Category: Chess

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

He began as one of the strongest favourites, but he was virtually just one move away from an early exit. Third seed R. Praggnanandhaa, however, survived that scare — thanks … Read More

Russian Grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi on Thursday sparked controversy by leaving his hotel immediately after being eliminated from the FIDE World Cup and expressing dissatisfaction with the tournament conditions in Panjim. … Read More

It is only the second round, and the chess World Cup has already heated up. On a dramatic Wednesday evening at Resort Rio in Arpora, Goa, two seeds were knocked … Read More

Fans queued up to have a look at the young superstars of Indian chess at Resort Rio in Goa on Tuesday. That queue, to see the likes of D. Gukesh, … Read More

Viswanathan Anand believes the Chess World Cup will inspire India’s budding players. “Most top players when they were young went somewhere and saw someone and they thought they wanted one … Read More