Chess.com is bringing back State of Chess on September 1st. IM Danny Rensch, the site's Chief Chess Officer, will host the live show alongside Liza Mandelup and Albert Cheng.
This is where Chess.com reveals what it's been building and what's in the pipeline. The format lets the community ask questions directly and get real-time answers from the team running the platform.
If you follow competitive chess online, State of Chess matters because Chess.com shapes the infrastructure where millions play. Tournament formats, rating systems, feature rollouts, platform stability issues. Rensch tends to be direct about what's working and what isn't. You get actual information instead of corporate polish.
The September 1st date gives the site a chance to discuss summer developments and tease what's coming into fall. Given chess's accelerating pace of innovation across platforms, these updates pile up fast. Mandelup and Cheng's involvement suggests Chess.com plans to cover multiple angles, whether that's product, community, or competitive programming.
If you play serious chess online or care about how the digital game evolves, tune in. These shows typically run long enough to get into substance.