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The Top 10 Chess Streamers in the World
Chess streaming in 2025 is bigger than ever. Casual fans, new learners, and hardened competitors all tune in to watch...
Openings
Halloween Gambit Chess Trap: Best Moves, Common Tricks & How to Refute It
The Halloween Gambit is one of the most surprising—and controversial—opening ideas in all of chess. It begins from the quiet...
News
Wei Yi and Javokhir Sindarov Reach World Cup Final, Secure Spots in 2026 Candidates Tournament
The 2025 FIDE World Cup in Goa produced one of its most dramatic finishes yet, as China’s Wei Yi and...
Chess 101
All Chess Rules Explained: For Beginners, All Moves & Special Cases
A friendly, easy-to-read guide to every chess rule beginners and club players should know. Learn the basic moves, special rules,...
News
Bodhana Sivanandan Wins UK Women’s Blitz Championship at Age 10
At just 10 years old, Bodhana Sivanandan won the 2025 UK Women’s Blitz Championship, finishing far ahead of a strong...
Chess Books
Mayhem in the Morra Review: Is Esserman’s Gambit Bible Still Worth Studying?
If you’ve ever wanted to play the Sicilian against Black rather than survive it, Marc Esserman’s Mayhem in the Morra...
Openings
Deutz Gambit: Key Moves and Lines of This Aggressive Italian Game Opening
The Deutz Gambit—pronounced “Doy-ts”—is one of the boldest and most forcing ideas White can play in the Italian Game, specifically...
News
2025 FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championship: A Star-Packed Lineup in Doha
The 2025 FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championship is shaping up to be one of the most competitive and widely...
Openings
How Eric Rosen Used the Stafford Gambit to Beat a Grandmaster in 14 Moves
On December 30, 2024, in Round 12 of the FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship held online on Chess.com, International Master...
Chess Books
The Diamond Dutch: Strategic Ideas & Powerful Weapons — Full Review
Most opening books promise “dangerous ideas” or “powerful weapons.”Very few actually deliver them in a way club players can use...