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Why American Gambits chased after Arjun Erigaisi in Global Chess League 3 Draft
September 29, 2025 20:35 IST
Despite losing out on Arjun, the Gambits have assembled a strong side in the Draft for season 3, to be played in Mumbai. Having retained Hikaru Nakamura and Bibisara Assaubayeva, American Gambits added Richard Rapport, Vladislav Artemiev, Teodora Injac, and Volodar Murzin to their squad.
Gukesh and Arjun Erigaisi, Indian chess’ Karan Arjun, reunited for Global Chess League 3 at PBG Alaskan KnightsSubscriber Only
September 27, 2025 08:19 IST
Gukesh’s teammate Arjun, in particular, saw three teams trying to snap him up while the Mumbai team came into the draft with their eyes firmly set on Wesley So, who is also making his debut in the league.
R Praggnanandhaa says there is no sibling rivalry with sister Vaishali R: ‘Sometimes serious, sometimes silly, but always there for each other’
September 28, 2025 22:53 IST
Asked if there was a difference in the way the two siblings approach a game, Pragg said that he focusses more on the technical aspect while Vaishali goes on the attack.
Global Chess League 3: World Champion Gukesh returns to GCL, but Magnus Carlsen to skip this season
September 24, 2025 15:05 IST
Joining Gukesh will be top stars like five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand, Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana, Alireza Firouzja, and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Ashok Koneru, Humpy’s dad and real chess obsessive of the family, makes a comeback after 22 years at Guntur NationalsSubscriber Only
September 24, 2025 02:52 IST
Ashok initially wanted to make a tennis player out of his daughter, but chess just took over after she defeated him at age 11
Firouzja’s unexplained withdrawal from FIDE World Cup 2025 puts his Candidates & World Championship dream in jeopardy
September 23, 2025 23:21 IST
Firouzja's absence in the FIDE World Cup leaves a significant question mark over his future in this format.
After stunning World Champion Gukesh, Turkish teen prodigy Ediz Gurel gets a hero’s welcome at his school
September 22, 2025 22:30 IST
At the recently concluded FIDE Grand Swiss tournament in Samarkand, the two prodigies, separated in age by just three years, played an enthralling seventh-round game where Gurel toppled the Indian star to seize the limelight.
Divya Deshmukh receives FIDE World Cup wildcard after impressive show at Grand Swiss, to feature in Open category in Goa
September 22, 2025 18:55 IST
Divya won the historic FIDE Women's World Cup, defeating veteran compatriot Koneru Humpy in the summit clash that also helped her seal a Women's Candidates spot.
‘Crosses a line’: Srinath Narayanan slams content company for doctoring video of Gukesh beating Magnus Carlsen with Praggnanandhaa’s face
September 20, 2025 11:27 IST
The original video was from Norway Chess back in June, where the 19-year-old Gukesh had notched up a victory over the world no 1 Carlsen after 62 moves.
Anish Giri slams Carlsen and Kasparov for always picking ‘the lowest-hanging fruit’
September 21, 2025 12:33 IST
The win in Samarkand is one of the most significant achievements for five-time Dutch National Champion Giri, who previously had won the Tata Steel Masters in 2023.
‘As long as Pragg’s there…’: Magnus Carlsen names Indian as he talks about Candidates contenders
September 20, 2025 15:44 IST
When Magnus Carlsen was asked if he was surprised by Anish Giri and Matthias Bluebaum securing the top two spots at the FIDE Grand Swiss, the world no 1 said: "For sure... Giri, I think got the friendliest pairings in the whole tournament for a long time."
What was the difference in prize money earned by Vaishali R and Anish Giri for FIDE Grand Swiss titles
September 17, 2025 15:01 IST
In fact, just by winning this year, Anish Giri earned more prize money than all the three women's winners from three editions put together.
In Madhya Pradesh town, a grassroots programme to teach schoolgirls chess takes off, with mentors from USA, Cayman Islands, GambiaSubscriber Only
September 18, 2025 10:44 IST
What is remarkable about the Checkmate Betul programme is that many of the 8 trainers or mentors are teenagers themselves and hail from various corners around the world, like New York, Cayman Islands and Gambia. Avika Shukla, whose brainchild the initiative is, calls it, “Girls teaching girls chess.”
Why Gukesh’s Grand Swiss performance is not an indicator of a Ding Liren-esque freefallSubscriber Only
September 17, 2025 14:00 IST
Fans have likened Gukesh's run of results in Samarkand—uncharitably—to the decline in form and confidence suffered by his predecessor to the World Championship title Ding Liren, who seemed to struggle with the weight of the crown until relinquishing it to the teenager from Chennai.
After Divya, Humpy & Vaishali, who’s next? The race for remaining Candidates 2026 spots across categories
September 16, 2025 17:36 IST
After three Indians — D. Gukesh, R. Praggnanandhaa, and Vidit Gujrathi — qualified for the Toronto Candidates in 2024, this time not a single male player from India has yet confirmed a spot for the Candidates 2026.
How Vaishali conquered chess’s unforgiving Swiss format to defend FIDE Grand Swiss title and qualify for CandidatesSubscriber Only
September 16, 2025 09:08 IST
Chennai youngster successfully defends title, but there was heartbreak for Indian men players in Samarkand.
How can Arjun Erigaisi and Vaishali qualify for Candidates through Grand Swiss? Check all scenarios, result, pairings and standings of final round
September 15, 2025 15:33 IST
Here are all the qualification scenarios for Arjun and Vaishali's Candidates qualification through FIDE Grand Swiss tournament happening in Samarkand.
FIDE Grand Swiss: Vaishali makes history by winning title again to earn Candidates spot; Gukesh ends event with victory
September 16, 2025 09:42 IST
FIDE Grand Swiss: Vaishali's win helps her secure a Candidates spot, thus making her the third woman to qualify for the Candidates along with Koneru Humpy and Divya Deshmukh.
FIDE Grand Swiss: Gukesh tastes victory for 1st time in 7 games; Vaishali one game away from Candidates spot
September 14, 2025 23:21 IST
Arjun Erigaisi, Nihal Sarin and Vidit Gujrathi have managed to stay just half a point behind the five league leaders in the race for a Candidates spot. While Arjun, Nihal and Vidit still have a chance of qualifying for the Candidates through the Grand Swiss, they will need nothing short of multiple miracles to do so
Firouzja hands Nihal first loss in gruelling 7-hour battle at Grand Swiss to take top spot; Erigaisi joint-secondSubscriber Only
September 14, 2025 09:34 IST
R Vaishali in joint-second position with three other players, just 0.5 points behind leader Kateryna Lagno; Divya blunders a bishop in Open category against Hungarian GM Sanan Sjugirov after holding ground.
‘We should’ve done better’: FIDE’s Emil Sutovsky on Hikaru Nakamura exploiting loophole to qualify for Candidates
September 13, 2025 17:34 IST
Sutovsky, however, said that the chess body should have done a better job of closing the loophole before players could take advantage of it, adding that they had thought that their top players were better than taking advantage of the loophole.
Gukesh and Divya Deshmukh, poster kids of Indian chess, play out a six-hour, 103-move marathon drawSubscriber Only
September 13, 2025 12:40 IST
The battle of India’s foremost chess poster kids, World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju and Women’s World Cup winner Divya Deshmukh, raged for six hours and spanned 103 moves.
‘I never dreamt of that’: Speed king Nihal Sarin, leading the Candidates race in FIDE Grand Swiss, reveals his pursuit of ‘good chess’
September 12, 2025 17:03 IST
Nihal has won four rounds, and his win over Maghsoodloo was special as he outplayed Iran's No. 1 in an extremely complex endgame.
FIDE Grand Swiss Round 8 Highlights: Gukesh held to six-hour-long, 103-move draw by Divya Deshmukh; Vidit Gujrathi losesSubscriber Only
September 13, 2025 01:47 IST
Gukesh vs Divya Deshmukh | FIDE Grand Swiss Chess 2025 Round 8 Highlights: Nihal Sarin played out a draw while Vaishali Rameshbabu lost her game. Both Indians came into round 8 on Friday leading their sections in the Grand Swiss.
American chess player Eric Rosen wins $1000… just by reading terms and conditions
September 12, 2025 13:38 IST
As the app later posted on its X account, Rosen had reached out to them with an email containing the screenshot of the message and the subject line: “I read the rules.”
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