R Praggnanandhaa will be making his second appearance at the Candidates Tournament later this year, having secured his spot ...
NEW DELHI: Coming into the second edition of the Global Chess League (GCL) last year in October, the current Dutch No. 1 Anish Giri had a turbulent time. In the span of one month, his ratings dropped ...
A social media clash erupted between Anish Giri and Peter Heine Nielsen after Giri commented on D Gukesh's drawing tendencies. Nielsen criticised Giri's view on player mentality, sparking a heated ...
The challenges of elite online chess events were laid bare on Tuesday as Ding Liren overcame connection problems to book a place in the Chessable Masters knockout. China's number 1 made it through a ...
Anish Giri and Matthias Bluebaum secured their spots in the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 after a strong showing at the FIDE Grand Swiss. R Vaishali defended her title in the women's event, marking ...
Magnus Carlsen had decided against defending his title in the 2023 Classical World Championship after winning it five consecutive times, and has since been critical not just of chess’ showpiece event ...
With the Global Chess League making its debut in India from 13–24 December at Mumbai’s iconic Royal Opera House, Alpine SG Pipers will head into Season 3 with an impressive lineup combining ...
At the upcoming Candidates tournament in March-April, the two Americans in action, Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana, will ...