Magnus Carlsen and spectators at Freestyle Chess Las Vegas (Screengrab & Stev Bongage) NEW DELHI: Have you ever stepped into the playing hall of a chess tournament? The atmosphere feels almost sacred. A vast space, rows of tables stretching endlessly with chessboards and pieces in their eternal black-and-white standoff. Players sit hunched, brows furrowed, as…
A detailed view of a chess board and pieces (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images) The inaugural day of the AI chess exhibition tournament, hosted by Google’s Kaggle Game Arena project, witnessed four Large Language Models (LLMs) securing dominant 4-0 victories to advance to the semifinals. Gemini 2.5 Pro, o4-mini, Grok 4, and o3 defeated their…
Hans Niemann (Freestyle Chess/Lennart Ootes) American Grandmaster Hans Niemann has responded to critics who accused him of “hate-watching” Magnus Carlsen’s shocking elimination at the Las Vegas leg of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour.“If you think I was hate watching yesterday, what would you call what I’ve experienced the past three years?” Niemann posted on…
File photo of USA’s Hans Niemann. (Image: X) American Grandmaster Hans Niemann has taken a jibe at Magnus Carlsen ahead of the Las Vegas leg of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour, where the duo are likely to lock horns.Niemann is one of the 16 players participating in the Las Vegas leg of the Freestyle…
Anish Giri was involved in a heated exchange with Ian Nepomniachtchi, Hikaru Nakamura. (Screengrabs) The quarterfinals of the FIDE World Blitz Team Championship in London were marred by controversy after top-seeded WR Chess lost their opening match to Germany and Friends due to a delayed arrival. Star players Ian Nepomniachtchi and Hikaru Nakamura reached the…
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…
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…
D Gukesh (Image credit: FIDE) World champion D Gukesh marked his 19th birthday by defeating World No. 2 Hikaru Nakamura of the United States in Norway Chess on Thursday, securing three points and getting his campaign back on track after two consecutive losses in earlier rounds.The victory came against one of the best Rapid and…
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…