Category: Chess

No Indian won — a rare sight in chess these days, but that was very much the case for the last two days. Two Indians, in fact, were knocked out … Read More

Loek van Wely was Vladimir Kramnik’s second. The Dutchman feels the former World champion should not have been making accusations against players like Daniel Naroditsky, the popular American Grandmaster who … Read More

The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has lodged a formal complaint with its Ethics & Disciplinary Commission (EDC) against former World champion Vladimir Kramnik for his repeated public allegations of cheating … Read More

After posting three wins in a row, Arjun Erigaisi seems to be taking it a bit easy. He still looks probably the most solid player at the Chess World Cup, … Read More

There were 206 of them. Now it is down to 32. The Chess World Cup is moving towards its business end, promising plenty of action on the black-and-white squares. After … Read More

It wasn’t the best of days for India at the Chess World Cup. Of the three men who played the third round tie-breakers at Resort Rio in Arpora, only one … Read More

Seeds are falling fast at Resort Rio. The biggest of them fell on Saturday night. The World champion D. Gukesh was stunned by Germany’s Frederik Svane in the second game … Read More

Indian chess player Raahul VS has become the country’s 91st Grandmaster after winning the sixth ASEAN Individual Championship with a round to spare. The 21-year-old, who is also an Asian … Read More

If there is a prize for the best start to the chess World Cup, Arjun Erigaisi should win it hands down. The second seed posted his third win on the … Read More

Vasyl Ivanchuk is widely regarded as one of the greatest players never to have won the World Chess Championship. The former World No. 2, however, has lifted the World blitz … Read More