Top American Players

Chess players are known creatures of habit, which is perhaps the only way to explain why, for the 85th time, 14 of the world’s top players venture to… Read More »

To reach the “Final Four” in Division I college basketball, teams only have to play four games. In chess, earning one of four coveted spots in the… Read More »

Women's Blitz Championship
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GM Hikaru Nakamura won his fifth Chess.com Speed Chess Championship earlier this week, defeating GM Magnus Carlsen in a tense 14½–13½ match on… Read More »

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The US Chess Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2021-… Read More »

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It’s not every day that the United States can be considered an underdog in an international team tournament. But for the 2022 World Team Championship… Read More »