The Term "ZugZwang"comes from the German dictionary which translates to the meaning - "Compulsion to move". In Chess, this would be an instance where it's your turn to move a piece, but regardless of where you move, you will be at a disadvantage

In this game, Morphy treats us all to the wonderful display of how tempo and quality trump material. He just needs a R & B to checkmate. Black with 12 extra points (1 extra Queen & Knight) is just left speechless. Enjoy.

In what is likely the the world champion's final public appearance before his title defense, he didn't just sign autographs and pose for pictures. Instead, he popped up from his intensive studying to win another championship.

During the GM Blitz Battle finals, we will be tracking all those playing "Guess The Move" in our Live Chess interface. At the end of the three hours of play, prizes will be given to the most consistent and most accurate guessers.

Do you find yourself getting a good position only to spoil it by missing a simple tactic?  How about getting a promising attack but failing to find a forced mate or win of material? Here are five simple tips will help to sharpen your tactical eye.

wo of the greatest chess Blitz player, will be battling it off next week on chess.com. 

It's the match we've all been waiting for, and you can watch it live next Thursday, Oct 27th on Chess.com/tv and twitch.tv/chess starting at 10AM Pacific (1PM Eastern, 5PM. GMT, PM. London, 7PM. Oslo)

The Russian Championship's Superfinal has started slowly—14 of 18 games have been drawn. However, there's been plenty of bloodshed in the women's section. They've had 13 decisive games!