The Summer of Rising Chess Masters! | Tani Vs. The World, YSCC

This has been an epic summer of chess and brilliant young talents, from 18-year-old Indian star R. Praggnanandhaa finishing second in the FIDE World Cup and securing his place in the 2024 Candidates Tournament to kids putting on amazing performances in the YSCC.

The future of chess is here!

Tani vs. The World: Tani vs. Alice

Catch an exciting match between 12-year-old chess master FM Tani Adewumi and the youngest American female International Master and fellow ChessKid star, Alice Lee, on Monday, August 28th at 7 a.m. PT. 

This will be the fifth episode in the ChessKid series of Tani vs. The World, where rising chess star Tani Adewumi challenges other strong-titled players and trains to become the world's youngest grandmaster. 

Watch past episodes between his opponents: IM Justus Williams, IM Kostya Kavutskiy, GM Jesse Kraai, IM Yagiz Erdogmus.

Watch the battle go down on Chess.com/tv or twitch.tv/chesskid with commentary by FM Mike Klein ("FunMasterMike") and WFM Kinga Polak.

Youth Speed Chess Championship Final

It all comes down to the final on Wednesday, September 6th at 7 a.m. PT. Who will be crowned the 2023 ChessKid Youth Speed Chess Champion? Recap the matches leading up to the final.

Similar to Chess.com's popular speed chess championships, the ChessKid Youth Speed Chess Championship invites top youth players from around the world to battle in a series of one-on-one matches. Eight players aged 10 and under (as of the beginning of 2023) will compete for a total prize fund of $5,000 and private lessons with a top-rated GM.

Past Youth Speed Chess Champions: Ryo Chen (2x) and Yagiz Erdogmus (1x).

Catch the exciting final between rising chess stars Aaron Mendes and Antoni Radzimski on Chess.com/tv or twitch.tv/chesskid with commentary by FM Mike Klein ("FunMasterMike"), IM David Pruess, and WFM Kinga Polak.