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Bengaluru: Praggnanandhaa returned to his hotel room and splayed himself across his bed the night of his Grand Chess Tour win. He had spent a month living at the same hotel, in the same city St Louis, Missouri
The Global Chess League (GCL), a joint initiative between Tech Mahindra and FIDE (Federation Internationale des checs or International Chess Federation), will see Bengaluru host six global franchises from September 5 to 13. Icons, established champions, elite
Shreyas Royal was nine when his family found themselves at the centre of a visa crisis, with deportation from the UK a very real possibility. Months later, the young Indian-origin chess prodigy, dressed in a dark suit, made the ceremonial first move at the 201
It s been a week since Deekshitha Modipalli made heads turn in the world of chess, with a rating jump of 484 Elo points over the course of a month that also lifted her world rank by 29,200 spots. Her results, across just four tournaments, also earned her an In
Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa secured another draw against Levon Aronian in the Sinquefield Cup. He remains in joint second place with 3.5 points as the tournament nears its end
S8UL Esports Nihal Sarin and Gen.G Esports Arjun Erigaisi have advanced to the quarterfinals of Chess at the Esports World Cup (EWC) 2026 after progressing through the lower bracket (LB) on the final day of the group stage. Both Grandmasters, who also reached
Bodhana Sivanandan and Shreyas Royal made chess history winning the British Chess Championships. Bodhana became Britain's youngest Women's chess champion after a playoff
Under the sprawling canopy of a century-old elm in Washington Square Park of New York sits Marcel Anderson, a cigarette on his lip and a queen in his hand. The edges (of the chess piece) are coming off, gosh I need to buy a new set! he mutters to himself
The fourth season of the Global Chess League (GCL) will be held in Bengaluru from September 3, the organisers said in a statement on Friday. It is the second consecutive time that the over-the-board...
The meticulously-maintained silence of Oslo s Deichman Bj rvika, the biggest public library in Norway, was shattered late on Friday evening by spontaneous applause that rang out from the fourth...
What a roller coaster ride it was for India's R Praggnanandhaa at the Norway Chess 2026 tournament. The 20-year-old found himself at the bottom after the sixth round, but he bounced back in style,...
Bengaluru: The Norway Chess tournament is primed for an extraordinary final round where the world No.1 and reigning world champion will be fighting to avoid a last-place finish. Magnus Carlsen and D...
Magnus Carlsen jumped in his chair before leaning so far ahead towards the board that he could have whispered in the ears of his king. Trouble was brewing in the air for the crownless king of chess and his wooden king on the board.
Bengaluru: Gukesh missed an opportunity against leader Wesley So in their Round 7 classical encounter of Norway Chess in Oslo, letting the American GM off the hook after being close to winning. After their drawn classical game, the world champion took So down...
It s starting to happen again. That juggernaut called Magnus Carlsen is starting to gather momentum to chase another title at Norway Chess, however absurd it sounds this time around.
On his last day as a teenager and then again on his first day as a 20-year-old world champion D Gukesh was reminded that there is still some growing up for him to do. On Thursday, a day before he turned 20, the world champion from India picked up a fight on th...
Oslo, World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen returned to winning ways with a crushing victory over reigning classical world champion D Gukesh, sending the young Indian to the bottom of the standings, while R Praggnanandhaa stayed second after beating Vincent Keymer in Arm...
On his last day as a teenager, world champion D Gukesh was reminded that there is still some growing up for him to do to stake a claim to being the best in the business. A day before he turned 20, the world champion from India picked up a fight on the board ag...