Category: Chess

India’s Divya Deshmukh beat Egyptian GM Bassem Amin in the fourth round to claim her first win in the open category of the FIDE Grand Swiss 2025. Wielding the black … Read More

Defending champion and Grandmaster R. Vaishali jumped into the sole lead in the women’s section as she notched her third straight victory with a win against Olga Bedelka of Austria … Read More

World Champion D. Gukesh was held to a draw by 14-year-old Yagiz Khan Erdogmus of Turkey, while defending champion R. Vaishali excelled at the expense of Eline Roebers of Holland … Read More

The International Chess Federation (FIDE) said on Friday it was not involved in and had not been consulted over an alleged decision by a Spanish tournament to forbid Israeli players … Read More

Seeking to prove himself across formats, reigning world champion D. Gukesh of India began his campaign in the FIDE Grand Swiss in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, with a crushing victory over France’s … Read More

D Gukesh didn’t need to take part in the FIDE Grand Swiss Chess tournament as the reigning World Champion, but the Indian Grandmaster didn’t want to let go of an … Read More

India’s top-ranked Grandmaster R. Pragganandhaa will be keen to seal his Candidates 2026 berth, taming a strong field in the FIDE Grand Swiss that begins in Samarkand on Wednesday. The … Read More

FIDE Grand Swiss 2025, one of the highest-rated tournaments in the chess calendar, will get underway on Thursday, at the Silk Road EXPO in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. There will be 172 … Read More

In the September 2025 FIDE classical rating update, R Praggnanandhaa surged to a career-high 2785 Elo, landing him at No. 4 overall and making him India’s highest-rated classical player. The … Read More

FIDE, the global governing body of chess, on Friday confirmed a change in its dress code for the FIDE Grand Swiss and Women’s Grand Swiss tournaments. Players will now be … Read More