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Gukesh and Divya Deshmukh, poster kids of Indian chess, play out a six-hour, 103-move marathon drawSubscriber Only
September 13, 2025 12:40 IST
The battle of India’s foremost chess poster kids, World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju and Women’s World Cup winner Divya Deshmukh, raged for six hours and spanned 103 moves.
‘I never dreamt of that’: Speed king Nihal Sarin, leading the Candidates race in FIDE Grand Swiss, reveals his pursuit of ‘good chess’
September 12, 2025 17:03 IST
Nihal has won four rounds, and his win over Maghsoodloo was special as he outplayed Iran's No. 1 in an extremely complex endgame.
FIDE Grand Swiss Round 8 Highlights: Gukesh held to six-hour-long, 103-move draw by Divya Deshmukh; Vidit Gujrathi losesSubscriber Only
September 13, 2025 01:47 IST
Gukesh vs Divya Deshmukh | FIDE Grand Swiss Chess 2025 Round 8 Highlights: Nihal Sarin played out a draw while Vaishali Rameshbabu lost her game. Both Indians came into round 8 on Friday leading their sections in the Grand Swiss.
American chess player Eric Rosen wins $1000… just by reading terms and conditions
September 12, 2025 13:38 IST
As the app later posted on its X account, Rosen had reached out to them with an email containing the screenshot of the message and the subject line: “I read the rules.”
Nihal Sarin leads FIDE Grand Swiss after wild ending vs Parham Maghsoodloo; Vaishali on track for history
September 12, 2025 15:27 IST
Maghsoodloo had started the game as the tournament leader and was so crestfallen when the writing on the wall became apparent, that he could not even meet Nihal’s eyes as he extended his hand in resignation. Even Nihal seemed to apologise to Parham for winning the game.
Gukesh loses 3rd game in row as world champion’s woes against younger prodigies continue; to face Divya Deshmukh todaySubscriber Only
September 12, 2025 15:25 IST
At Grand Swiss, Gukesh has been held to a draw by 14-year-old Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus, handed a defeat by 16-year-old American GM Abhimanyu Mishra, and has now lost to another 16-year-old from Turkey, Ediz Gurel.
After Magnus Carlsen says Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus impressed him, Hans Niemann defeats 14-year-old in 26 moves
September 14, 2025 00:37 IST
Talking about Erdogmus, Carlsen had said: “Erdogmus is really, really good, at almost unprecedented levels at that age. So, he’s clearly impressed me the most from the young, non-established players.”
Citing Viswanathan Anand as example, Hans Niemann advocates for ratings decay like in tennis
September 13, 2025 01:47 IST
Anand occasionally plays in classical leagues abroad and slightly more frequently competes in rapid events like the Global Chess League.
‘It’s shameless, but…’: Magnus Carlsen on Hikaru Nakamura’s attempt to qualify for Candidates
September 12, 2025 15:26 IST
Carlsen also spoke about the Grand Swiss tournament and which young player had left him impressed at Samarkand.
How Gukesh actually helped Nikolas Theodorou escape with too many checks and incorrect draw claim before losing to him
September 12, 2025 15:26 IST
The critical error from Gukesh, who was a pawn up in the middle game, came on move 34.
Vaishali Rameshbabu surges into joint lead ahead of first rest day at FIDE Women’s Grand SwissSubscriber Only
September 9, 2025 23:47 IST
The FIDE Grand Swiss is a treacherously complicated event to win. Vaishali topping the field at Samarkand is remarkable when compared to the campaigns of the other favourites: ex-World Champion and top seed Tan Zhongyi is in 15th spot, former women's world champion Alexandra Kosteniuk is 16th while Ukraine’s Anna Muzychuk is 30th.
In their 50s, Vasyl Ivanchuk, Boris Gelfand, Alexei Shirov continue prolonging endgame of their careersSubscriber Only
September 9, 2025 18:26 IST
All in their 50s, the 'seniors' even if they don’t succeed in making it to Candidates, they’ll be on their boards, tormenting much younger players through long games
‘Didn’t feel I was inferior to Gukesh or Praggnanandhaa’: Abhimanyu Mishra after making history by beating world championSubscriber Only
September 12, 2025 08:22 IST
The D Gukesh versus Abhimanyu Mishra battle was so fascinating that as many as 16 grandmasters — from Ergodmus to Ian Neopmniachtchi, from Vasyl Ivanchuk to Kateryna Lagno — were spotted taking a break from their own games and intently checking out the action erupting on this board.
Vaishali leads women’s section; Gukesh vs Arjun Erigaisi ends in rare smiles, Vidit Gujrathi frustrated in 6-hour-long draw
September 8, 2025 08:00 IST
Vaishali is the defending champion in the Women's Grand Swiss event, having earned her spot in the Women’s Candidates tournament in the last edition in 2023 by winning at the Isle of Man.
Divya Deshmukh stuns Africa No 1 Bassem, who’s 666 spots above her in rankings with kitchen-sink of an attackSubscriber Only
September 8, 2025 10:22 IST
The Indian teenager's attacking prowess was shining as she downed arguably Africa's highest rated chess player who peaked at 2700+ Elo, with a rook gambit to maraud the h line
FIDE Grand Swiss Round 4: Divya Deshmukh stuns Amin Bassem; Gukesh-Arjun ends in draw, Pragg draws too
September 8, 2025 05:40 IST
FIDE Grand Swiss Chess 2025 Round 4: Results, standings, key games and highlights from day 4 of the tournament in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
‘What kind of trash is that?’: When Anish Giri was humbled by Vishy Anand in training camp
September 7, 2025 08:00 IST
Chess legend Vishy Anand once humbled two future superstars, Anish Giri and Magnus Carlsen, in separate training camps.
How chess legend Boris Gelfand lost to Praggnanandhaa in one single blunder at FIDE Grand SwissSubscriber Only
September 7, 2025 12:29 IST
Chess legend Boris Gelfand, after a six-hour struggle, made a crucial blunder against Indian prodigy Praggnanandhaa at the FIDE Grand Swiss, leading to a stunning one-move turnaround.
FIDE Grand Swiss Round 3: Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi win; Pragg defeats legend Boris Gelfand after refuting draw offer
September 7, 2025 15:24 IST
FIDE Grand Swiss Chess 2025 Round 3 Highlights: Results, standings, key games and highlights from day 3 of the tournament in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
‘That’s how game is played these days’: Viswanathan Anand on Nodirbek Abdusattorov’s comments on Gukesh
September 7, 2025 15:24 IST
When asked about Nodirbek Abdusattorov's comments about him losing the next World Championship match, Gukesh downplayed them, simply stating that everyone has the right to their own opinion.
Divya Deshmukh explains why even if she loses all 11 rounds at Grand Swiss, she will be fine
September 8, 2025 05:42 IST
This is the third tournament this year that Divya is playing in the open section, after Tata Steel Challengers and the Prague Challengers events.
FIDE Grand Swiss: Vaishali Rameshbabu stays in lead with second win on trot, Vantika Agrawal impresses
September 5, 2025 23:49 IST
In the open section of Grand Swiss, there are currently just 3 players - Anton Demchenko, Alireza Firouzja, Parham Maghsoodloo - who have won both games and find themselves on two points. There are seven Indians just half a point behind in the chasing pack of 30 players.
FIDE Grand Swiss Chess highlights, Round 2: Gukesh held to draw by 14-year-old Turkish prodigy; Vaishali, Pragg, Arjun Erigaisi win
September 6, 2025 00:15 IST
FIDE Grand Swiss Chess 2025 Round 2 Updates: While Praggnanandhaa and Vaishali have won their games, Gukesh, Vidit Gujrathi and Divya Deshmukh were held to draws in round 2. Get results, standings, key games and highlights from Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus, who held Gukesh to draw today, once beat Magnus Carlsen in 41 seconds in blitz gameSubscriber Only
September 6, 2025 12:24 IST
14-year-old Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus managed to hold Gukesh to a 46-move draw with black pieces. It was a game where Gukesh applied relentless pressure in the middle game, but eventually, Erdogmus found resources to claim a draw. It’s the kind of escape that would have made even Gukesh proud.
Gukesh starts off Grand Swiss with victory, to face Turkish prodigy Erdogmus in round 2Subscriber Only
September 5, 2025 00:32 IST
In round 2, Gukesh will face another blue blooded prodigy: 14-year-old Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus from Turkey, who holds the distinction of being the youngest grandmaster to reach a 2600 FIDE rating. He was also the fourth-youngest player in history to become a grandmaster.
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