16 teams are already eyeing the PRO Chess League Summer Series, which starts on June 1. Unlike traditional PRO Chess League events, teams will depend on their fans each ...
In just a few weeks, PRO Chess League action will be heating up as the PRO Chess League Summer Series start on June 1. Fans of 16 PCL teams will join top chess professionals as they head to battle in a series of live club matches to dete...
While chess fans worldwide may have had their eyes glued to PRO Chess League action, the World Team Championship or Prague, here are some stories you may have missed this past month: Chess Therapy for Panic Disorders Catching Up with the Quee...
