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Local favorites triumphed over traditional heavyweights as GM Jose Ibarra Jerez claimed sole first place in the late August Titled Tuesday and IMs Minh Tran and Christophe Sochacki shared first place in the early event. For both events, the m...
In the never-ending saga of Man vs Machine, GM Sergey Erenburg became the first grandmaster to return for a rematch against Komodo when he tackled the beast in a match of two-pawn odds on June 16-17. Erenburg's willingness to cont...
Yesterday, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave secured first place in Dortmund's Sparkassen Chess Meeting. With a draw in the final round today, he solidified a 12.8 rating point gain, locked in a post-tournament rating of 2810.8, and secured his&nbs...
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave continued to look nigh untouchable in round six of Dortmund's Sparkassen Chess Meeting. Victory against Ruslan Ponomariov puts him at 5.0/6 and secures first place with a round to go. Clinching ...
In a rough and tumble, jam-packed Titled Tuesday, GM Eltaj Safarli emerged atop the field twice, in both the early and late event. This impressive achievement would have impressed more had IM Minh Tran not done the same last month. Saf...
You asked for it, and Chess.com delivered! Followers of the Man Vs. Machine matches between Komodo and human grandmasters have long been asking for a match based on time odds. So be it. GM Sergey Erenburg waged battle against the world's top chess...
In a performance that silenced all doubters (if any existed), Magnus Carlsen scored a mountain of unanswered points to win his quarterfinal Blitz Battle match against Tigran Petrosian 21 to 4. Lest anyone think that Petrosian was not a...
The June Titled Tuesday saw the second largest number of winners on record as six players managed to top the field in the early and late events. The early event especially surprised as two players managed to reach a towering 8.0/9. ...
Shamkir continued to provide plenty of action in round three as, like last round, three further games were decisive. The only repeat winner was Fabiano Caruana whose second victory in a row lifted him to clear first place and a live rating of...
After a placid opening round, Shamkir pushed round two into overdrive. Three of the five games were decisive as time trouble induced multiple errors. All photos courtesy of the official site. Prior to round one, Anish Giri had tweete...
This edition of In Other News sees chess celebrated by professional athletes, YouTube stars, union workers, actors, and even Canadians! Join us on another tour of the major chess stories celebrated in popular media this month. St. Louis Car...
GM Ernesto Inarkiev won first place at the European Individual Chess Championships with 9.0/11. He finished a half point ahead of his nearest rival, GM Igor Kovalenko, while moving to 27th in the world rankings thanks to a performan...
Chess and chess players have been venturing into the news all around the world this month. From Armenia to Alabama, chess and chess players continue to engage in mischief, mayhem, and the occasional game of quality chess. Photo: Clapag...
Chess.com's third quarterfinal match in the Grandmaster Blitz Battle Championship (details here) featured the biggest comeback so far in the competition as Maxime Vachier-Lagrave overcame a three-game deficit to topple wor...
The May Titled Tuesday was a colossal affair that tallied 269 entries and a whopping 72 GM entries in the early and late events. The event featured a doubled prize fund of $4,000 to make up for technical difficulties that wayla...
Chess news is flowing in from all corners of the world as chess ventures to the big screen, to Greenland and on to Silicon Valley before concluding with a thrilling low-budget action sequence in Ukraine! Magnus and The Dark Horse&...
In celebration of the theatrical release of "The Man Who Knew Infinity", Chess.com is proud to host a special blitz event with GM Maxim Dlugy. Dlugy will be taking on all comers at 3 0 blitz from 7-8:30 pm PDT on Tuesday, May 3rd. All victors wi...
After a shaky first day, top seed GM Hikaru Nakamura, dug deep in his back pocket and found his form in day two of the Ultimate Blitz Challenge. Scoring 6.0/9, Nakamura finished a clear point ahead of the field and further cemented his r...
Heated action in Norway and St. Louis hasn't slowed down chess news in the rest of the world. Chess stories just keep rolling in, and we're here to keep you up to date with a quick tour of chess happenings around the world! Hackers Strike Worldc...
Fireworks and a far-too-familiar sense of frustration were on display in the latest Man Vs. Machine match on April 19th and 20th. Scoring the full point in games one and three, Komodo bested GM Eugene Perelshteyn...
Once the world's highest rated chess playing entity, Komodo set the tone in the recent Man Vs. Machine odds match against GM Joel Benjamin by converting a magnificent positional duel in game one. In the increasing odds that followed, Komodo...
In a thrilling overtime finale, GM Francisco (Paco) Vallejo Pons upset GM Ruslan Ponomariov in Death Match 37. As per the now well-trodden rules, Death Match 37 consisted of 90 minutes at the time control of five minutes plus...
Chess.com is pleased to announce the date and details for the Grandmaster Blitz Battle Championship Qualifier. The winner will play Magnus Carlsen in the first round of the championship bracket. Date: May 31 at 10 am PT Fo...
GM Hou Yifan achieved a major breakthrough with a win against GM Mariya Muzychuk in game six of the 2016 Women's World Championship Match. After confident draws in games three through five, Muzychuk looked to be stabilizing the match after her l...
