JulesGambit is a rising star in the chess streaming community who is currently based in California. With a background as a junior chess champion, she returned to chess as an adult and started sharing her passion for the game on Twitch earlier this...
Update (11/01/22): Due to a server configuration error, the Chess Played Quick event that was originally scheduled for October 31 had to be canceled mid event. The event has been rescheduled and will now take place on Monday, November 7, at 9:00...
Francis Bacon's famous statement: "Knowledge is power" was written in big block letters on a wall of my school, so I read it more than a thousand times in my childhood and it became firmly engraved in my mind. Watching the 2022 U.S. Chess Champion...
The wait is finally over! After a three-year hiatus, we're finally approaching the Fischer Random World Championship's (FRWC) final tournament. GMs Magnus Carlsen, Wesley So, Hikaru Nakamura, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, and other ch...
GM Rashad Babaev is a grandmaster from Azerbaijan who works as a full-time chess coach offering online and in-person instruction. In addition to winning multiple international tournaments, he has devoted most of his career as a grandmaster to deve...
October is here! Check out the latest news and updates from Chess.com as we continue to make your online chess experience as zombie-filled enjoyable and enriching as possible. Here's what this monthly update covers: Product & Engineering...
Note: As is always the case, but should be stated clearly in this particular context, the views expressed by GM Serper in his articles are his views alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Chess.com. Chess is in the worldwide news aga...
WGM Petra Papp is a skilled coach and experienced chess player who offers online instruction for students of all levels. With a FIDE rating of 2336, she's able to offer high-level insights and tactical advice to elevate her students' games to the ...
Announcing the 2022 Bughouse World Championship! This year’s tournament will consist of Arena Qualifiers, followed by a Group Stage, and ending with a Single Elimination Bracket to determine the world champions. The event runs from October 1...
WFM Maria Emelianova, also known as PhotoChess, has been a fixture in the modern chess scene for years now. In addition to being a chess player, commentator, and photojournalist, her Twitch channel is also one of the most popular chess streams on ...
The biggest tournament in Chess.com's history is about to enter its most exciting phase yet. The Chess.com Global Championship Knockouts start on September 14 at 4 a.m. PT/13:00 CET and will feature 64 of the strongest players on the planet. ...
Chess Played Quick is Chess.com's series of events where top chess streamers complete bounties for prizes. Chess Played Quick - Puzzles (Bingo Edition) starts on September 22 at 9 a.m. PT/18:00 CEST. Streamers will play a series of puzzle ...
The Chess.com Global Championship Knockouts is almost upon us, with 64 of the strongest players in the world getting ready to compete for the title of Global Champion. Before planning how you'll spend the $100,000 prize of the CGC Knockouts bracke...
The Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz event is in the history books already, providing a lot of food for thought. First and foremost, let's talk about the phenomenal performance of GM Alireza Firouzja. It immediately brings memories of the famous Herzog...
Another month has passed by quickly. Check out the latest news and updates from Chess.com as we continue to make your online chess experience the best it can be! Here's what this update covers: Product & Engineering Events Community C...
This edition of Club of the Month celebrates one of the most unique clubs on Chess.com: 4 Player Chess. Devoted to one of the most interesting chess variants, the 4 Player Chess club has an active community of around 25,000 members who love the fo...
GM Vishnu Prasanna is India's 33rd grandmaster. He has worked as a second to GM Baskaran Adhiban and has also coached many chess players since 2016 including GM Surya Shekhar Ganguly. India's second-highest-rated player, GM Gukesh D, is also ...
The 2022 Rapid Chess Championship Finals start tomorrow! The field of superstars qualifying from the regular season is finally set, with GM Hikaru Nakamura leading the pack. They are now ready to join the four invited heavyweights, GMs Ding Liren,...
Andrey Malkhasyan is an expert player and chess coach. Born in Armenia but currently based in the USA, he is actively working towards his national master title. He has been a coach at the American Chess Academy since 2017, teaching the game to man...
Chess Played Quick is Chess.com's series of events where top chess streamers complete bounties for prizes. Chess Played Quick - Variants (Bingo Edition) starts on August 25 at 9 a.m. PT/18:00 CEST. Streamers will play multiple chess variants to ...
Historic recurrence is a well-known phenomenon that has been discussed for centuries. There are two well-known quotes on this subject that most of us have known since childhood: "History repeats itself, first as tragedy, then as farce." by Karl Ma...
Another month has gone by, and there’s a lot to talk about! What are some of the highlights? The 44th Chess Olympiad has officially started, we're making it easier than ever for you to start streaming chess, one of your favorite tournaments ...
WFM Anna Cramling was always destined to be part of the chess world. As the daughter of two grandmasters, GM Pia Cramling and GM Juan Manuel Bellón López, Anna was exposed to the world of professional chess at a young age. A competit...
Arena Kings is a weekly event where streamers play in blitz arenas for their share of 400 Twitch subs. Arenas run every Wednesday starting at 9:00 a.m. PT/18:00 CEST. In this article, you will find the results for all the arenas that happened in 2...
