Tata Steel Chess Round 2: Anish Wins Against Gukesh, Carlsen Stuns Keymar
GMs Magnus Carlsen and Anish Giri defeated GMs Gukesh D and Vincent Keymer respectively in the second round of the 2023 Tata Steel Chess Tournament, moving them into a tie…
Tata Steel Chess: Ding and Abdusottarov Draw First Blood
In round one of the 2023 Tata Steel Chess Tournament, world championship challenger GM Ding Liren and GM Nordirbek Abdusattorov achieved their first victory. Whereas, GM Levon Aronian and reigning…
FIDE Prepares to Announce the Host City for World Chess Championship 2023
Less than three months before the first game, the world chess governing body (FIDE) thinks it may have finally identified a host city for this year’s world championship match. FIDE…
Magnus Carlsen Renews His Attempt to Take His Classical Ratings to 2900
On Saturday, the first round (of 13) of the “chess Wimbledon” at Tata Steel Wijk aan Zee begins in the windswept Dutch countryside. Magnus Carlsen will face off against the…
Chess Cheating Row: Neimann Accuses Carlsen of Paying Player to Shout Abuses
On Wednesday, US teenager Hans Niemann claimed that world champion Magnus Carlsen had paid a fellow grandmaster €300 to shout “Cheater Hans” from a balcony during a tournament. This accusation…
National Women’s Chess Championship: Divya Leads on the Top Board
After eight rounds of the MPL National Women’s Chess Championship in Kolhapur on Monday, Divya Deshmukh took the lead with seven points after defeating overnight leader Mary Ann Gomes. This…
National Chess Championship: Karthik is the Leader with Abhijeet Not Far Behind
Karthik Venkataraman’s Tuesday performance on the top board with the black pieces improved his chances of winning the MPL 59th National Chess Championship (Senior Division) for the second time in…
2022: The Year That Marked New Beginnings in the Indian Chess
In the Kazakhstani city of Almaty, two female chess players—one 35 and the other 15 years of age—made India proud. Koneru Humpy and B. Savitha Shri both won medals at…
National Senior Chess Championship: Sethuraman, Guha Leads the Tournament
S.P. Sethuraman lived up to his reputation as the top seed by inflicting a 35-move defeat on overnight leader Abhijeet Gupta, on Tuesday, and shared the lead with Mitrabha Guha…
World Rapid Chess Championship Day 2: Carlsen Sole Leader; Erigaisi Slips
Ahead of the third and final day of the 2022 FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship, GM Magnus Carlsen has assumed the lead after important victories on Tuesday against GMs Giga…