Category: Chess

Extending his fine run, Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi pipped Rinat Jumabayev of Kazakhstan in the fifth round to share the top spot with two others at FIDE’s Grand Swiss, here on … Read More

Indian Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi crashed through the defences of Hans Moke Niemann of the United States to join the leaders’ pack on 4.5 points after the end of the sixth … Read More

Indian Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi produced a classic game to beat Javokhir Sindarov of Uzbekistan and jumped to the sole lead after seven rounds of the FIDE Grand Swiss tournament here … Read More

Overnight sole leader Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi played out a quick draw with Hikaru Nakamura of the USA, while R. Vaishali missed out on opportunities to split a point with French … Read More

India’s R Vaishali shot into sole lead after she crashed through the defences of former world champion Antoaneta Stefanova of Bulgaria in the ninth round of Fide Grand Swiss chess … Read More

On the verge of her Grandmaster title, R Vaishali outwitted former Women’s world champion Zhongyi Tan of China to remain in sole lead after the end of the 10th and … Read More

R. Vaishali drew her last-round game against Mongolia’s Batkhuyag Munguntuul to win FIDE Women’s Grand Swiss 2023 with 8.5 points, happening at the Isle of Man (UK) on Sunday night. … Read More

Indian grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi beat Serbia’s Alexandr Predke in the 11th round to win FIDE Grand Swiss 2023 with 8.5 points, happening at the Isle of Man (UK) on Sunday … Read More

What a sensational Sunday evening it turned out to be for Vidit Gujrathi and R. Vaishali in the FIDE Grand Swiss – the world’s toughest Swiss league chess event – at … Read More

R. Vaishali is three points away from the 2500 Elo rating to complete the formalities of becoming a women’s Grandmaster. But the 22-year-old is not in a hurry to become … Read More