Chess is having a moment. The centuries-old analog game has found new life online, and it hasn’t just grown in popularity — it’s exploded. As people turn toward digital entertainment amid the pandemic ...

Twitch star Nicholas "Jynxzi" has announced a $100,000 chess tournament for streamers who are "bad" at the game. On April 2, 2026, a 43-second video from Jynxzi's livestream surfaced on X, in which he ...

One day in May, chess grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura was watching the last two moves of Felix “xQc” Lengyel’s online chess game. Ever-patient, Nakamura had been mentoring Lengyel, a top Twitch streamer ...

If you’ve been grinding Chess.com puzzles and watching streams but still feel stuck, you’re not alone—most players suffer from 'random training' rather than a coherent plan. With the official 2026 ...