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 | ‘Quite a feat’ – FIDE CEO lauds Indian stars after all four enter quarterfinals of women’s World Cup | Chess News

Koneru Humpy (Anna Shtourman/FIDE) In a historic moment for Indian chess, all four remaining players, Koneru Humpy, Dronavalli Harika, R Vaishali, and International Master Divya Deshmukh, have stormed into the quarterfinals of the FIDE Women’s World Cup. The achievement drew special praise from FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky, who wrote on X, “All four Indian players […]