MUMBAI: In the unforgiving world of elite chess, every tournament is a lead-up to something. To outsiders, the Global Chess ...
R. Praggnanandhaa has asserted that the traditional world championship will maintain its hegemony despite the introduction of ...
Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa views the upcoming Chess World Championship Tour as an opportunity for players, not a ...
In an exclusive conversation with Firstpost, Dutch Grandmaster Anish Giri discusses Magnus Carlsen’s decision to stay away ...
On this day in 2024, D Gukesh pounced on a blunder from Ding Liren in the final game of the World Championship clash in ...
He did almost win the Tata Chess Masters in Wijk aan Zee, but lost to R Praggnanandhaa in the tie-breaker title-deciding ...
Exactly one year ago, Gukesh became the youngest world champion in chess history. His mentor and chess legend Vishy Anand ...
World Champion Gukesh D and World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen are among more than 360 players who have confirmed their participation in the FIDE World Rapid & B ...
India’s campaign at the FIDE World Cup is over and no Indian will earn one of the three Candidates quotas on offer in Goa.
As far as chess tournaments go, the Louisiana State Championship and Iowa Open are not what you would describe as big-time events. The highest-ranked players from either event last year didn't even ...
Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa is gearing up for a challenging 2026 Candidates Tournament in Cyprus, aiming for a bold ...
Born in 2022, Sarwangya has been ranked by FIDE, the international governing body of chess after multiple wins over ranked ...