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Magnus Carlsen won hearts on Friday, September 11, during the Global Chess League as he decided to hand over his Player Of The Match award to Vidit Gujrathi. This happened right after the defending champions Alpine APL Pipers beat FYERS American Gambits 9-7 in the penultimate round of the tournament. The World No.1 took the…
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 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…
India’s campaign at the FIDE World Cup 2025 gained fresh momentum on Thursday, Nov. 6. GM Vidit Gujrathi, Pranav V, Pranesh M, and several others punched their tickets to round three. Vidit withstood heavy resistance from Argentine prodigy Faustino Oro, just 12 years old, in the classical segment, then deployed his experience to claim a…
Last Updated:November 06, 2025, 10:16 PM IST Gujrathi emerged victorious against the 12-year-old Argentine, while Nihal Sarin was eliminated after his defeat against Greek GM Kourkoulos-Arditis Stamatis in the second round. Vidit Gujrathi. (X) Indian Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi finally emerged victorious against 12-year-old Oro Faustino of Argentina, while Nihal Sarin was eliminated from the FIDE…
Grandmaster M Karthikeyan carved out a hard-fought victory over compatriot Vidit Gujrathi in the seventh round of the Chennai Grand Masters on Wednesday, keeping his strong finish hopes alive while German GM Vincent Keymer tightened his grip on the title race. Playing with the black pieces, Karthikeyan overcame Gujrathi in a gritty, tactical battle that…
Last Updated:August 11, 2025, 20:24 is Arjun Erigaisi took his tally to three points, one behind leader Vincent Keymer, with a draw against Pranav V as the table-topper was held to a draw by Vidit Gujrathi. Vincent keymer and vidit gujrathi Vincent Keymer took his points tally to round four points on Monday, Day 5…
Last Updated:August 09, 2025, 19:57 is Vincent Keymer leads Chennai Grandmasters 2025 with his third victory. Arjun Erigaisi beat Ray Robson at the Chennai Grandmasters German Vincent Keymer continued his perfect run at the Chennai Grandmasters 2025 with his third victory on the bounce in as many days at the Hyatt Regency in Chennai on…
Last Updated:August 08, 2025, 20:24 is Arjun Erigaisi Drew with Jorden van Foreest in Chennai Grandmasters, While Vincent Keymer Leads After Beating Pranav V. Vincent Keymer is the frontrunner for the title at the Chennai Grandmasters (Picture credit: FIDE) Arjun Erigaisi was held to a draw by Dutchman Jorden Van Foreest on the second day…
Last Updated:December 13, 2024, 7:53 PM IST From Gukesh’s win, to Arjun Erigaisi’s historic landmark, to India’s dominance at the Chess Olympiad, chess has witnessed an unparalleled rise to prominence in the subcontinent D Gukesh was crowned the youngest world champion in chess history. (Image: X) The prodigal son of Indian Chess has finally reached…