Chess.com reaches a new membership milestone as it nears its 20th birthday. Chess.com, the online chess platform that was founded in 2005 and launched in 2007, has surpassed 200 million members. Of ...

Just like any retiree, former Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto is spending his days perfecting his hobbies − specifically chess. And now you can play against him. On Monday, Chess.com ...

When Chess.com launched back in 2007, its co-founders had a few starting advantages: a lifelong love of the game, two prior companies they’d exited a year before, and one very good domain name that ...

The death of Daniel Naroditsky exposed the conflicts between the game’s traditional wing and its many online stars.

Chess.com has disclosed a data breach after threat actors gained unauthorized access to a third-party file transfer application used by the platform. The incident occurred in June 2025, with the ...