Even though I will be a huge underdog, there can only be one goal in this tournament: to play for first place. That is the ...

Indian chess star D Gukesh has revealed that Magnus Carlsen’s long-held No 1 ranking is a target for him as he picked R ...

He has ensured Indian presence in the eight-player tournament to find the challenger to world champion D Gukesh ...

20-year-old Indian GM R Praggnanandhaa secured his spot in the Candidates 2026, joining his sister R Vaishali. Dutch ...

Divya Deshmukh, Koneru Humpy and R Vaishali have qualified for the Women’s Candidates while R Praggnanandhaa is the only ...

India's chess prodigy has gone on to win the FIDE Circuit 2025 tournament, securing his position in the upcoming edition of ...

Big win : Champion Javokhir Sindarov defeated Wei Yi (left) in the final, both securing places for the Candidates. Andrey ...

The University of the Western Cape hosted a simultaneous display ahead of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Finals ...

American Hans Niemann beats compatriot Fabiano Caruana to become the Diving Chess Cape Town 2025 champion ...

After drawing the two classical games with the higher-rated and more experienced Yi, Sindarov won the second rapid tie-break to clinch the final 2.5-1.5 and the crown previously held by Magnus Carlsen ...

The $2mn World Cup in Goa is finished, and the list of Candidates to challenge India’s Gukesh Dommaraju for his world crown ...

Wei Yi and Javokhir Sindarov needed just 24 minutes – and the minimum 30 moves -- as Game 2 of their final ended in a draw.