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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…
Last Updated:December 29, 2025, 00:00 IST Humpy edged out Zhu Jiner and Aleksandra Goryachkina tie-breaker rules to secure podium, while Erigaisi earned 9.5 points and secure bronze in the men’s section. Indian Grandmaster Koneru Humpy (X) Indian chess star Koneru Humpy faced a major disappointment in her quest for a third world rapid title, ending…
Last Updated:December 25, 2025, 10:35 PM IST Gukesh enters the end-of-season tournament after an underwhelming season, but reiterated his desire to concentrate on his approach rather than results. D Gukesh. (PTI) World champion D Gukesh says that classical chess will remain his main focus, and he doesn’t have “a lot of expectations” from the season-ending…
Last Updated:November 09, 2025, 9:05 PM IST The 31-year-old Indian Grandmaster went down 2.5-3.5 to the American Shankland in the second set of tie-break games in round three of the showpiece event. Vidit Gujrathi. (X) Sam Shankland of the USA showed Indian GM Vidit Gujrathi the exit door in the third round of the FIDE…
The Cradle of Indian Chess, Chennai, has managed to produce yet another Grandmaster as a 16-year-old Ilamparthi become the nation’s 90th Grandmaster. Ilamparthi earned the prestigious norm following his shwoing at the Bijeljina Open Chess Tournament held in Bosnia and Herzegovina as he surpassed the 2500 points in the International Chess Federation rankings. Legendary Viswanathan Anand…
29-year-old chess Grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky is gone, days after streaming and celebrating a major win. His death has left fans grieving, and the chess world divided over what really happened. #DanielNaroditsky #Chess #Grandmaster #Danya #WorldChess #VladimirKramnik Source link [ad_3]