Hey, chess lovers! By now, most of us have stopped saying "Happy New Year," but it's not too late to take a look back at the first month of '21 - and shine a light on some cool things that have been happening around the site. Let's take a closer l...
Hey, chess lovers! At last, 2020 is behind us and we can look hopefully forward to a new and better year in '21. But before we do that, let's take one last look back and focus on some of the good things that happened around the site in December 20...
Chess.com was founded in 2006 and has grown to become the world’s largest chess company with more than 250+ team members across 20+ countries. We are a group of chess-loving creators, programmers, producers, artists, and support agents dedic...
Hey, chess lovers! The end of the year is almost upon us, and as if that isn't enough reason to celebrate, we still have to look back at the penultimate month of the year—and review all the interesting things that happened around the site in...
Hey, chess lovers!... What's new!? That's what we're here to find out! October 2020 was a fun & busy month, as the crazy-popular Netflix series The Queen's Gambit inspired many people to give chess a try—or rekindled a passion for...
What happens when you bring together a powerful pairing software and one of the world's leading online chess platforms? In this article, I (International Arbiter Tania Karali) discuss how you can use Swiss-Manager to create your own tournaments of...
Chess is a “theoretical” game, and books on chess theory are plentiful. It is also a very “practical” game because chess theory has to be worked out in practice—on the chess board! This splendid book builds on the suc...
Pogchamps was a massive chess spectacle, possibly the most-watched chess event since Fischer vs. Spassky and Kasparov vs. Deep Blue. Chess.com is continuing the fun and the drama with Pogchamps 2, beginning on August 21st. Watch it all on chess.co...
Cheating in chess happens when someone decides that they do not want to play using their own brain, and they turn to using help from a friend or a chess engine to find better moves. This is obviously unfair to the other player, and ruins the exper...
The first PogChamps tournament was the sensation of the summer on Twitch. Incredible streamers such as xQc, MoistCr1tikal, and forsen competed for $50,000 in prizes and the title of PogChampion. The first PogChamps broke all chess viewership recor...
With US Chess' latest Executive Board ruling, organizers can now run online rated games on Chess.com. For players looking for rated events to play in, this article will list all active US Chess affiliates on Chess.com. Players must fill out the pl...
"Simuls" (or "simultaneous exhibitions" if you're not into the whole brevity thing) pit a single chess player against two or more opponents. Usually, a simul is given by a master against multiple amateur players. You can easily play a simul on C...
In light of the recent COVID-19 outbreak, Chess.com is bringing your favorite over-the-board events online with the support of US Chess online ratings. As a result of US Chess' Executive Board ruling, tournament directors across the country can no...
Chess.com is thrilled to bring chess fans around the world more options to watch their favorite players live. To grow the chess streaming ecosystem, we offer a number of benefits to chess streamers of all skill levels who want to get involved on T...
Chess.com provides robust teaching tools for chess coaches and trainers of all levels and experience. This article is a guide to our most commonly used tools, employed by many of the world's leading online chess teachers. Interactive Analysis ...
With a growing community of 34 million members, Chess.com's mission is to promote online chess on an international level. As the world's leading chess website, Chess.com hosts over 7.5 million games every day, and keeps each of our members connect...
Currently, chess clubs around the world are closed due to coronavirus, but even in the best of times, clubs often struggle with venue access issues and finding ways for their chess community to connect online. Chess.com clubs provide tons of fea...
[NOTE 2: In 2022, we're at 400+ awesome people working at Chess.com!] [NOTE: We hit 100 team members in 2017. At the start of 2021 we have 250+ team members, and it still feels like a close family!] This month we finally hit 100 team members. ...
Are you looking for an easy way to add chess content to your website, blog, or social media account? Chess.com has a variety of tools you can use to easily embed chess games, puzzles, streams, diagrams, and more! In this short guide, we show you...
GM Larry Kaufman's book Kaufman's New Repertoire for Black and White is now available in Europe in all formats, and in the United States as an e-book. It will soon be sold worldwide in all formats, including as an e-book from Forward Che...
The 2019 World Fischer Random Chess Championship quarterfinals are here, with star players like Fabiano Caruana (@FabianoCaruana), Hikaru Nakamura (@Hikaru) and Alireza Firouzja (@Firouzja2003) set to take on five other elite grandmaster...
Do you remember the day you joined Chess.com? At first, it could all seem a little overwhelming (so many features and options!), but you gradually got the hang of it. Suddenly, you realized that Chess.com had become like your second home, where yo...
NM Bojan Lukajic's (@lasker_fiverr) notes on Chess.com are an incredible testament to the affection and appreciation of his students. Probably no coach on Chess.com has so impressed his students with such dedication and effort. NM Lukajic truly ca...
Do you want to learn an excellent and diverse opening without a lot of theory? IM Keaton Kiewra teaches the course for you! The Trompowsky Attack (1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5) is an excellent try for an advantage that can easily throw Black into shark-infest...
