The State of Chess show returns on March 24, when Chief Chess Officer IM Danny Rensch will once again share updates on Chess.com and the broader chess world. The show is also where you can ask us questions directly and get answers live during the …
GM Levon Aronian lost the first rapid game of The American Cup 2026 Elimination Final, but came back in the second game to even the score against GM Fabiano Caruana. He then won the match in blitz tiebreaks and will face GM Wesley So in the Grand …
GM Alireza Firouzja scored the day’s only classical win, over GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, to open up a 3.5-point lead in Norway Chess 2026 with a perfect 6/6. GM Magnus Carlsen beat GM Vincent Keymer in armageddon, but that was little compensati…
Huddle up, chess fans: BlitzChamps V is back. Eight NFL stars are trading the field for the board on May 26 at 5 p.m. ET / 23:00 CEST, and the clock will be just as dangerous as any pass rush. With bragging rights and a $100,000 prize fund going t…