With seven out of seven match wins, Uzbekistan continues to dominate the 46th Chess Olympiad 2026, with their latest victory against China 3-1 after wins by the Nodirbeks; GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov defeated GM Ding Liren and GM Nodirbek Yakubboev b...
Dionisio Sganzerla turned a table in a Brazilian shopping mall into a meeting place for chess players for more than two decades. His death at 96 has sparked a wave of tributes. Known locally as "Mr. Dionisio," Sganzerla died on September 12 in Go...
GM Alireza Firouzja won Titled Tuesday outright on September 22, starting 7/7 before a brief setback followed by a 3/3 performance to end the tournament. GM Denis Lazavik, who went undefeated but made three draws, finished sole second while breaki...
Saddle your elephants and ready your hawks. The Chess.com Seirawan Chess Championship takes place from September 30 to October 2 and features a $2,500 prize fund. With two new pieces—and a whole new set of tactics—this tournament will ...
With a shock win on board three against India, Uzbekistan has taken sole lead of the 46th Chess Olympiad 2026 after six rounds. GM Nihal Sarin was better on board and clock against GM Nodirbek Yakubboev, but he blundered his queen in the cons...
GM Hikaru Nakamura added to his Bullet Brawl dominance on September 19, winning the tournament once again. It was Nakamura's second straight week in first place, his 18th win of the year, and his 67th total to date. To put that in perspective, no ...
Think you can take down an NFL receiver at chess? Now’s your chance. BlitzChamps V Champion Mack Hollins is now a bot on Chess.com! Head to the Play Bots page and test your skills against the Super Bowl champ. Mack’s bot is rated 14...
You can now help your favorite esports organization fight for the top spot in our new monthly event, the Chess Club Showdown. Play alongside your chess heroes, outscore other clubs, and bring home the title. With a $15,000 monthly prize fund up fo...
GM Frederik Svane's win over GM Hans Niemann saw Germany defeat the top-seeded U.S. 2.5-1.5 in round five of the 46th Chess Olympiad 2026. Germany is joined in the lead on 10/10 match points by Uzbekistan, who crushed Hungary 4-0, and India, who d...
Round four of the 46th Chess Olympiad 2026 saw no major upsets on the top-11 boards, which consisted of the 21 teams with perfect scores. The most dominant score was the U.S.'s 3.5-0.5 against Ukraine, with GM Levon Aronian winning the Game of the...
The seed favorites generally won in round three of the 46th Chess Olympiad 2026, with two notable exceptions on the top 50 boards. The 79th seed Kyrgyzstan beat the 31st seed Brazil 2.5-1.5, while 50th seed Singapore upset 21st seed Norway with th...
No one has ever scored a perfect 11-0 in 3 0 Thursday, but FM Artin Ashraf and GM Jeffery Xiong both came close on Thursday, September 17. Ashraf started by winning 10 consecutive games in the first event. His final-round loss cost him perfection,...
Playing chess online is great, but meeting new people and playing chess in real life is, too! Now, you can easily find physical chess clubs near you right here on our Local Clubs page. Club owners can also get their club verified and listed as an ...
Chess is hitting the big screen. Grandmasters, the new chess film following the dramatic tides and incredible characters of top-level chess, is showing in 90+ AMC theaters across the United States on October 11 and 14. For the first time, you can ...
With the striking exception of El Salvador (94th seed) upsetting Cuba (44th seed), the favorite teams won their matches in round two of the 46th Chess Olympiad 2026. It wasn't smooth sailing, as Uzbekistan, the United States, India, the Netherland...
The favorites won in round one of the 46th Chess Olympiad 2026, but there were a number of shocking individual upsets. Thai IM Prin Laohawirapap's win against Indian super-GM Arjun Erigaisi is the Game of the Day, while Iraqi CM Ali Ehsan Aryan's ...
GM Magnus Carlsen expects GM Javokhir Sindarov to defeat World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju, calling the challenger a "pretty significant favorite" and warning that the match could "get a little bit ugly" if Gukesh falls behind early. The worl...
GM Sina Movahed claimed his third Titled Tuesday of the year and fourth of his career on September 15, coming out ahead of GM Vincent Keymer on tiebreaks after both scored 9.5/11. One move of extra tactical foresight in round 10 helped move M...
IM Georgios Makropoulos, a seven-time Greek chess champion who became one of the most powerful figures in international chess for decades, has passed away at the age of 72. The Greek Chess Federation and the International Chess Federation (...
The FIDE Ethics & Disciplinary Commission has handed a two-year ban to a minor after he was caught with a mobile phone hidden inside his shoe during a tournament in Slovenia. The phone had the game position open on Chess.com. The five-page de...
GM Hikaru Nakamura emerged as the winner of Bullet Brawl for a record 66th time on Saturday, September 12. It was a dominant performance, with Nakamura's 184 points leaving him 42 points clear of IM Yoseph Theolifus Taher in second place. With Nak...
No, it’s not an April Fool's. More than six years after Chess.com joked that the pandemic-interrupted FIDE Candidates Tournament 2020 would resume in Antarctica, rated chess really is heading to the world’s coldest continent. The...
GM Veselin Topalov staved off a counterthrust from GM Garry Kasparov by winning both blitz games to win the 2026 Clutch Chess: The Legends Chess960 match at the end of the third and final day. In the final analysis, Topalov scored 11-1 in blitz ga...
The Ganges Grandmasters won their maiden title at the 2026 Tech Mahindra Global Chess League after defeating the defending champions Alpine APL Pipers in an exhilarating final match. GM Ian Nepomniachtchi turned around a losing position with a bis...
GM Veselin Topalov won both blitz games to take a five-point lead over GM Garry Kasparov at the end of the second day of the 2026 Clutch Chess: The Legends Chess960 match. Topalov leads the match with a score of 8.5-3.5. Kasparov failed to conver...
