PRESS RELEASE 16-10-2020 The second leg of the Candidates Tournament is postponed to the spring of 2021 Unfortunately, FIDE is forced to postpone the resumption of the Candidates Tournament until the spring of 2021. The main reason for rescheduling...
$100+K awarded at 2020 SPFNO Online, with 100% Fair Play on National Chess Day!
SPFNO 2020 By SPFNO Organizers | October 15, 2020 Seattle, WA – The 15th Annual Susan Polgar Foundation National Open for Girls and Boys was held online via Chess.com over National Chess Day weekend October 10-11, 2020. At a...
Halloween Blitz Chess Extravaganza By DCM Chess Club
Halloween Blitz Chess Extravaganza FREE Online Blitz Tournament ($300 Prize Fund) October 31, 2020 4:00-7:00 pm Pacific Time For players under the age of 21 The DCM Chess Club is hosting our first ever Halloween Blitz Chess Extravaganza! The...
IM Carissa Yip wins US Girls’ Junior Championship for the 3rd year in a row
Day 3 Recap By IM Kostya Kavutskiy Top seed and two-time U.S. Girls’ Junior Champion IM Carissa Yip managed to pull a hat-trick and win her 3rd straight U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship title in a row, thanks to a brilliant...
Daily Chess Improvement: Time Pressure Tactic!
Black to move! How should black proceed? This was a game between Morris-Suzuki, Sophie – Cervantes Landeiro, Thalia from US Girls’ Championship
2020 Global Chess Festival
We will open the virtual gates at 10.00 AM (CEST) at online.globalchessfestival.com For the program with the exact starting times check . Some of the highlights: Chess Judit Talks with Garry Kasparov, Vladimir Kramnik, John Nunn, Jan Timman and...
Daily Chess Improvement: Must Win Tactic!
White to move! How should white proceed? Please DO NOT post a one move answer. Write out your plan!
Aronian and Caruana lead Norway Chess after 3 rounds
Standings after 3 rounds Round 3 Armageddon Firouzja, Alireza – Caruana, Fabiano 1-0 Round 3 Duda, Jan-Krzysztof – Aronian, Levon 0-1 Firouzja, Alireza – Caruana, Fabiano ½-½ Tari, Aryan – Carlsen, Magnus 0-1 Round 2 Armageddon Carlsen, Magnus...
SPFNO for boys and girls (over $100,000 in scholarships & prizes)
Dear Scholastic Chess Players, You are cordially invited to play in the upcoming Susan Polgar Foundation National Open for Girls & Boys, set to take place National Chess Day weekend October 10-11 on Chess.com. The tournament is co-hosted by...
Webster University Chess Team wins US Collegiate Team Blitz Chess Championship
Team Individual Scores GM JOHN MICHAEL BURKE (2636) 10 GM YUNIESKY QUESADA (2673) 10 GM ALEKSANDR LENDERMAN (2717) 9.5 GM EMILIO CORDOVA (2655) 9.5 GM BENJAMIN GLEDURA (2693) 9 GM ARAM HAKOBYAN (2670) 9 GM ILLIA NYZHNYK (2759) 9...