10+ hour, 3+ min ago  (651+ words) As we approach the end of Black History Month, something important in chess happened 25 years ago. At midnight on February 12, 2001,The Chess Drum website went live. The website started with eight pages and would be yet another platform to extol…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago  (98+ words) Tactics Tuesday: 2025 Chess.com Speed Chess Championship, Pt. 2US Chess Federation Tactics Tuesday: 2025 Chess.com Speed Chess Championship, Pt. 2 Today's puzzles conclude our two-part series on the final and semifinal matches from the 2025 Chess.com Speed Chess Championship, held earlier this…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (113+ words) Today's puzzles begin a two-part series on the final and semifinal matches from the 2025 Chess.com Speed Chess Championship, held earlier this month in London. Under severe time pressure, many of the games produced instructive tactics suitable for our audience....

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (112+ words) Wednesday Workout: 2025 World Rapid & Blitz, Pt. 6US Chess Federation Wednesday Workout: 2025 World Rapid & Blitz, Pt. 6 This week's puzzles continue a series curated by WGM Sabina Foisor on the 2025 FIDE World Rapid & Blitz. Our full report " with more analysis from Sabina " is…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (279+ words) There will be twelve sections: Open and Girls in age categories Under 18, Under 16, Under 14, Under 12, Under 10, and Under 8. A player's age as of Jan. 1, 2026 determines their age eligibility for a section. Each event will be an 11-round Swiss System tournament....

3+ week, 7+ hour ago  (347+ words) The 17th Continental Women's Chess Championship of the Americas 2026 will be held March 30 - April 6, 2026 at the Delfines Hotel & Convention Center, San Isidro, Lima, Peru. The event, organized by the Chess Confederation of the Americas and the Peruvian Sports Chess Federation (FDPA)…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (95+ words) Wednesday Workout: 2025 World Rapid & Blitz, Pt. 4US Chess Federation Wednesday Workout: 2025 World Rapid & Blitz, Pt. 4 This week's puzzles continue a series curated by WGM Sabina Foisor on the 2025 FIDE World Rapid & Blitz. Our full report " with more analysis from Sabina " is…...

1+ mon, 10+ hour ago  (90+ words) Tactics Tuesday: 2025 World Rapid & Blitz, Pt. 4US Chess Federation Tactics Tuesday: 2025 World Rapid & Blitz, Pt. 4 This week's puzzles continue a series curated by WGM Sabina Foisor on the 2025 FIDE World Rapid & Blitz. Our full report " with more analysis from Sabina " is…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (588+ words) GM Hans Niemann is in a three-way tie for first place with 3/5 entering the first rest day of the Tata Steel Masters in Wijk aan Zee. The famous Netherlands tournament consists of 13 rounds, running from Jan. 17 through Feb. 1. Although the…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (498+ words) Every January, Tata Steel sponsors one of the northern hemisphere's biggest highlights of the classical chess calendar in Wijk aan Zee in the Netherlands. This year, Tata Steel looked to take over the entire month and the globe, hosting its…...