Five-time World Champion Viswanathan Anand is all set to make a return during the World Rapid and Blitz team chess championship as a part of the Freedom team. The side will be led by FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsly, which only features Anand as the sole Indian in the team. The hot favourites for the tournament…
PM Modi and chess legend Susan Polgar NEW DELHI: Chess legend Susan Polgar reminisced about receiving a letter from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Republic Day eve 2022, acknowledging her contributions to developing young Indian chess talent.Recently, PM Modi extended congratulations to Gukesh Dommaraju for achieving his first classical chess victory against Magnus Carlsen, world…
World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen during the 2025 Norway Chess. (Norway Chess) Magnus Carlsen extend his lead in the Norway Chess tournament following an Armageddon victory over Fabiano Caruana, while Hikaru Nakamura suffered a devastating loss to Arjun Erigaisi after blundering from winning positions. The day featured three Classical draws followed by three decisive Armageddon…
Magnus Carlsen got the better of D Gukesh in the opening round of Norway Chess. (Image: Norway Chess) World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen praised Indian grandmasters Dommaraju Gukesh, Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, and Arjun Erigaisi on the sidelines of the Norway Chess 2025. At the tournament, Carlsen started with a win against Gukesh and followed it up…
World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen showed he has not lost touch with classical chess on his return to the format at the prestigious Norway Chess tournament. On the opening day of the tournament, Carlsen defeated reigning world champion D Gukesh to make a statement. Carlsen outclassed Gukesh after 55 moves in a thrilling endgame, following…
D Gukesh (Photo Credits: Lennart Ootes / Freestyle Chess) NEW DELHI: The preliminary phase of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam, hosted in Paris, concluded its eleven-round competition on Tuesday. This stage saw twelve contenders vying for eight available positions in the subsequent knockout phase. The competition was fierce, and the results were closely contested.Ian Nepomniachtchi…
D Gukesh (Photo Credits: Lennart Ootes / Freestyle Chess) NEW DELHI: A rocky start dampened D Gukesh‘s spirit in the opening leg of the 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour, with the youngest-ever world chess champion struggling to match the pace of the unique format last February.From his first experience on tour, the 18-year-old managed…
D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa (Tata Steel Chess Tournament Photo) NEW DELHI: The penultimate round of the 87th Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025 on Saturday witnessed a series of impressive results for the Indian contingent in Wijk aan Zee.In a commanding performance, R Praggnanandhaa secured his sixth win of the tournament, defeating Serbia’s Alexey Sarana…
D Gukesh (Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025 Photo) NEW DELHI: The Round 8 matchup of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025 between Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu and Gukesh Dommaraju on Sunday drew significant attention in Wijk aan Zee, with a large crowd gathering at the Dutch venue to witness the youngest-ever World Chess Champion face his compatriot.Defending…
NEW DELHI: Heading into the 87th edition of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025, the reigning world chess champion D Gukesh was ranked World No. 5 and India No. 2, trailing only Arjun Erigaisi.However, the campaign in Wijk aan Zee began on a sour note for Arjun. He suffered a defeat in his opening game…