Koneru Humpy beat China’s Lei Tingjie in the FIDE Women’s World Cup semi-final. (Image: X) India’s Koneru Humpy secured a spot in the FIDE Women’s World Cup final after defeating China’s Tingjie Lei in a thrilling semi-final match that stretched to eight games on Thursday. The intense battle saw Humpy emerge victorious with a final…
Koneru Humpy (Anna Shtourman/FIDE) In a historic moment for Indian chess, all four remaining players, Koneru Humpy, Dronavalli Harika, R Vaishali, and International Master Divya Deshmukh, have stormed into the quarterfinals of the FIDE Women’s World Cup. The achievement drew special praise from FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky, who wrote on X, “All four Indian players…
D Gukesh beat Wei Yi to keep himself in contention for the title at Norway Chess. (Twitter/Norway Chess) World number-one Magnus Carlsen leads World Champion D Gukesh by half a point heading into the final round of Norway Chess 2025 after both players won their classical games in round nine. Carlsen defeated Fabiano Caruana while…
D Gukesh. (Pic Credit – X) NEW DELHI: Newly-crowned World Chess Champion D Gukesh celebrated his remarkable achievement in a thrilling and unconventional style by going bungee jumping. The 18-year-old prodigy, who recently clinched the World Championship title, swapped the chessboard for an adrenaline-pumping adventure, proving he’s fearless both on and off the board. The…