Announcing The $1,000,000 Chess.com World Championship

[ad_1] Chess.com is delighted to announce the Chess.com World Championship (CWC), our biggest tournament ever. With a total prize fund of $1,000,000, including $500,000 for our final live event at…

Chess.com Announces Verified Accounts – Chess.com

[ad_1] Chess.com is extremely excited to announce that verified accounts are coming to Chess.com beginning April 21. Have you ever wanted a simple way for other members to know that…

Announcing Treasure Chess: A Chess NFT Marketplace

[ad_1] Chess.com is partnering with treasure.chess.com to offer an experimental NFT marketplace where players, creators, and collectors can create, trade, buy, and sell NFTs made from their Chess.com games. NFTs…

The American Cup Day 1: Sevian Upsets So

[ad_1] GM Sam Sevian is on the brink of a 2700+ rating after beating the reigning U.S. Champion Wesley So in the first round of The American Cup. This brand…

Nakamura Wins Fourth Week Straight: Arena Kings Season 9 Week 11

[ad_1] GM Hikaru Nakamura won his fourth consecutive Arena Kings on April 20 with a score of 3.5-0.5 in the final and has continued a streak of winning every time he’s…

Closely Contested Titled Tuesdays Go To Nakamura, Andreikin

[ad_1] There were multiway ties at the top in both Titled Tuesday tournaments on April 19, but they produced two familiar winners. GM Hikaru Nakamura had the best tiebreaks of…

Nihal Topples Ghosh: 2022 Junior Speed Chess Championship Round Of 16

[ad_1] The 2022 Junior Speed Chess Championship presented by SIG continued today with the return of the two-time champion, GM Nihal Sarin, as he took on IM Aronyak Ghosh in their…

Carlsen Reiterates Uncertainty Of Defending World Title

[ad_1] “If anyone expects or hopes that I will say yes, I have to prepare them for disappointment,” said Magnus Carlsen in an interview with Norway’s biggest newspaper on Monday. The…

Yoo Eliminates Pragg: 2022 Junior Speed Chess Championship Round Of 16

[ad_1] IM Christopher Yoo was victorious in his round of 16 match today against GM Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa in the 2022 Junior Speed Chess Championship presented by SIG. Few points separated the players…

Aronian Clinches Knockout: Rapid Chess Championship Week 10

[ad_1] GM Levon Aronian won week 10 of the 2022 Rapid Chess Championship presented by Coinbase, besting GM Alexander Grischuk in the knockout final.  GM Hikaru Nakamura won the Swiss tournament and made…