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Anish Giri takes fresh jibe at Ian Nepomniachtchi: 'Good thing with Nepo is one doesn't even need to beat him'
June 17, 2025 8:25 pm
Anish Giri had walked up to the WR Chess team and exchanged words with Ian Nepomniachtchi and Hikaru Nakamura during the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Team event.
Magnus Carlsen says Gukesh won’t be favourite in World Championship match vs Hikaru, Caruana, Nepomniachtchi
June 06, 2025 10:35 am
Carlsen believes that his contemporaries like Nakamura, Caruana and Nepomniachtchi will be favourites against Gukesh in the next World Championship.
A move that made jaws drop: How Arjun Erigaisi beat Ian Nepomniachtchi by offering stunning queen sacrifice
April 13, 2025 6:26 pm
Arjun Erigaisi will play for the 5th spot at the Paris Freestyle Chess event (and a cool Rs 43 lakh prize money) after making one of the moves of the tournament which made jaws of GMs like Peter Leko, Judit Polgar and Anish Giri drop and his opponent Nepo’s heart rate spike
Hans Niemann blunders mate-in-1 vs Ian Nepomniachtchi after winning 1st game in 18 moves
January 08, 2025 4:44 pm
In recent weeks, Hans Niemann has been a vocal critic of Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi agreeing to share the FIDE World Blitz title in New York.
Magnus Carlsen on allegations: ‘Not trying to influence FIDE… was a bad joke given gravity of situation’
January 02, 2025 1:38 pm
In a video that's gone viral, Carlsen can be heard telling Nepomniachtchi that if “FIDE refuse (to allow us to share title), we can just play short draws until they give up.”
‘Cause for investigation’: Chess world miffed at Magnus Carlsen, Ian Nepomniachtchi sharing blitz title
January 02, 2025 1:35 pm
In a video that's gone viral, Carlsen can be heard telling Nepomniachtchi that if “FIDE refuse (to allow us to share title), we can just play short draws until they give up.”
Title Gambit Accepted: Magnus Carlsen, Ian Nepomniachtchi make history after agreeing to share world blitz title
January 01, 2025 9:35 am
This is the first time in history that two players have shared the World Blitz title in scenes reminiscent of Mutaz Barshim and Gianmarco Tamberi agreeing to share the Olympic gold in the high jump event at Tokyo 2020.
Ding Liren's favourite strawberry ice cream and Russian reports noting the Chinese' significant move in Game 6 just like 2023
December 03, 2024 12:05 pm
Chinese defending champion had maintained he's not had ice cream in between World Championship games, but admitted to IM Mike Klein he likes strawberry ice cream.
How Global Chess League convinced players: Open houses, over-communication, Russian translator and presentation decks in Mandarin
July 22, 2024 8:07 am
Global Chess League will be back for another season in October this year. In the first edition, the GCL managed a coup of sorts by getting some of the biggest names in the sport to sign up
Chess, Candidates 2024: How D Gukesh built on a surprise opening to throw himself into firm contention at the top
April 20, 2024 9:16 am
Gukesh plotted his way to the top of the leaderboard completing a win with black pieces against Nijat Abasov; Gukesh, Nepomniachtchi and Nakamura in joint lead with 7.5 points each.
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