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Last Updated:July 24, 2026, 12:25 IST Viswanathan Anand is interim FIDE president after Arkady Dvorkovich was sanctioned by the EU. Dvorkovich will challenge the sanctions. Vishwanathan Anand has served as FIDE Deputy President since 2022. (PTI Photo) Indian chess icon and five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand has stepped in as the interim president of the…
Last Updated:July 14, 2026, 5:36 PM IST According to estimates, Samay Raina’s net worth is expected to be around $16.5 million (over Rs 150 crore). The Supreme Court on Tuesday imposed a Rs 10 lakh cost on Samay Raina during the hearing of petitions filed by content creators Ranveer Allahbadia and Ashish Chanchlani, along with…
Last Updated:July 04, 2026, 2:22 pm IST R Praggnanandhaa won all three games on the final day of the rapid section to draw level with Alireza Firouzja atop the Croatia Grand Chess Tour standings. Indian GM Praggnanandhaa (X) Indian GM R Praggnanandhaa produced a flawless finish to the rapid section of the Croatia Grand Chess…
Last Updated:May 31, 2026, 3:24 PM IST Magnus Carlsen’s latest admission offered further evidence of the challenges he now faces. Magnus Carlsen admits he struggled to recall details during the game. (AP Photo) At the ongoing Norway Chess, world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen has admitted that he is beginning to feel the effects of time….
Last Updated:May 06, 2026, 6:43 PM IST Pranesh joins fellow Grandmasters Nihal Sarin and Aravindh Chithambaram, bolstering S8UL’s ranks at the Esports World Cup. GM Pranesh. (X) S8UL announced the signing of Indian Chess Grandmaster Pranesh M and finalised its athlete lineup across 12 titles for the Esports World Cup (EWC) 2026. Pranesh joins fellow…
Last Updated:March 19, 2026, 11:17 IST Liren has dropped out of the official FIDE ratings list due to the low number of games the Chinese star has played in recent times, deeming him to be ineligible to make the list. Ding Liren. (X) Former World Champion Ding Liren has dropped out of the official FIDE…
Last Updated:March 19, 2026, 10:35 IST Koneru expressed concerns about the ongoing war in the Middle East and may withdraw from the Candidates event scheduled to begin on the 28th of March. Koneru Humpy. (x) Veteran Indian Chess star Humpy Koneru is yet to make a decision on whether she’d be travelling to the FIDE…
Last Updated:March 03, 2026, 11:57 IST The Russian Chess Crown match was included in the March 2026 FIDE Rating List, due to an oversight, and in breach of the regulations. FIDE. (X) FIDE issued a clarification on Tuesday, stating that Sergey Karjakin’s status in the standings is inactive and has been removed from the list…
World No.1 Magnus Carlsen showed his endgame genius yet again to add a record-extending ninth world Blitz title to the Rapid gold medal he won two days back, but Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi suffered a massive meltdown in the semifinal to settle for a bronze in the World Blitz Championship in Doha on Tuesday. Carlsen…
Last Updated:December 29, 2025, 3:47 pm IST Humpy, who won the world rapid title in 2019 and 2024, was edged out by Zhu Jiner and Aleksandra Goryachkina on tie-breaker rules on the podium. PM Narendra Modi, Humpy Koneru. The Honourable Prime Minister of the nation, Shri Narendra Modi, sent his wishes to Indian GM Koneru…