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Geneva to host Gukesh vs Sindarov World Chess Championship match in Nov-Dec 2026
July 28, 2026 6:39 pm
Gukesh, the 18-year-old GM from Chennai, will defend the crown he won in Singapore in December 2024 against China's Ding Liren.
'It's my dream to become World Champion,' says second youngest GM Faustino Oro
May 12, 2026 12:11 pm
12-year-old Faustino Oro became the second youngest Grandmaster after Abhimanyu Mishra.
At chess World Cup, P Harikrishna’s defiant run shows Indian chess has depth
November 15, 2025 7:26 am
What has stood out in the veteran’s run to the fifth round has been his aggressive, devil-may-care brand of chess
‘Total fluff... nothing new... will just confuse fans’: Hikaru Nakamura’s ‘brutally honest’ review of Total Chess World Championship
October 16, 2025 6:49 pm
Nakamura was particularly unhappy with the fast classic format, which organisers and FIDE have said will count as classical games in terms of ratings. Nakamura said: "What exactly is going on here? We're now going to count 45-minute chess as classical chess."
Grandmaster of all trades: Chess gets 4th World Championship to decide World Combined Champion
October 16, 2025 6:51 pm
The new Total Chess World Championship Tour, which will come into effect from 2027, will feature four events each year across various cities: three events with 24 players while the finale will have four players qualified from the three previous events
Women’s World Chess Championship: Ju Wenjun on cusp of fifth title, needs just one draw vs Tan Zhongyi to retain crown
April 15, 2025 6:29 pm
Women’s World Chess Championship: All Ju Wenjun needs a draw in the next game against Tan Zhongyi to reach 6.5 points and win her fifth championship.
Women's World Chess Championship: Ju Wenjun levels score with endgame magic in Game 3
April 07, 2025 1:23 am
The result means that the score in the Women's World Chess Championship stands at 1.5-1.5 after three games.
FIDE Women’s World Chess Championship all you need to know: China vs China as Ju Wenjun battles Tan Zhongyi
April 03, 2025 11:35 am
China are the dominant force in women's chess: the Asian giants hold the record for the most Women’s World Champions (six, one more than USSR’s five).
Another world champion from India: Pranav Venkatesh becomes World Junior Chess Champion
March 08, 2025 7:08 am
Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand's rich praise for Pranav: "He's just gifted. One thing which stood out was his resourcefulness. He's very tenacious, he's able to find hidden resources in difficult positions as well and that makes him a very tough player to play against."
Inspired by Gukesh D? Try these 5 free apps to improve your chess skills
December 16, 2024 8:19 am
Want to learn chess or engage in chess battles with your friends and family? From Chess.com to Real Chess 3D, here are some of the best free chess apps you can download right now.
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