Pedro Pinhata is the Writing Lead for Chess.com. He writes articles, feature announcements, event pages, and more. He has been playing chess since 2019 and lives in Brazil.
The second day of PogChamps 4 quarterfinals presented by Coinbase was once again filled with drama and unbelievable twists that kept spectators perplexed and amazed. Rubius defeated NickEh30 and is now closer to winning the consolation bracket f...
Another exciting day of PogChamps 4 presented by Coinbase kept viewers glued to their seats as the most unpredictable matches yet happened. Sapnap defeated a partying JustaMinx with ease while she was distracted partying. The three other matches...
The 73rd Emmy Awards is approaching fast, and chess fans have good reason to be excited about the ceremony. On September 19, chess enthusiasts will finally know how many awards will come from the 18 nominations The Queen's Gambit has received. I...
The fourth day of PogChamps 4 presented by Coinbase brought an unparalleled mixture of drama and shock to the more than 30,000 concurrent viewers enjoying the show live on Twitch. Tectone got his first PogChamps victory after defeating NickEh30,...
The second day of PogChamps 4 presented by Coinbase was yet another memorable episode in the history of PogChamps. The first few matches ended with the expected easy wins for the much higher-rated Fundy and boxbox, who defeated Tectone and Justa...
For the first time in history, the chess community has helped decide which city should be the chess capital for the following year. After more than 4,000 people cast their votes, Berlin emerged as the 2022 host for the Grand Prix Series and other ...
NM Ryo Chen (USA) won the 2021 ChessKid Youth Speed Chess Championship after defeating CM Lev Zverev (Russia) on Saturday, July 31! This annual event is the most prestigious on the ChessKid calendar, featuring only the top 10-and-under chess super...
Tournament Arc 2 reached its epic conclusion, with Gigguk successfully defending the title after defeating Esam. The two-time champion proved to be the best among a field of superstars from the Anime community and Fighting Games players. Li...
Chess.com is excited to announce this year's second annual ChessKid Youth Speed Chess Championship, kicking off on July 17 and 18! Eight of the best young chess prodigies in the world (age 10 or under as of January 1, 2021) will go toe-to-toe in...
CryptoChamps powered by Coinbase was a smashing success, bringing together some of the crypto community heavyweights for a weekend of chess battles. Paradigm co-founder Matt Huang defeated Surojit Chatterjee in the finals to win the event. On hi...
How well would you do against a PogChamps winner? If that question ever crossed your mind, we have good news! You can now test your wits against each of the PogChampions, as well as other chess personalities on our Play Computer page. Play again...
After their first record-breaking event, BlockChamps, the star duo WFM Alexandra and Andrea Botez are back with another groundbreaking event: the Botez Bullet Invitational. Fan-favorite streamers and content creators will go head-to-head to compet...
Undefeated GM Magnus Carlsen finished the preliminaries of the New In Chess Classic in first place with 10.5/15. GMs Hikaru Nakamura (who also went undefeated) and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov finished with 9.5/15 each, taking seeds two and three. ...
Wild semifinals marked one of the last days of PogChamps 3 presented by GRIP6. Emerging victorious from the highly anticipated match against Benjyfishy, Rainn Wilson advanced to the championship bracket finals. Neeko narrowly escaped defeat and ...
Another exhilarrating day of chess happened as PogChamps 3 presented by GRIP6 entered its first day of the semifinals. Sardoche won a close match against PogChamps veteran Ludwig, and Michelle Khare stole the show after winning two matches to ad...
The second day of the quarterfinals of PogChamps 3 presented by GRIP6 left spectators on the edge of their seats as four exciting matches unfolded before their eyes. Rainn Wilson defeated MoistCr1tikal and Ludwig prevailed over Logic in the cham...
The last day of the group stage of PogChamps 3 presented by GRIP6 saw exciting matches happening back to back. Tubbo and MrBeast won their first matches against Michelle Khare and CodeMiko, respectively. Ludwig finally got his revenge on MoistCr...
More exciting matches took place during the sixth day of PogChamps 3 presented by GRIP6. The aggressive Neeko defeated Myth, and Ludwig quickly scored two points against CodeMiko. The last match of the day was an incredible battle between Sardoc...
The fifth day of PogChamps 3 presented by GRIP6 had more than 83,000 concurrent viewers on Chess.com's Twitch channel. All who tuned in enjoyed the exciting matches that unfolded. Logic defeated Michelle Khare while MoistCr1tikal beat MrBeast. R...
The second day of PogChamps 3 could not have been any more exciting, with more than 140,000 concurrent viewers on Twitch enjoying the action. xQc beat Rubius in a thrilling match to start the day. Logic overcame some difficulties to win his matc...
After 2020, many wondered if there was any way for chess to get bigger. If there's anything that the first day of PogChamps 3 showed us, it's that there's no stopping the chess world! Sunday's broadcast shattered Twitch's chess viewership rec...
Today the Skilling Open advanced to the second day of its quarterfinals knockout phase. GMs Magnus Carlsen, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Hikaru Nakamura, Levon Aronian, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Teimour Radjabov, Wesley So, and Anish Giri battled for a spot ...
GM Anish Giri had a great first day after scoring four points out of five at the Skilling Open. GM Magnus Carlsen recovered from a tragic mouse slip to share second-third with underdog GM David Anton Guijarro. How to watch?The games of the chess...
A thrilling day of PogChamps unfolded on Sunday as some of the event's top competitors won their matches and secured their place in the championship bracket. hafthorjulius brought home the victory against ConnorEatsPants, WagamamaTV prevailed wi...
