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World champion Gukesh D poses at the St Louis Chess Club during the Clutch Chess exhibition event. (PHOTO: Lennart Ootes via St Louis Chess Club)

Gukesh D in Ask Me Anything session: 'For sure there is extra pressure (of being world champion)'

December 07, 2025 8:04 am

When he was asked if he thought he could be World No 1 some day, Gukesh replied: "I know I will give my absolute best for it but whether or not it happens I would be happy with the effort I put in."

File image of American grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura. (Photo courtesy: GCL)

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.

Hans Niemann and Fabiano Caruana playing underwater chess. (PHOTO: Freestyle Chess/Stev Bonhage)

Chess underwater! Hans Niemann defeats Fabiano Caruana to win unique diving event in Cape Town

December 04, 2025 11:59 pm

In this event, players make their moves on a small chess set placed 110 centimetres deep at the bottom of a swimming pool. After moving, a player surfaces to catch their breath, at which point their opponent must immediately dive to make the next move.

Praggnanandhaa finished London Chess Classic 2025 Open event as joint-winner. (PHOTO: John Saunders/London Chess Classic)

Praggnanandhaa gets closer to Candidates 2026 qualification after finishing London Chess Classic 2025 Open as joint-winner

December 04, 2025 9:59 pm

Praggnanandhaa earned 8.17 points from London Chess Classic Open event in the FIDE Circuit Leaderboard, extending his lead at the top with a total of 115.17 points from his best seven events as he gets closer to the last Candidates 2026 spot.

Arjun Erigaisi bounces back from FIDE World Cup heartbreak to claim Jerusalem Masters title, defeats Viswanathan Anand in final

December 04, 2025 10:49 am

Arjun and Anand had played out draws in the two rapid games, which then necessitated that the pair settle the matter over two blitz games.

Three-year-old Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha, who hails from Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar, is now the world’s youngest rated player in chess history. (Photo: Special arrangement)

Meet Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha, 3-year-old from Madhya Pradesh who's the youngest rated chess player in history

December 03, 2025 11:45 pm

Hailing from Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar, Sarwagya is still in nursery school but holds a rapid rating of 1,572. He dethroned Kolkata’s Anish Sarkar, who, in November last year, had become the youngest rated player in history at the age of three years, eight months and 19 days.

India's Pentala Harikrishna walks during his fourth round game at the FIDE World Cup in Goa. (PHOTO: Michal Walusza)

Elite player, 2nd to world champions, and now team captain: P Harikrishna readies for new role at GCL with Mumba Masters

December 03, 2025 4:04 pm

A team captain, like a captain in the Davis Cup team in tennis, does not play in games, but is in charge of overall strategy besides other intangible elements like player morale in the outfit

Clockwise: Documentary maker Kshitij Deshmukh, chess content creator Dimple Chainani, chocolatier Nayanava De, superfan Rahul Kamble & corporate honcho Lokesh Natoo. (PHOTO: Special Arrangement)

Meet India's chess tragics: A corporate honcho, a chocolatier, a film-maker, a content-creator & a superfan in cycle

December 02, 2025 8:38 pm

Follow stories of a few unique chess enthusiasts who go beyond seeking autographs or selfies and are there to discover and fuel their own passions through the game they love.

India's R. Praggnanandhaa in action against England's Stanley Badacsonyi at London Chess Festival. (PHOTO: X/London Chess)

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.

tennis great Andy Murray makes the ceremonial first move in the game for Uzbek GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov against Nikolas Theodorou at at Arsenal FC’s Emirates Stadium. (PHOTO: London Chess Classic)

When Andy Murray revealed son Teddy beats him at chess: 'Difficult losing to 5-year-old when middle of game he’s asking you to wipe his bum'

December 01, 2025 8:31 pm

Arguably the greatest British tennis player in history, Murray was invited as a guest for the fifth round of the London Chess Classic to make the ceremonial first move in the game between Nodirbek Abdusattorov and Nikolas Theodorou at Arsenal FC’s Emirates Stadium.