On July 4, the day the United States of America celebrates its independence, let's take a look at the best chess players in American history. The United States has long produced top chess talent, with some of the game's finest players, authors a...
There are thousands of chess set designs in the world and a large community of chess set collectors. There is an enormous amount of information available on the various chess sets types and designs on Chess.com's Chess Books & Equipment forum,...
"Every Russian schoolboy knows" is a well-known cliche to say that a certain position or a concept is an integral part of a classical chess education. A good friend of mine, GM Alex Yermolinsky, even used this cliche as the title of his weekly sho...
I kept staring at my task list, as I was desperate to come up with a good reason to skip one of them. Some tasks are just so uncomfortable that we just do not want to even go near them. I had to make a simple phone call to tell a parent that their...
The Speed Chess Championship Grand Prix (SCC GP) was a weekly blitz tournament for titled players, played on Tuesdays at 10 a.m. Pacific time / 19:00 Central Europe. It was a direct path to qualify for the 2020 Speed Chess Championship. The...
Learn from the Computer Chess Champion, Leela Chess Zero, the neural network heir to AlphaZero. Check out a selection of Lc0's greatest games! Try The Challenges! Not what you're looking for? Go back to the video guide. Leela The Troll:&...
With today's interview with IM Watu Kobese, Chess.com concludes our interview series on racism which shares the experiences of chess players around the world and asks what we as a community can do to address racism and inequality. Kobese is a 46...
The traditional Leon Chess Festival will be played online this year on Chess.com, July 10-18. Up to four different events will take place: a Masters tournament with four very strong grandmasters, an open blitz tournament where ...
In one of my recent articles, I called Magnus Carlsen a "born entertainer" and asked, "Who could forget the barbs he exchanges with GM Anish Giri on Twitter?" Our world champion never fails us. The very day after my article was published, we could...
The FIDE Chess.com Women's Speed Chess Championship was an online competition for female players held between June 18 and July 20, 2020. The format consisted of four separate stages. GM Anna Ushenina defeated GM Alexandra Kosteniuk in the Super Fi...
GM Elmars Zemgalis was born in 1923 in Riga, Latvia. In 1951, Zemgalis emigrated to the United States where he became a mathematics professor, and in 1952, he was sponsored as part of a program to bring European sportsmen to the state of Washingto...
The death of George Floyd, followed by global protests, has moved the topic of racism to the front of public debate. Chess.com spoke to several chess players about their experiences with racism and will be releasing these conversations in the comi...
How can you win a chess game? In this lesson and video series for beginners, NM Dane Mattson demonstrates the key checkmates that you'll want to know. Try The Challenges! Not what you're looking for? Go back to the video guide. Four-Move...
Here are infographics for Chess.com Pogchamps taking place June 5-19 on Chess.com/TV and Twitch.tv/Chess Schedule: Participants: Prizes: Format:
Want to get the most out of each piece? GM Dejan Bojkov demonstrates how to create tactical opportunities and coordinate every piece in your attack! Try The Challenges! Not what you're looking for? Go back to the video guide. Use Your Pi...
In my last article, I didn't hide the fact that, in my opinion, Magnus Carlsen's tweet before his match with GM Svidler was bad karma which ultimately decided the outcome. The Oxford dictionary describes karma as "the sum of a person's actions in ...
Want to know the ideas behind the most popular openings? NM Dane Mattson breaks down the key ideas behind the most popular ways to start a chess game. Try The Challenges! Not what you're looking for? Go back to the video guide. 1.e4 Op...
Chess.com continues its series on racism (see also GM Pontus Carlsson's profile) which shares the experiences of chess players around the world and asks what we as a community can do to address racism and inequality. Today: NM Daniel Jones. 32-y...
With over 5 million games played on Chess.com each day, your daily dozen or so games may not be drawing much attention—even from you, if you don’t analyze them afterward. Opponents may come and go in a blur of usernames. Moreove...
St. Mary Magdalene Church in 1904 On May 17, 1898 Gertrude Field married Donald Anderson at St. Mary Magdalene Church, Wandsworth Common, England. Gertrude, known to her friends as Daisy (yes, Daisy ...
Chess.com is kicking off the summer with the inaugural 2020 Chess.com PogChamps, featuring top Twitch streamers. Based on the FIFA World Cup, the 16 invited players will compete for their share of a $50,000 prize fund through a group stage an...
Chess.com is pleased to announce that our Chess Terms project is now live! You can find the first wave of more than 50 chess terms at Chess.com/terms. We plan on expanding this glossary of terms frequently, so keep an eye on the Chess.com/terms pa...
Who will be the next world champion? As we witnessed GM Alireza Firouzja beat GM Magnus Carlsen in a very close match a few weeks ago, we’re starting to consider who will eventually beat Carlsen for the world champion title. While Firouzja...
GM Magnus Carlsen is not only the best player in the world, but he is also a born entertainer. He organizes online chess tournaments and plays an amateur who publicly announced a plan of beating the world champion in just one month after learning ...
