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Last Updated:March 04, 2026, 10:29 IST D Gukesh and Koneru Humpy are the only Indians in the top 10 of FIDE ratings. Arjun Erigaisi and R Praggnanandhaa slip. Koneru Humpy became Grandmaster at the age of 15. (PTI Photo) World champion D Gukesh and veteran Koneru Humpy are the only two Indians in the top…
Last Updated:January 19, 2026, 10:16 IST r Praggnananandhaa loses to nodirbek abdusattorov in Tata Stel Masters as d givesh draws with Jorden van Forest. R. Praggnanandhaa was outplayed by Nodirbek Abdusattarov (PTI Photo) Defending Champions r Praggnanananandhaa Lost his second match in as many days, succumbing to nodirbek abdusattoriv of uzbekistan, while d gukesh was…
Last Updated:January 02, 2026, 6:56 PM IST Erigaisi joins Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura and Alireza Firouzja as the only players ranked Top 10 in Classical, Rapid and Blitz, after winning double bronze at Doha 2025. Arjun Erigaisi at the World Rapid and Blitz 2025 (FIDE Media) What do Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Alireza Firouzja and…
Magnus Carlsen clinched his sixth FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship title in the Open category, underscoring his dominance in rapid chess as he finished ahead of a competitive field. Carlsen, now a six-time rapid world champion with previous victories in 2014, 2015, 2019, 2022, and 2023, claimed the title with 10.5 points and secured a…
Last Updated:November 16, 2025, 9:58 PM IST Pentala Harikrishna exits FIDE Chess World Cup 2025 after losing to Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara. Arjun Erigaisi is now India’s sole contender, defeating Levon Aronian in Goa. Harikrishna Pentala in action (FIDE Media) Veteran Grandmaster Pentala Harikrishna crashed out of the FIDE Chess World Cup 2025 on Sunday…
Last Updated:November 12, 2025, 07:22 IST Arjun Erigaisi, R Praggnanandhaa, P Harikrishna, V Pranav and Karthik Venkataraman drew their first game of round four games at World Chess Cup. FIDE World Cup: Arjun Erigaisi and R Praggnanandhaa (PTI) Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi continued his pursuit of a spot in the finals as all five Indian players…
Last Updated:November 04, 2025, 07:48 IST Narayanan SL, Diptayan Ghosh, and Aronyak Ghosh advanced to round two of FIDE World Cup 2025. FIDE World Cup is played as a single-elimination knock-out tournament with 206 players from 82 countries vying for the title. (AP Photo) GM Narayanan SL and GM Diptayan Ghosh secured their places in…
World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju was held to a draw by Divya Deshmukh after a six-hour, 103-move marathon in round eight of the FIDE Grand Swiss in Samarkand. It was an enthralling battle between the reigning world champion and the Women’s World Cup winner that gripped chess fans across the globe on Friday, 12 September. The…
Last Updated:September 06, 2025, 22:16 is R Vaishali leads FIDE Grand Swiss women with three wins, beating Olga Bedelka. D Gukesh wins in open section. Vantika Agrawal and D Harika have 1.5 points each. Indian Grandmaster R Vaishali (X) Defending champion and Grandmaster R Vaishali took the lead in the women’s section by securing her…
Last Updated:August 26, 2025, 23:31 is Goa will host FIDE World Cup from October 30 to November 27, featuring stars like D Gukesh, Magnus Carlsen and Viswanathan Anand, marking its return to India after 23 years. Prime Minister Narendra Modi (File) Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to social media to celebrate Goa being announced as…