The Chess World Cup, when looking at the context of where Indian Chess is currently, is a vital tournament. Three places for the Candidates Tournament have been sealed. Five more are remaining. Actually, only four more. With the number of points Praggnanandhaa has gained in the FIDE Circuit of 2025, he is all set to […]
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 […]
India’s D Gukesh. File. | Photo Credit: PTI Indian grandmaster R Praggnanadhaa was held to an easy draw by Samuel Sevian of the United States while World Champion D Gukesh signed peace with Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France in the fourth round of the Sinquefield Cup, in St. Louis. Fabiano Caruana of the United States scored […]
R Praggnanandhaa. Photo: X@rpraggnachess World champion D Gukesh was held to a draw by the lone wild card Samuel Sevian of United States, while fellow Indian R Praggnanandhaa also split the point with Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan in the third round of the Sinquefield Cup here. With his second draw in as many days, Praggnanadhaa […]
File Pic: D Gukesh vs Magnus Carlsen (Photo Credit: Freestyle Chess) Former world champion Garry Kasparov has said the win against Magnus Carlsen in the Rapid event of the ongoing SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz chess tournament in Zagreb had a huge psychological effect on the 19-year-old Gukesh.“I feel pity (at Gukesh’s results), because Gukesh played […]
May 16, 2025, ended on a historic note for Indian sports fans. Javelin star Neeraj Chopra breached the 90-metre mark for the first time in his career. The Indian won a silver medal in the Diamond League in Doha, Qatar’s capital. History was also made around the same time in Bucharest, some 4200 kilometres away […]
