Sometimes we just want to sit back and be amazed by remarkable chess games. We've all looked at the games played by the strongest grandmasters and revered them for their unique technique and unparalleled ability. But what if I told you there's a "...
The field of the 2022 Candidates Tournament is set, and every player is ranked at least 15th in the world: GM Ding Liren (2nd), GM Alireza Firouzja (3rd), GM Fabiano Caruana (4th), GM Richard Rapport (5th), GM Ian Nepomnia...
Lularobs is one of the fastest-growing chess streamers around. Despite only starting in 2021, she’s built up a loyal Twitch following and a reputation as chess’s undisputed meme queen on Twitter. She also recently competed in her first...
Today we are going to discuss a common tactical idea that usually starts an immediate attack against your opponent's castled king. Here are the elements of this pattern: Your opponent castles to make their king safe They play h7-h6 (or h2-h3 ...
The 2022 Grand Chess Tour is an annually recurring series of over-the-board chess tournaments featuring some of the very best grandmasters in the world. This year features a prize fund of $1,400,000 with events held in Romania, Poland, Croati...
The Chess.com Global Championship 2022 is a worldwide event open to all Chess.com verified players. With a $1,000,000 prize fund, this is the largest event in Chess.com's history. The Open Qualifier stage started on May 1 and ends on July 31, with...
The 2022 I'M Not A GM Speed Chess Championship (IMSCC) is an event played on Chess.com where some of the strongest IMs compete in a series of speed chess matches. The event runs May 9 through June 15, with players vying for their share of the $10,...
The Play-in phase of the Chess.com Global Championship is over! From now on, only players who qualified and have not been eliminated can play in the CGC. Qualifier Events (Over) Play-In Events (Over) Event Information Past Results Qual...
Morphy. Capablanca. Fischer. Most chess fans know these legendary names. Other young players, like GM Abhimanyu Mishra or ChessKid FM Tani Adewumi, are known to chess fans right now and we await to see just how good they will become. And...
The title of this article probably sounds absolutely crazy to you since gasoline makes fires stronger. Yes, in real life it is absolutely impossible to put out a fire with gasoline, but here we are talking about the wonderful world of chess, where...
GM Wesley So won the inaugural Chess.com Global Championship in November 2022. This event was the first Chess.com championship with a cycle open to all of our verified players. Players competed in official Chess.com verified events for their share...
We are pleased to recognize FM Amir Hadzovic as the Chess.com Coach of the Month for April 2022. Amir has won youth championships and defeated grandmasters, but it his excellent coaching that separates him from most chess masters. With m...
With the strongest engines playing each other 24/7 for the Computer Chess Championship, chess fans are graced with a virtually infinite supply of fascinating games. However, every now and then a game is SO extraordinary that even other computer ga...
Waiting moves are among the hardest to spot in chess because, by definition, they don't seem to have any immediate purpose. They don't overtly change the position in any way and, further, they pass the move to the opponent. That's actually the poi...
Welcome to the second Chess.com Club of the Month article! This series gives our readers the chance to know a few of the incredible communities we have on Chess.com and learn more about what they do and who they are. It might even give you the ins...
GM Hikaru Nakamura's qualification for the Candidates Tournament came as a big surprise for the chess community since it appeared as he had pretty much retired from competitive chess. Yet, Nakamura's hunger for serious tournaments after a long per...
Chess.com’s Streamer of the Month for April is GM Benjamin Bok, one of the highest-rated chess players who regularly streams and produces content on Twitch. This popular Dutch GM, currently based in St. Louis, has developed a fanbase of...
GM Alireza Firouzja is the youngest player ever to reach the Mount Everest rating of 2800 in chess history and is one of the youngest world championship candidates to this day. He previously reached number two in the world, then second to onl...
GM Ian Nepomniachtchi won the 2022 Candidates Tournament with one round to spare, repeating his impressive feat from the last Candidates. GM Ding Liren finished the tournament in second place and is facing Nepomniachtchi for the title of FIDE...
Chess is a game of intrigue... a game of hopes and dreams. It is a marvel that allows us to externalize and analyze our inner thoughts. Its beauty shines brightly through its mystical persona. The goddess of Caissa has charmed millions. Long-he...
The 2022 Junior Speed Chess Championship presented by SIG is the latest edition of Chess.com's top event for young players, featuring a $35,000 prize fund. This year's edition began March 31 and lasts until the final on June 6. The ...
Last week I had one of the worst nightmares a chess coach can experience. No, none of my students blundered a queen nor played the Berlin Variation of the Ruy Lopez—the danger came from a totally different direction. I was watching a playoff...
Two legs down, one to go in the 2022 FIDE Grand Prix, and the race for a spot in the Candidates Tournament this summer. It's been a great event so far, and the most dramatic part is coming up beginning March 22. Our goal here is to outline the mor...
Chess.com's March Coach of the Month is WFM Fruzsina Szente-Varga! Her Chess.com profile page is a testament to her effectiveness as a coach. Countless students have left her notes expressing their gratitude for her help. Szente-Varga is not only ...
