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- Aaron Reeve Mendes: 1st in Blitz at Menorca, Spainon April 3, 2024 at 8:00 pm
11-Year-Old Prodigy Aaron Mendes of Canada, Claims Victory in III Open International Chess Menorca BLITZ In an astonishing turn of events at the III Open International Chess Menorca BLITZ held on April 4th in Menorca, Spain, 11-year-old […]
- CFC Response to the FIDE Ban on Transgender Women Competing in Women's Eventson August 19, 2023 at 8:00 pm
The Chess Federation of Canada disagrees with and is disappointed by the FIDE decision to ban transgender women from competing in women’s chess events. We disagree with the way it was implemented, involving the banning of transgender […]
- TEDx Talk on Checkmating Bias: Increasing Women's Participation in Chesson April 16, 2023 at 8:00 pm
Carina D’Souza gave a TEDx talk at Havergal College on “Checkmating Bias: Increasing Women’s Particiation in Chess”. Watch the talk on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-WQQm69-jU
- IM Shawn Rodrigue-Lemieux On His Prep, His Talismans, and Keys to Successon December 18, 2022 at 8:00 pm
(Original was posted on chess.com) It has been a spectacular year for Montreal’s Shawn Rodrigue-Lemieux. He steamrolled his competition in an international tournament with a 3037 performance rating, then in September he won the World […]
- COVID-19 Rating Incentive Extended To July 1on April 1, 2022 at 8:00 pm
The ratings incentives have been extended (again) to July 1, 2022. The updated policy is as follows: Extension - Internet Rated Games and COVID-19 Rating Incentive The CFC is extending to July 1, 2022 the interim policy to accept internet […]
- Canadian Closed, Zonals, Easter Sectionals (Kingston) Announcedon March 6, 2022 at 8:00 pm
(Original was posted HERE) KEC 2022 Announcement (Kingston Easter Chess) This is the KEC 2022 ANNOUNCEMENT, now updated as of Tuesday, April 12th. Especially given changing pandemic conditions, this will be updated as applicable. KEC 2022 […]
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- Bortnyk Wins Fourth Freestyle Friday, Second-Most So Faron August 29, 2025 at 3:10 pm
GM Oleksandr Bortnyk won his fourth Freestyle Friday on August 29, moving past GM Arjun Erigaisi for the second-most in the tournament's brief history, trailing only GM Hikaru Nakamura. It was Nakamura who finished second this week, half a […]
- Global Chess League Returns For 3rd Season With Open Qualifiers And Top Talenton August 29, 2025 at 9:00 am
The Tech Mahindra Global Chess League (GCL) is back for its third season, again with a jaw-dropping lineup of the strongest players in the world. Now, for the first time ever, amateur and titled players alike can compete in the GCL […]
- Announcing GothamChess Vs. The World Starting September 30on August 28, 2025 at 1:00 pm
Chess.com is thrilled to announce GothamChess vs. The World, an exclusive Vote Chess match between IM Levy Rozman and the global chess community, starting September 30. Will the internet's most-watched chess streamer be able to outwit the […]
- Wesley So Wins 2nd Sinquefield Cup In Blitz Tiebreakson August 28, 2025 at 2:01 am
GM Wesley So has won the 2025 Sinquefield Cup, his second time winning the elite event he first won in 2016. While all the other classical games ended in draws, So won on demand against GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov to reach three-way blitz […]
- Yosha Iglesias Triumphs In France, Makes Transgender Chess History Againon August 27, 2025 at 3:52 pm
WIM Yosha Iglesias had already made chess history by becoming the first transgender woman international master. Last weekend, the 37-year-old added another accomplishment by winning the French Women's Championship, as the second […]
- Show Off Your Best Quacktics In The Upcoming Chess.com Duck Chess Championshipon August 27, 2025 at 2:09 pm
Are you ready to compete in one of the craziest variants ever invented? The Chess.com Duck Chess Championship is coming on September 4 and will feature a $2,500 prize fund. With the most savage tactics and a fearsome rubber duck, anything […]
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- Mobile App: Official Release!on August 8, 2025 at 6:57 am
Now available on both Google Play and the App Store.
- More Than a Half-Year Update 2025on August 3, 2025 at 4:46 am
Internal improvements, mobile updates, site updates, events, and more!
- Lichess Game of the Month: June '25on August 1, 2025 at 1:51 am
A wild Deferred Smith-Morra
- FIDE Women's World Cup Finals: Divya Winson July 28, 2025 at 8:35 pm
Divya Deshmukh beat Koneru Humpy in the final tiebreaks, earned the GM title, and won $50,000, while Tan Zhongyi defeated Lei Tingjie to take 3rd place and qualify for the next Women's Candidates Tournament alongside Divya and Humpy.
- FIDE Women's World Cup Semi-Finals: Divya and Humpy Advance to the Finalson July 26, 2025 at 9:20 am
IM Divya Deshmukh and GM Koneru Humpy advanced to the finals by defeating GM Tan Zhongyi and Lei Tingjie, respectively, and qualified for the next Women's Candidates Tournament.
- FIDE Women's World Cup R5: Lei, Tan, Divya, and Humpy Through to Semison July 22, 2025 at 9:15 am
GM Lei Tingjie, GM Tan Zhongyi, IM Divya Deshmukh, and GM Humpy Koneru beat GM Nana Dzagnidze, GM Vaishali Rameshbabu, GM Harika Dronavalli, and IM Song Yuxin, respectively, to grab a spot in the semifinals.