Champions Showdown

Today the U.S. Championships start in Saint Louis, Missouri. The open and the women's championships will once again be held in parallel. The first prize in the ...

If you experienced some chess withdrawal symptoms in the days after Grenke, we have good news. This week two top events start: the Gashimov Memorial in ...

Valentina Gunina took the sole lead after seven rounds in Vysoke Tatry, Slovakia. Against the top favourite, Mariya Muzychuk, she managed a very convincing ...

If you experienced some chess withdrawal symptoms in the days after Grenke, we have good news. This week two top events start: the Gashimov Memorial in ...

The strongest open tournament in Australia, the Doeberl Cup, has been held annually for 56 years in the capital city, Canberra. This year saw a new winner from ...

Mirabai Chanu's CWG gold wasn't a surprise. But her technique and remarkable numbers are what set her apart.

Mirabai Chanu's CWG gold wasn't a surprise. But her technique and remarkable numbers are what set her apart.

On Easter Monday, the GRENKE Chess Open ended with a sensation. Vincent Keymer won Europe's largest open chess tournament with 8.0 points from nine ...

Tuesdays at 18:00 CEST (5 pm UK time, Noon EDT) Lawrence Trent goes on air on Playchess.com. In his show, Lawrence will be dealing with the latest trends, ...

SAINT LOUIS, March 27, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Candidates Tournament held in Berlin, Germany, has come to a conclusion and, at the end of a grueling 18 ...

Ghanaian chess players know her as "the prodigy." At age 16, Maud Benson went from zero to hero in local chess tournaments and quickly made her way into ...

Francisco Vallejo Pons left the European Individual Championship, currently underway in Batumi, Georgia, after the fifth round. On Facebook he revealed having ...

After seven rounds in the Reykjavik Open, Richard Rapport and Baskaran Adhiban lead with 6 points apiece. Young Nihal Sarin is having a breakout ...

After suffering a loss in round one, Alexander Grischuk today won his white game against Wesley So. That was the second consecutive loss for So, who is ...

Tonight is the official opening, and tomorrow the first round of one of the biggest events of the year: the FIDE Candidates' Tournament in Berlin, Germany.

Tuesdays at 18:00 CET (5 pm UK time, Noon EST) Lawrence Trent goes on air on Playchess.com. In his show, Lawrence will be dealing with the latest trends, ...