8+ hour, 3+ min ago   (285+ words) Chess.com Provention: How Capablanca Beat Atkins Move by Move Good day, chess world! This game is a masterclass in a technique I call provention. It is prevention, but upgraded: instead of passively parrying your opponent's plan, you play a…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (341+ words) Four players began the event with a perfect 4/4, among them Murzin and Pranesh, with the others being last week's winner GM Haik Martirosyan as well as GM Conrad Holt. Murzin and Martirosyan persisted on to 5/5, the latter despite missing an…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (403+ words) After five rounds, no grandmaster was still on 100%, but Terry and FM Artin Ashraf were. Ashraf went on to become the only player on 6/6 with his win over Terry, who remained tied for second, where he was joined by GMs…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (505+ words) Caruana will still need another strong performance in next week's Titled Tuesday to qualify for the Chess.com Global Championship via the winter split path (although there is also a play-in route to the CGC). Lazavik, who is already in…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (221+ words) After the game, Rozman said, "It feels good to win for sure, but I don't think I can survive 11 more games of this. I need a few more calm games." Rozman managed to calm the next game only momentarily. He…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (220+ words) In the ensuing round, White again was better on both top boards early on, and Carlsen was able to gain the tournament lead by winning, while GM Jeffery Xiong flagged GM Bogdan Daniel Deac. But, seemingly out of nowhere, things…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (339+ words) IM Renato Terry won yet another 3 0 Thursday tournament on December 11, his fourth consecutive week winning one of the three tournaments. Terry's success came in the third event of the day, following victories by GMs Sina Movahed and Jose Martinez, respectively....

7+ mon, 4+ week ago   (141+ words) The ChessBrahs, GMs Eric Hansen and Aman Hambleton, stopped by the Las Vegas Grand Prix race on November 20-22. The grandmasters manned a Chess.com booth at the race, playing with fans, drivers, and celebrities alike! Racecar drivers are competitive and…...

9+ mon, 1+ day ago   (439+ words) IM Renato Terry won Freestyle Friday on October 24 by taking his last six games, breaking a tie with GM Jules Moussard in the final round by winning head-to-head with Black. The win was Terry's second in Freestyle Friday, the first…...

9+ mon, 4+ day ago   (807+ words) GMs Fabiano Caruana and Wesley So drew their games on Monday and are still leading the 2025 U.S. Chess Championship going into the second rest day. GM Levon Aronian, who beat GM Sam Shankland, is the only player now trailing by half…...