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 […]
File photo of USA’s Hans Niemann. (Image: X) American Grandmaster Hans Niemann has taken a jibe at Magnus Carlsen ahead of the Las Vegas leg of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour, where the duo are likely to lock horns.Niemann is one of the 16 players participating in the Las Vegas leg of the Freestyle […]
D Gukesh stunned Magnus Carlsen in Round 6 of the Norway Chess tournament. Indian chess sensation D Gukesh earned praise from billionaire Anand Mahindra after defeating world champion Magnus Carlsen in the sixth round of the ongoing 2025 Norway Chess tournament. Gukesh, who became the youngest World Chess Champion in 2024, showcased remarkable patience and […]
India will host the 2025 FIDE World Cup, one of the most prestigious tournaments in world chess, from 30 October to 27 November, the International Chess Federation (FIDE) announced on Monday. The host city is yet to be confirmed and will be named “in due course”. The tournament will feature 206 players competing in a […]
Hans Niemann (Freestyle Chess/Lennart Ootes) American Grandmaster Hans Niemann has responded to critics who accused him of “hate-watching” Magnus Carlsen’s shocking elimination at the Las Vegas leg of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour.“If you think I was hate watching yesterday, what would you call what I’ve experienced the past three years?” Niemann posted on […]
Teenage Indian chess prodigy Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa maintained his streak of strong performances in 2025, registering a landmark victory against world number one Magnus Carlsen on Wednesday night. Serving another reminder of his adaptability and flexibility across all formats of chess, the young Grandmaster secured the victory at the crucial Freestyle Grand Slam chess event in […]
D Gukesh and Magnus Carlsen (Photo: @chess24com on X) In a moment that combined speed and a touch of chess theatre, reigning World Champion D Gukesh and five-time World Champion Magnus Carlsen played out an ultra-fast 14-move Berlin draw in under one minute during the Super United Rapid and Blitz Chess Tournament on Sunday.Gukesh had […]
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 […]
D Gukesh was left heartbroken and covered his face with his hands after missing out on the Norway Chess title following a loss to American grandmaster Fabiano Caruana on Friday, June 6. The loss for the World Champion meant that Magnus Carlsen clinched his seventh Norway Chess title after drawing against Arjun Erigaisi from an […]
World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen showed he has not lost touch with classical chess on his return to the format at the prestigious Norway Chess tournament. On the opening day of the tournament, Carlsen defeated reigning world champion D Gukesh to make a statement. Carlsen outclassed Gukesh after 55 moves in a thrilling endgame, following […]
