Hey, chess lovers! We are well into June already, which means it's high time to review last month's developments, as well as the latest numbers from our Fairplay and Support teams. Let's dive into May 2021... Web Many more UI and fu...
The Blitzcoin Invitational presented by The Charlotte Chess Center and Chess.com is an event where top US Chess players 25 years old and under will compete for their share of one Bitcoin. The prized Bitcoin is generously provided by one of Daniel ...
Tournament Arc 2 is an event featuring YouTubers from the Anime community and Fighting Games players competing for their share of a $10,000 total prize fund. The event will run July 16 to 18 and 22 to 25, starting at 5 p.m. PT/02:00 CEST. The even...
CryptoChamps powered by Coinbase is a tournament featuring star personalities from the world of cryptocurrencies. The event will happen on June 12 and 13, starting at 10 a.m. Pacific/19:00 CEST. The total prize fund will be $25,000 and participant...
The 2021 Junior Speed Chess Championship presented by ChessKid was an online competition for top junior chess players. The event ran from June 7 through October 19 and featured a total prize fund of $35,000 for the competition. For the seco...
FM Anna-Maja Kazarian defeated WFM Alessia Santeramo and collected her second crown during February's Winner Stays. Kazarian is now only one win away from ascending to the Pantheon. Chess.com's Vice President of Engineering Josh defeated his cow...
Chess Done Quick is the new series of monthly events for streamers. Every month, top streamers will create new accounts and do a live speedrun using one of Chess.com's features. On May 31 at 12 p.m. Pacific/21:00 Central European the event ...
Hey, chess lovers! There's another month behind us, and that means another month of projects, large and small, to review! Here's what happened around the site in April 2021... Web Improved logic is now used to sort chess Events available to w...
The Arena Kings Season 7 runs from May 12 through August 4. Streamers will clash in a series of 3|0 blitz arenas to fight for their piece of a $40,000 prize fund and the Arena King title. Arenas start every Wednesday at 10 a.m. Pacific Time...
GM Hou Yifan won the 2021 Women's Speed Chess Championship after defeating GM Harika Dronavalli in the final match of the event. Harika was just one point behind Hou in the last game of the match, but the Chinese grandmaster managed to win the gam...
The FIDE Candidates Tournament resumes this Monday, April 19, 2021, in Yekaterinburg, Russia. The winner will earn the right to challenge GM Magnus Carlsen for the world championship in November in Dubai. This article provides you with all th...
Hey, chess lovers! Last month was a big month for new products and lots of updates and improvements. So let's review! Here's what happened around the site in March 2021... Web After applying the final touches, based on beta feedbac...
Chess.com is happy to announce that we have just rolled out another new feature: the Library. You can now create a collection of games and store them conveniently all in one place. Go To Your Library! Whether you want to study a particular open...
GM Alireza Firouzja won the main event of the 2021 Bullet Chess Championship after defeating GMs Vladislav Artemiev, Hikaru Nakamura, and Andrew Tang. Firouzja's exceptional performance has put the 17-year-old supergrandmaster back in the spotligh...
Hey, chess lovers! We have some fun stuff to report this month, including one brand-new and long-awaited feature, finally hitting beta. Let's jump right in and see what happened in February 2021... Web Updated board markings and highlight/arr...
PogChamps 3 will be supporting a range of charities selected by the participants in PogChamps 3 with all donations received on Twitch and other platforms during the event being passed on to charities selected by the participants. If you wish to co...
Hey, chess lovers! By now, most of us have stopped saying "Happy New Year," but it's not too late to take a look back at the first month of '21 - and shine a light on some cool things that have been happening around the site. Let's take a closer l...
"I have loved chess ever since I began playing in junior high school. Playing my fellow classmates, and even teachers, I made friends and had so many great conversations with people that I otherwise might have never spent any time with. Since then...
"I used to be “OK” at chess and would always beat the novice. But on the flip side the upper level intermediate would always crush me. I eventually got discouraged and stopped playing. I then found Chess.com. I went back to the basics ...
"Chess is the best form of procrastination known to humankind." - Very Bad Wizards Everybody is playing chess online now, and you're wondering how you can start playing too? Good news: it's super easy to start playing chess and having fun (and m...
To me, chess is more than just a game. It is a universal language, that transcends borders and generations. I’ve played chess on Chess.com with people from Serbia, Hungary, India, France, Italy, and so many other remote places. Although I do...
The best way to learn strategies for life is by playing games. - Rich Dad Everybody is playing chess online now, and you're wondering how you can start playing too? Good news: it's super easy to start playing chess and having fun (and maybe gett...
In this article, you can find the archive of official rules for all Chess.com events with prize money. Use the table of contents below to jump to a specific event. All prize money events are also subject to the Chess.com Competitive Events Policy ...
Hey, chess lovers! At last, 2020 is behind us and we can look hopefully forward to a new and better year in '21. But before we do that, let's take one last look back and focus on some of the good things that happened around the site in December 20...
