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Last Updated:June 30, 2026, 5:30 PM IST World champion D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa will headline the Zagreb Rapid and Blitz Grand Chess Tour event. D Gukesh (left) and R Praggnanandhaa (Agencies) World champion D Gukesh may have stepped away from classical chess for the time being, but he remains committed to elite competitions. The…
R Praggnanandhaa added another glittering chapter to Indian chess history, becoming the first Indian to win the prestigious Norway Chess title after a remarkable late surge in Oslo. The 20-year-old Grandmaster sealed the crown with a final-round victory over Germany’s Vincent Keymer, completing one of the most memorable comebacks in the tournament’s history. Praggnanandhaa’s triumph…
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 04, 2026, 6:34 PM IST Hikaru Nakamura reflects on his chess career, agrees he is only behind Magnus Carlsen, defends ratings and discusses D Gukesh and Javokhir Sindarov. Hikaru Nakamura (Picture credit: X) American chess grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura has said that he is glad about how his chess career has unfolded, adding that…
Last Updated:April 08, 2026, 08:44 IST Hans Niemann says he never received an apology over 2022 cheating claims, revisits feud with Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura in new Netflix documentary Untold Chess Mates American Chess Grandmaster Hans Niemann (Instagram/hans_niemann) Hans Niemann has opened up on the controversy that rocked the chess world in 2022, stating…
Last Updated:March 04, 2026, 08:28 IST D Gukesh loses to Aravindh Chithambaram at Prague Chess, dropping to world no. 20 in live FIDE ratings, with three defeats. D Gukesh has now lost three games in the competition. (PTI Photo) World champion D Gukesh suffered another loss at the Prague Chess on Tuesday, a defeat to…
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…
Last Updated:December 30, 2025, 11:06 PM IST Arjun Erigaisi claims bronze after a close semifinal defeat to Nodirbek Abdusattorov as Magnus Carlsen reaches the World Blitz Championship final. Arjun Erigaisi and Vishy Anand in action (Photo: IA Alon Shulman) Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi faced a heartbreaking semifinal defeat to top Uzbek player Nodirbek Abdusattorov, settling for…
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…
D Gukesh stayed among the top contenders after nine rounds at the FIDE World Rapid Championship, holding joint seventh place with 6.5 points. Russian Grandmaster Vladislav Artemiev and Hans Niemann led the Open section with 7.5 points each, while former world champion Magnus Carlsen followed in joint third on seven points after suffering a defeat…