GM Hikaru Nakamura and Kick are thrilled to present Chess 4 The Masses Sponsored by Kick, a two-tournament event for untitled players that will begin on January 22 at 2:00 p.m. ET/18:00 CET, following in the footsteps of past collaborations betwee...
We're excited to announce our newest event, the NextGen Cup! The $20,000 event will take place on February 6 and feature 10 of the African diaspora's most prominent players and personalities. Among the confirmed players, fans will see boy-...
We're excited to announce Freestyle Friday, the new weekly tournament for Titled Players presented by Freestyle Chess. The event will take place every Friday at 11 a.m. ET / 17:00 CET / 9:30 p.m. IST starting January 24 and feature a $1,000 prize ...
It's that time of the year again! We're excited to announce the Chess.com Puzzles Championship. The event will take place on January 16 and 17 and feature a $5,000 prize fund. This year, the event will be a part of the Chess.com Community ...
Another year is upon us, and we're all looking forward to what 2025 will bring us. But before we look forward, let's take one last moment to celebrate the great things that happened to chess in 2024! The community has voted, and we finally know ...
One thing we can all agree on is that chess fans and players around the world love Titled Tuesdays. The weekly blitz event for titled players is where everyone can regularly see stars like GM Hikaru Nakamura and Magnus Carlsen sparring. No...
Chess.com is excited to continue growing our great game in collaboration with NFL Films and NFL players. This new year comes with the debut of a special TV presentation and two new playable bots. Now, Chess.com is happy to announce an upco...
As part of our announced partnership with Freestyle Chess, we are offering a qualification path for each event to any of our members, with the first qualifier starting on January 4! Qualifiers are open to all players who meet the following crite...
2024 has been an eventful year for chess. We saw quite some movement in the FIDE's top 10 list, with a new generation of young talents cementing themselves among the chess elite. We all cheered on as legendary players put on some thrilling perform...
We’re excited to announce another official partner for the Champions Chess Tour Finals, currently underway in Olso, Norway! Rubik’s Cube, the company behind the most iconic puzzle in the world, is once more teaming up with Chess.com to...
Chess.com is pumped and excited to announce a premier partnership for our premier event: Take Take Take, a new app cofounded by GM Magnus Carlsen, has joined as an official partner for this year's Champions Chess Tour (CCT) Finals. The CCT Finals ...
The 2025 Chess.com Daily Chess Championship (DCC) is now open for registration! Start the new year right and join thousands of your fellow players in one of the world's biggest chess events. Join the 2025 DCC What is the Daily Chess Champion...
Chess.com and GM Magnus Carlsen have announced a major partnership with the Esports World Cup Foundation (EWCF), which means that competitive chess will be featured for the first time in the 2025 Esports World Cup (EWC), the world’s largest ...
We're excited to announce that the Chess.com Community Championships will continue next year with more events and a total of $40,000 in prizes! The 2025 cycle begins on January 13 with the Chess.com Puzzles Championship and will feature a differen...
The 2024 Champions Chess Tour concludes with the CCT Finals, held from December 17 to December 21, 2024, at Screen Studios in Oslo, Norway. The event brings together eight of the world's best chess players to compete for a $500,000 prize fund and ...
Chess.com is happy to announce a new partnership with Freestyle Chess to support the 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour. Chess.com will host the live coverage of the Tour and offer a qualification path for each event to any of our members, with ...
If you play chess, chances are you've heard of IM Levy Rozman. Known as GothamChess, Levy is the world's biggest chess content creator, with millions of fans all around the planet. A Youtuber, commentator, and writer, Levy is now embarking on his ...
Another season of the Collegiate Chess League (CCL) is just around the corner, and we are excited to announce that registrations for the Spring 2025 season are now open! The CCL will once again feature a robust $25,000 prize fund, the popular four...
We're excited to announce the 2025 Chess.com Chess Improvement Challenge! This is your chance to join a community of like-minded Chess.com members and coaches, reach your chess improvement goals, and win prizes! Sign up for the challenge and set...
The best athletes in the world can react to a situation in less than a second. GM Axel Smith has proven that in chess, it's not much different. We're happy to announce that you can now work on your chess instincts with the Woodpecker Method 2: Pos...
Do you hear what I hear? It’s the sound of Chess.com’s Holiday Bots! Santa and some familiar favorites are back and ready to challenge you to some chess games as the year wraps up. Find out if you’re naughty or nice by taking o...
As millions of people eagerly keep an eye on the 2024 FIDE World Championship match between reigning champion GM Ding Liren and 18-year-old Indian challenger GM Gukesh Dommaraju, Chess.com, ChessBase India, Nodwin Gaming, and Samay Raina are thril...
Would you rather play chess online or over the board? You don't have to choose one or the other anymore! We're excited to announce that we have partnered with ChessUp for the official launch of the new ChessUp 2, the smart chess set that now conne...
It's time to go crazy over the chessboard with the next edition of the Chess.com Community Championships! The Chess.com Crazyhouse Chess Championship will take place between December 2 and 6 and feature an increased $7,500 prize fund. Crazyhouse...
Chess.com and partner CloseUp360 are excited to announce a bot for one of the National Basketball Association’s rising stars, Jaime Jaquez Jr.! To celebrate, Chess.com and Jaime are teaming up for a special blitz tournament on November 19t...
