Yasser Seirawan (1960- ) was the first American to beat a reigning world champion in the modern era. He defeated Anatoly Karpov at the Phillips and Drew International in London in 1982. He was once featured in Cosmopolitan magazine as Bachelor of the Month…

Here are my 7 Top Tips for playing rapid and blitz tournaments and matches online: 1. Be relaxed and healthy. That means: Don't tire yourself out with blitz games in the hours before the match. Get enough sleep, do some light exercise daily and eat healthy…

The Argentinean Grandmaster Miguel Najdorf was one of the world's best players after the Second World War, name-giver of the most popular variation of the Sicilian, a great personality and a successful entrepreneur. Today is his 110th birthday. | Photo: Durch…

Chess is Art, Sport and Science, all rolled into one. In today's blog we explore a small sample of chess in the USSR, where chess players faced extraordinary pressure in the pursuit of excellence. This pressure could manifest in many ways, depending on the…

Click the diagram to solve this chess puzzle from the game Van den Broeck, Hans BEL - Trifunovic, Petar YUG, Munich 1958.

Replay the TCEC Season 17 Superfinal Round 1 game played on 15/04/2020 with computer analysis

A 16-year-old Iranian chess prodigy has upended the chess world by beating World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen in the final of the Banter Blitz Cup.

Magnus Carlsen Invitational chess tournament LIVE with computer analysis on chess24.com

Don't delay, fill out your tournament and each round's contest before the first move is played!