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Krishna Goutham leads world rapid chess championship with three straight wins

Teenage International Master Goutham Krishna delivered a standout performance on the opening day of the World Rapid Championships, scoring three consecutive wins and taking the joint lead alongside Magnus Carlsen, Arjun Erigaisi, and Vladislav Artemiev. Goutham, just 15, and coming off a runner-up finish at the National Championship, demonstrated strong form, defeating Aleksandar Indjic, Aravindh […]

Chess World Cup: D Gukesh out! World champion suffers elimination; top-seeded foreigner Anish Giri too exits | Chess News

Four Indian players advanced to the fourth round of the FIDE World Cup 2025 in Panaji, while World Champion Gukesh D faced elimination.World champion Gukesh D’s tournament journey ended against Frederik Svane. After a draw with black pieces in the first game, Gukesh’s attempt to win the second game backfired when Svane overcame time pressure […]

Drama at Chess World Cup! Lithuania’s GM raises complaint against India’s Pranav V: Here’s what happened | Chess News

Drama at Chess World Cup (Screengrab) There was unexpected drama at the FIDE World Cup 2025 on Friday when Lithuania’s Grandmaster Titas Stremavicius raised a complaint against India’s young talent Pranav V during their third-round encounter. The issue? Pranav allegedly made several moves without recording them on his scoresheet, which is a violation of chess […]

India not only ancient home of chess, but modern powerhouse as well: FIDE President

International Chess Federation (FIDE) president Arkady Dvorkovich on Monday hailed India as a “modern powerhouse” in world chess, saying the upcoming FIDE World Cup is being held in Goa because the country has become a “central pillar in the global structure” of the sport. As many as 206 top players from 80 countries will compete […]

World chess champion and World Cup top seed D Gukesh: ‘I have some great memories of Goa’ | Chess News

D Gukesh (Norway Chess via PTI Photo) World chess champion D Gukesh anticipates his return to Goa for the FIDE World Cup starting Friday, where he previously competed in his early career.The prestigious FIDE World Cup makes its return to India after 23 years. The tournament will be hosted at a North Goa resort from […]

Gukesh losing streak continues at FIDE Grand Swiss Nihal Sarin shares lead in seventh round

World champion D Gukesh fell to his third loss in a row at the FIDE Grand Swiss tournament on Thursday, September 11. The Indian Grandmaster lost to 16-year-old Turkish GM Ediz Gurel in the seventh round of the tournament. Having lost to USA’s Abhimanyu Mishra and Nikolas Theodorou of Greece, Gukesh was not able to […]

Chess | New low for World champion! D Gukesh virtually out of Grand Swiss title race after second straight defeat | Chess News

D Gukesh (L) is 55th in the FIDE Grand Swiss tournament with three points, following two consecutive losses for the World Champion. NEW DELHI: “Do you know what the Chigorin Club is?” Nikolas Theodorou, D Gukesh’s Round 6 opponent at the FIDE Grand Swiss in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, was asked on Tuesday.The Greek GM guessed: “People […]

Chess | After 190-move draw, 14-year-old Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus plays out 16-move draw at FIDE Grand Swiss 2025: Here’s why | Chess News

Nodirbek Abdusattorov vs Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus (FIDE Photo) Teenage sensation Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus has once again grabbed attention at the FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. On Tuesday, the 14-year-old from Turkey settled for a short draw, featuring 16 moves, against his own coach, Azerbaijani star Shakhriyar Mamedyarov. Coming just a day after surviving […]

Chess | FIDE releases September rating lists; R Praggnanandhaa remains India no. 1 | Chess News

Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images) Indian Grandmaster (GM) Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa continues to underline his status as one of the world’s most consistent elite players, holding steady at world number four in the September FIDE rating list. The 20-year-old, fresh off a strong showing at the Sinquefield Cup, remains the highest-ranked Indian after World […]

Viswanathan Anand-Kasparov reunion, Gukesh vs Carlsen clash confirmed for October

Indian chess icon Viswanathan Anand is set to renew his legendary rivalry with Russian great Garry Kasparov, while reigning world champion D Gukesh will face Magnus Carlsen in the Clutch Chess exhibition matches this October in St Louis, USA. The headline fixture will see Anand and Kasparov, two of the game’s greatest ever players, lock […]