We've escaped the May-trix but June keeps us in the middle of a bullet-time showdown between some of the world's best players, as the 2024 Bullet Chess Championship continues. Also: a mysterious new bot, free lessons by titled players, and the r...
You might want to win more blitz games or maybe strengthen your tactical skills and see how far you can go in Puzzle Rush. Whatever your goal is, Chess.com has many features that can help you achieve them. However, with so many different feature...
Chess Played Quick (CPQ), Chess.com's series of events where top chess streamers complete bounties for prizes, is back for another edition! Chess Played Quick—BlitzChamps Hyper Bullet Arena will take place on May 20 at 1:30 p.m. ET / 19:30...
May's monthly update is here and we're recapping the Candidates Tournament, hooking the world's number one player up to a lie detector, and highlighting some of the chess world's true artists. Also, a much-requested dashboard for following event...
There's no way around it—every chess game starts with the opening. These first few moves are crucial to determining how the rest of the game will go. Because of this, learning how to play the opening well can drastically improve your results...
Established veterans face a new generation of up-and-coming talent in the Candidates Tournament, with three contenders under the age of 21. Meanwhile, teenagers continue to set new records and break the boundaries of what we thought was possible. ...
The games begin on Thursday, April 4, 2024, for the FIDE Candidates Tournament and FIDE Women's Candidates Tournament! They are being held simultaneously in Toronto, Canada. This article has all the information you need to watch, follow, a...
Players Schedule Format Prizes How To Play 📅 Every month 🏅 Prize fund: Premium memberships 📋 Format: Arena ⏳ Time control: 5+0 The International Multi-Club Arenas is a series of monthly arenas for members of t...
March's monthly update is here; it's time to catch up on everything that happened in February and get a preview of all the March madness heading your way. Unleash your inner detective with a murder mystery, celebrate International Women's Day wi...
It's a whopper of an update this month, with some exciting new features and improvements to make your Chess.com experience better than ever. How many visits did the website receive in January, and how many rating points were refunded by the Fair P...
Chess.com is committed to growing chess and protecting the integrity of the game. On this page, you’ll find information and resources that our Fair Play team has created for you to remain up to date about the work we do. Our Fair Pl...
Welcome to 2024. This year's first monthly Chess.com update focuses on handy new features, catches you up on the latest news, and previews some exciting events ahead. Here's what this update covers: Product & Engineering Events C...
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 12:00 p.m. ET/18:00 CET. In this article, you will find the results for all the arenas that happened in 2...
Don't blink and miss Chess Played Quick (CPQ), Chess.com's series of events where top chess streamers complete bounties for prizes. Chess Played Quick - Puzzle Week Edition happens from January 8 to January 10 as part of Puzzle Week. For the fir...
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Chess Played Quick (CPQ) is Chess.com's series of events where top chess streamers complete bounties for prizes. Chess Played Quick Holiday Special 2023 happens on December 18 at 12 p.m. ET/18:00 CET/10:30 p.m. IST. Top streamers perform a ...
It's the final month—and the final Chess.com monthly update—of 2023, and we've saved the best for last! Read about amazing events, enter competitions, and get the chance to rematch Mittens. Here's what this monthly update covers:&nbs...
After six qualifying tournaments throughout the year, the Champions Chess Tour (CCT) is ending 2023 with one of the most anticipated finals ever. Our last eight contenders for the throne: GMs Magnus Carlsen, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Fabiano Caruana,...
The current CEO of Chess.com is Erik Allebest, who co-founded the company with Jay Severson in 2005. Jay and Erik were college friends who later reconnected and decided to turn their love of chess into a website where they as chess players could f...
November has come, bringing with it a huge new partnership and lots of exciting developments in the chess world. Can you defeat Duo, or will this cultured green owl be your doom? Here's what this monthly update covers: Product & En...
Chess Played Quick (CPQ) is Chess.com's series of events where top chess streamers complete bounties for prizes. Chess Played Quick-Duolingo Bot Battles happens on November 16 at 12 p.m. ET/18:00 CET/22:30 p.m. IST. Top streamers have two hours ...
The Variants Community Series (VCS) is a series of events for streamers and the chess variants community. The events happen every Thursday at 12 p.m. ET/18:00 CET/21:30 IST. The series features a different variant every two months and $3,750 plus ...
Eight of the top instructors at Chessable recently offered their coaching expertise to the players of the ChessPunks Tournament Finals on October 22. These eight masters—IM Yuriy Krykun, IM Christof Sielecki, GM Arturs Neiksans, IM Andras To...
The Judit Polgar Global Chess Festival 2023 (JPGCF) is a series of chess events and activities hosted by the legendary GM Judit Polgar. The festival runs across two days, October 14 and 15, with the first day happening live in Hungary and the seco...
The 2023 Speed Chess Championship ran its course, the Chess Clash event concluded after some spectacular battles, and Billie Joe Armstrong has awoken from his slumber—September has ended. Enjoy a recap of everything that happened over the ...
