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Global Chess League returns to India for 4th season, to be hosted in Bengaluru
June 12, 2026 14:11 IST
This will be the second consecutive time that the GCL will be held in India, with Mumbai having played host for the third season.
UzChess Cup 2026: Arjun Erigaisi and Vidit Gujrathi battle to hard fought draw
June 10, 2026 23:29 IST
A draw by mutual agreement saw them end the game on the 46th move, taking home hard-earned half points.
Gukesh interview: ‘Lately my strengths have been controlling me’
June 10, 2026 15:04 IST
Gukesh speaks about managing expectations of the rest of the world; his objectivity in games getting clouded by him wanting the result too much; being serious about the process, but relaxed about the results; losing motivation for some months after becoming world champion and lot more.
UzChess Cup 2026: Arjun in joint lead; Vidit opens account with draw
June 10, 2026 09:44 IST
After a frenetic second round that saw all five games produce decisive results, the third round brought back normalcy with four games ending in draws while only a solitary game threw up a result.
UzChess Cup 2026: Arjun roars back for 1st win; Vidit suffers 2nd straight loss
June 9, 2026 08:37 IST
The day brought mixed fortunes for India as Arjun Erigaisi claimed his first win, toppling Nodirbek Yakubboev, while Vidit Gujrathi endured another crushing defeat, falling this time to Ian Nepomniachtchi.
UzChess Cup 2026: Cold start for Indians as Vidit suffers loss, Arjun held to draw
June 8, 2026 09:23 IST
Vidit fought valiantly for most of the endgame before a single lapse in judgment cost him the game. He failed to build a pawn fortress and eventually folded in 67 moves, after battling for over five hours.
Praggnanandhaa even more dangerous than Magnus Carlsen: Pravin Thipsay
June 7, 2026 17:23 IST
Thipsay also said that Praggnanandhaa was currently the strongest Indian chess player at present, ahead of world champion D Gukesh as well as Arjun Erigaisi.
The night R Praggnanandhaa won Norway Chess on Magnus Carlsen’s home turf
June 6, 2026 19:17 IST
From library applause to chess advice at a traffic signal, how Pragg celebrated his finest hour
Mother knows best: Praggnanandhaa triumphs at Norway Chess after June reset
June 7, 2026 12:11 IST
Praggnanandhaa had a remarkable final kick at the end of the 10-round tournament, winning four classical games in a row after losing two on the trot.
Gukesh, Carlsen go from title race to last-place battle at Norway Chess 2026
June 5, 2026 23:34 IST
It has been a bruising tournament for both Gukesh and Carlsen, with the former winning just one of his nine classical games while the Norwegian has won two.
Praggnanandhaa: Would’ve loved to have some school or college friends back home
June 4, 2026 21:15 IST
Chennai GM opens up on life on the road and admits mental burn out is one to keep an eye on going forward
‘He doesn’t have weaknesses that you can see’: Javokhir Sindarov on Gukesh
June 4, 2026 08:14 IST
The story of how Sindarov found chess also has a video game back story, one which he tells with particular relish. When he was a young boy of six years of age, his family would find him sneaking out to play video games.
Praggnanandhaa after beating Carlsen twice in a week: ‘Magnus still the best’
June 3, 2026 22:19 IST
In the span of a week, Praggnanandhaa has defeated Magnus Carlsen twice in classical chess. The Indian says that he’s never felt intimidated by the world no 1, his coach Vaibhav Suri says: "The result shows that Magnus is great, but maybe he is not invincible.”
Gajewski: ‘Meeting expectations of ex-world champions is not Gukesh’s main goal’
June 3, 2026 06:52 IST
The man who has been in the champ's corner since 2023 speaks about the 20-year-old’s form, reveals what’s going on behind the scenes, and responds to criticism from chess greats
Norway Chess: Gukesh drops to last spot; Divya Deshmukh chasing title
June 2, 2026 11:47 IST
The good news for Gukesh, who just turned 20, is that even though he is last in the six-player standings, he’s just 4.5 points off the top of the table, which is currently occupied by Wesley So with 12.5 points
Peter Heine Nielsen: ‘Gukesh’s strategy is courageous… one should appreciate that’
June 2, 2026 11:55 IST
"If either Gukesh or Sindarov wins by three points, I would not be massively shocked,” Nielsen says when asked to predict the fate of the upcoming World Championship
Magnus Carlsen pulls out ‘proper old guy move’ in win over Alireza Firouzja
June 1, 2026 07:04 IST
Carlsen’s win came on a day both the young Indian challengers — world champion D Gukesh and Praggnanandhaa — had suffered defeats. Thanks to Sunday’s results, Carlsen shot past the Indian duo into fourth place.
The lightness of Divya Deshmukh, leader of Norway Chess Women tournament
May 31, 2026 15:09 IST
After five rounds of the Norway Chess Women tournament, Deshmukh’s is on top of the standings.
Gukesh after beating Pragg: ‘Been feeling much sharper, happier these days’
May 31, 2026 11:14 IST
Over the course of a few minutes, Gukesh went from losing his fifth round game at Norway Chess to R Praggnanandhaa to getting a resignation out of his compatriot
At Norway Chess, the Armageddon exhausts the players and thrills the crowd
May 31, 2026 13:11 IST
Divya Deshmukh had tears in her eyes after her fourth Armageddon in four days. Magnus Carlsen called it excellent entertainment. Both are right.
‘Time to grow up’: Magnus Carlsen gets revenge over Gukesh after year-long wait
May 29, 2026 21:48 IST
A day before he turned 20, world champion Gukesh picked up a fight on the board against world no 1 Magnus Carlsen. And lost.
‘You come at king…’: Magnus Carlsen gets revenge over Gukesh after year-long wait
May 29, 2026 08:13 IST
Seats at the Deichman Bjørvika, the stunning public library in Oslo that acts as the playing hall for the 2026 edition of Norway Chess, started to fill up half an hour before the first moves would be made.
‘Nice it got so much attention’: Gukesh revisits Carlsen’s table slam one year later
May 29, 2026 02:16 IST
Gukesh’s comments came on a day he was facing Carlsen at Norway Chess 2026 in an interview he had done with the tournament organisers before the event started.
An enigma called Alireza Firouzja, the crown prince of chess in waiting
May 28, 2026 08:30 IST
A natural talent, the French-Iranian isn't someone who can be put under regimented training of long hours, to squeeze out results. But a win over Carlsen at Norway, shifts many things
‘I don’t think it’s such a big win’: Praggnanandhaa after beating Magnus Carlsen
May 28, 2026 19:40 IST
Praggnanandhaa's third round victory over Carlsen on Wednesday came two years after he had beaten the world no 1 at the same tournament in what was his first classical victory over the Norwegian.
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