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Praggnanandhaa secures Candidates spot as last-gasp entry at London Classic’s open section pays off
December 08, 2025 11:32 pm
Praggnanandhaa secured his spot via the FIDE Circuit route which could have been in some peril if he had not played in London, because the other contender for the spot, Uzbekistan's Nodirbek Abdusattorov, had entered the elite event at London Classic.
FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky says ratings spot for Candidates 2028 could be eliminated after Magnus Carlsen's comments on Nakamura
December 08, 2025 12:42 pm
After Nakamura secured his spot in the Candidates, five-time world champion Carlsen bashed the way the ratings spot was awarded. Sutovsky took exception to this and said he would move to eliminate the pathway altogether.
London Chess Classic: Praggnanandhaa in joint lead in Open event as race for final Candidates spot intensifies
December 01, 2025 9:02 pm
The LCC Open is a 120-player, nine-round Swiss tournament with an average rating of 2581 Elo.
After Divya, Humpy & Vaishali, who's next? The race for remaining Candidates 2026 spots across categories
September 16, 2025 5:36 pm
After three Indians — D. Gukesh, R. Praggnanandhaa, and Vidit Gujrathi — qualified for the Toronto Candidates in 2024, this time not a single male player from India has yet confirmed a spot for the Candidates 2026.
How can Arjun Erigaisi and Vaishali qualify for Candidates through Grand Swiss? Check all scenarios, result, pairings and standings of final round
September 15, 2025 3:33 pm
Here are all the qualification scenarios for Arjun and Vaishali's Candidates qualification through FIDE Grand Swiss tournament happening in Samarkand.
FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2024-25 Leaderboard: Zhu Jiner, Goryachkina finish top two, qualify for Women's Candidates 2026
May 16, 2025 1:32 pm
FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2024-25 Final Leaderboard: Zhu Jiner and Aleksandra Goryachkina qualified for Women's Candidates 2026 after finishing in top two positions at Women's GP.
FIDE Circuit standings: Six points stand between Arjun Erigaisi and leader Fabiano Caruana with final event left
December 24, 2024 8:20 am
USA's Caruana leads Arjun Erigaisi by a mere six points on the FIDE Circuit with the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz chess tournament being the final tournament of 2024 to award Circuit points.
Gukesh: ‘Right now just want to be the best, don’t care about youngest ever and other records’
April 28, 2024 2:16 pm
After Gukesh become the youngest-ever player to qualify for the prestigious World Chess Championship, a clip of him as an 11-year-old surfaced. In it he says: “I want to be the youngest world chess champion!”
Gukesh vs Ding Liren: It will cost about Rs 70 crore to host World Chess Championship
May 22, 2024 8:37 pm
What does it take to host the World Chess Championship, where Gukesh will take on Ding Liren later this year? We break it down in this explainer:
India pushing to host Chess World Championship and give sensation D Gukesh the perfect liftoff against Ding Liren
April 28, 2024 2:06 pm
Gukesh became the youngest ever challenger for the world title by winning the Candidates Tournament in Toronto on Monday
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