Brewington Hardaway Nears Historic Grandmaster Title at 15 (2024)

IM Brewington Hardaway edged one giant step closer to becoming a grandmaster as he earned his final norm in Barcelona last week. The 15-year-old now only has one hurdle left to cross before he would make history as the second African American with...

India College Chess Championship Begins With Record Participation

The 2024 India College Chess Championship (ICCL) began on August 22, 2024, with record-breaking registrations of 245 teams featuring more than 1200 players. The SRM Institute of Science and Technology, led by GM Pranesh M, convincingly dominated t...

New Ding-Gukesh World Championship Rules Encourage Faster, More Decisive Games

The upcoming 2024 FIDE World Championshipbetween defending champion GM Ding Liren and the youngest challenger in history, GM Gukesh Dommaraju, will have a few differences from previous editions. FIDE has announced the official regulations, i...

Ju Wenjun, Lagno Advance To Semifinal Clash Of World Champions

Reigning World Champion Ju Wenjun and three-time Women's World Blitz Champion Kateryna Lagno will face each other in the Semifinals of the 2024 Julius Baer Women's Speed Chess Championship. Ju defeated IM Alice Lee 9.5-5.5, while Lagno eliminated ...

Chess.com And Displate Partner Again For SCC Finals To Create Legendary Wall Art

Just in time for the SCC Finals in Paris on September 6-8, Displate and Chess.com have partnered again to bring a brand-new collection of special magnet-mounted metal posters to chess fans. From now through September 30, fans can liven up their wa...

September 2024 FIDE Ratings: Niemann Storms To 16th In The World

From accused to accomplished: GM Hans Niemann has stormed into the top-20 chess players in the world. On the September 2024 FIDE rating list, the 21-year-old American player has left seasoned grandmasters such as Anish Giri and Maxime Vachier-Lagr...

Shuvalova, Vaishali Get Even vs. Hou, Kosteniuk

IM Polina Shuvalova and GM Vaishali Rameshbabu prevailed vs. their women's world champion opponents in the Quarterfinals of the 2024 Julius Baer Women's Speed Chess Championship on Monday. Shuvalova knocked out women's world number-one, GM...

Watch The Best Chess Content On Your LG SmartTV And On Fubo

Chess.com is excited to announce new partnerships with LG and Fubo for its ChessTV FAST channel. Now, chess fans in Great Britain, Ireland, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, and the Netherlands can watch chess content on their smart television rig...

Judit Polgar: 'Delete The Women Titles'

Wouldn't it be better if there were not separate chess titles for women? GM Judit Polgar, the strongest female player of all time, made this thought-provoking suggestion a few days ago in the latest New in Chess podcast, reigniting an old debate. ...

Nakamura Bests Naroditsky To Win Back-To-Back Brawls

GM Hikaru Nakamura won his second straight Bullet Brawl and the $400 first prize after scoring 251 points and outpacing his longtime rival, GM Daniel Naroditsky, on Saturday. Naroditsky was the only master in the 128-player field able to challenge...

Kosteniuk Beats Narva In Armageddon, Joins Gunina In Quarterfinals

IM Mai Narva almost pulled off the sensation of knocking GM Alexandra Kosteniuk out of the 2024 Julius Baer Women's Speed Chess Championship, but there was heartbreak as she blundered a piece just as she was about to clinch victory in the armagedd...

Professor Finds Nakamura’s Winning Streaks Statistically Normal, Kramnik Dismisses It

A new study by one of the world's leading statisticians has found that GM Hikaru Nakamura's impressive streaks against high-level opponents on Chess.com are well within the expected probabilities. GM Vladimir Kramnik strongly criticizes the report...

Undefeated Firouzja Wins Sinquefield Cup And $100k Prize

GM Alireza Firouzja was crowned as the winner of the 2024 Sinquefield Cup and the Grand Chess Tour on Wednesday after securing a draw with GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabuand finishing on 6/9. Following his round-one defeat to the winner, GM Fab...

Alice Lee, Vaishali Win Thrillers To Reach Quarterfinals

GM Vaishali Rameshbabu beat IM Eline Roebers 7.5-6.5 in a 2024 Julius Baer Women's Speed Chess Championship Round-of-16 match that went right down to the wire, but that turned out to be nothing compared to the day's late action. 14-year-old IM Ali...

Martinez Perfect After Carlsen Continues Run

GM Magnus Carlsen won his fourth Titled Tuesday in the last five weeks in the early tournament on August 27, but his 9.5 points were overshadowed by GM Jose Martinez scoring a perfect 11/11 in the late tournament, joining Carlsen and GM Hikaru Nak...

Firouzja Clinches Grand Chess Tour, Eyes Sinquefield Cup

With a fighting draw vs. GM Ian Nepomniachtchi, GM Alireza Firouzja clinched the Grand Chess Tour with a round to spare on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the battle for the 2024 Sinquefield Cupcontinues with GM Fabiano Caruana trailing by a point and i...

Play Against GM Viswanathan Anand In Vishy vs. The World Match

Chess.com is excited to invite you to play against GM Viswanathan Anand! The Vishy vs. the World match will start on September 30 and feature the Vote Chess format, which allows anyone in the community to participate. Please note that Vote Chess i...

Firouzja Beats World Champion, Grows Lead to Full Point

GM Alireza Firouzja defeated GM Ding Liren at the 2024 Sinquefield Cup on Monday, stretching his lead to a full point with two rounds to go. GM Fabiano Caruana is the only player in striking range from clear second. GM Nodirbek Abdusattoro...

FIDE has announced a significant change to the schedule of the 2024 World Rapid & Blitz Championships, taking place in New York in the last week of December, adding a rest day so that the event ends on New Year's Eve. FIDE announced in June ...

Hou Yifan Storms Into Quarterfinals With 6-Game Winning Streak

Women's world number one Hou Yifan is through to the Quarterfinals of the 2024 Julius Baer Women's Speed Chess Championship after defeating qualifier IM Anastasia Bodnaruk 7.5-5.5. The final scoreline looks close after Bodnaruk won the last four g...

Nepomniachtchi Blunders vs. Dragon, Caruana Chases Firouzja

GM Fabiano Caruana gained ground on GM Alireza Firouzja after GM Ian Nepomniachtchi made a shocking blunder at the 2024 Sinquefield Cup on Sunday. Caruana is now tied for second with GM Wesley So while Firouzja continues to have a half-point lead ...

Keymer Wins Rubinstein Memorial With Round To Spare

GM Vincent Keymer won the 2024 Rubinstein Memorial's ALREH GM tournament on Sunday despite finishing with two losses. After starting with the superb score of six points out of seven games, the 19-year-old German grandmaster had already secured the...

Niemann Rises To World Number-16 Ahead Of SCC Finals Vs. Carlsen In Paris

GM Hans Niemann has surged to number 16 in the world on the live rating list after a series of matches he's organized entitled "Hans Niemann Against The World." He's won all of the matches so far, starting with an exhibition blitz match against GM...

Yakubboev Grabs $30,000 Check At Abu Dhabi Masters

GM Nodirbek Yakubboev won the 2024 Abu Dhabi Chess Festival's Masters tournament and the $30,000 check that belonged to it. The Uzbek grandmaster edged out GMs David Paravyan, Shamsiddin Vokhidov, Amin Tabatabaei, Leon Luke Mendonca, and IM Daniel...

Nakamura Claims 27th Title After 32-Game Unbeaten Streak

GM Hikaru Nakamura successfully returned to the Bullet Brawlarena after a two-week hiatus, winning his 27th title and the $400 first prize with a commanding score of 69.5/77. GMs Andrew Tang and Jose Martinez rounded out the podium which was...