Carlsen To Play In FIDE Chess World Cup Again

Just like in 2017, GM Magnus Carlsen will be participating in the FIDE World Cup that starts July 12 in Sochi, Russia. The world champion won’t be clashing with his…

Superbet Chess Classic: Mamedyarov Strikes With Wonderful Combination

GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov caught the leaders GM Alexander Grischuk and GM Wesley So in first place in the fifth round of the Superbet Chess Classic. Mamedyarov was the only winner…

Nakamura Wins June 8 Titled Tuesday

GM Hikaru Nakamura returned to the top of Titled Tuesday on June 8, winning outright with a score of 10/11. Iranian GM Amin Tabatabaei took clear second with 9.5/11 ahead…

Superbet Chess Classic: Leaders Caruana, Deac Lose

The Superbet Chess Classic is wide open again after both the tournament leaders GM Fabiano Caruana and GM Bogdan-Daniel Deac lost their game. Caruana was defeated by GM Wesley So whereas…

Chess.com Announces Tournament Arc 2: FGC vs. Anitubers

Tournament Arc returns for a second season, this time with a twist! Running July 16 to 18 and 22 to 25 starting at 5 p.m. Pacific Time/02:00 Central Europe, four…

Chess Done Quick – Puzzles Edition

Chess.com is excited to announce our new series of monthly events for chess streamers, Chess Done Quick. In this first edition, we invite the best streamers to dash through our…

FTX Crypto Cup: Caruana Jumps To 1st, Carlsen Still Struggling

Scoring 4/5 on the second day, GM Fabiano Caruana jumped to shared first place at the FTX Crypto Cup. The American GM shares the lead with 2022 FIDE Candidate GM…

FTX Crypto Cup: Carlsen, Nepomniachtchi Barely Survive Preliminaries

Another modest 3/5 score on day three of the FTX Crypto Cup was enough for GM Magnus Carlsen to make it to the knockout stage, which starts on Wednesday. World…

Xiong Wins May 25 Titled Tuesday

GM Jeffery Xiong won the May 25 Titled Tuesday tournament outright with a score of 10/11, his second win in as many months. GM Vladimir Dobrov finished second with 9.5/11…

FTX Crypto Cup QF: Radjabov, So Lead As Carlsen, Nakamura Trade Blows

GM Teimour Radjabov and GM Wesley So are leading their two-day matches in the quarterfinals of the FTX Crypto Cup. Radjabov defeated GM Anish Giri in the fourth game, while…