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Sinquefield Cup 2025: Praggnanandhaa confronts stubborn American Sevian to eke out a draw; Gukesh joint third in a strong fieldSubscriber Only
August 23, 2025 13:30 IST
Caruana in sole lead after defeating Abdusattorov, while Frenchman Vachier-Lagrave up next for Pragg.
‘Not my favourite format’: Duda reveals he rejected World Cup and Grand Swiss, calls Sinquefield Cup his last classical event ‘for several months’
August 22, 2025 19:07 IST
Duda, who was also one of the Seconds for India's D. Gukesh during the World Championship final against China's Ding Liren, also revealed that he has pulled out from two big FIDE classical events, which are the World Cup and the Grand Swiss.
Fabiano Caruana and Hikaru Nakamura fight over cheating in Titled Tuesday tournaments
August 23, 2025 15:19 IST
Fabiano Caruana said that his American compatriot Hikaru Nakamura was trying to “rock the boat a bit for views”. He also explained why he had said on his podcast that he "doesn't respect the Titled Tuesday tournament”.
Grand Chess Tour: How Gukesh and Praggnanandhaa can qualify for GCT finals 2025 via Sinquefield Cup
August 22, 2025 01:18 IST
Check the qualification scenarios for India's Gukesh and Praggnanandhaa for GCT Finals via Sinquefield Cup 2025.
Sinquefield Cup 2025: Praggnanandhaa, Gukesh play out draws in third roundSubscriber Only
August 22, 2025 01:25 IST
Praggnanandhaa held Uzbekistan’s Nodirbek Abdusattorov to a comfortable draw while reigning World Champion D Gukesh also had a tame draw against local player Sam Sevian.
Can you think like Vishy Anand? Guess his ‘silent killer’ move which stunned French opponent
August 23, 2025 15:19 IST
French GM Joel Lautier had to resign four moves later. "There was a lot of creative satisfaction,” Anand said later.
‘Have never seen this happen before’: Praggnanandhaa’s opponent claims draw one move too early, gets penalised
August 23, 2025 15:18 IST
The live broadcast stream of the incident shows Praggnanandhaa realising that Nodirbek has jumped the gun by stopping the clock one move early. The Indian can be seen holding up his index finger as if to indicate that there is one more move left to be made.
Sinquefield Cup 2025: Gukesh bounces back with win over Nodirbek Abdusattorov, avenges 2022 heartbreakSubscriber Only
August 20, 2025 23:52 IST
The win comes after Gukesh's defeat to R Praggnanandhaa and with that, he avenges the costly defeat he suffered to the Uzbek at the 2022 Chennai Olympiad
Viswanathan Anand to face Garry Kasparov in 12-game match in October; Magnus Carlsen vs Gukesh on cards too in event called Clutch Chess
August 21, 2025 08:23 IST
The 12 games between Anand and Kasparov will be played between October 7th and 11th at the St Louis Chess Club. Besides this, the club will also host players like Magnus Carlsen, World Champion Gukesh, Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana in what will be the highest-rated chess tournament of the year.
Gukesh Dommaraju takes down arch-rival Nodirbek Abdusattorov after ‘worst game’ against Praggnanandhaa
August 20, 2025 09:39 IST
Praggnanandhaa stays in the joint lead at the Sinquefield Cup after playing out a draw in round2 against Fabiano Caruana
Peter Leko interview: ‘Vincent Keymer thinks if Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa can succeed, why can’t I?’Subscriber Only
August 20, 2025 16:01 IST
Chennai Masters winner Vincent Keymer has the talent but he just needs to keep improving, says his trainer Peter Leko.
Levon Aronian, the soul of chess, and popular at 42, rediscovers his prime years againSubscriber Only
August 19, 2025 17:37 IST
Both Garry Kasparov and Magnus Carlsen are happy to see him win, and the Armenian remains the principled soul of the game, while staying flamboyant.
‘It looked like he was off at the start’: R Praggnanandhaa on Gukesh after beating world champion in Sinquefield Cup 1st round
August 19, 2025 12:51 IST
R Praggnanandhaa had a dream start to the Sinquefield Cup Chess tournament when he defeated world champion D Gukesh in the first round.
Praggnanandhaa jumps to World No. 3 in live rankings after beating World Champion Gukesh in first round of Sinquefield CupSubscriber Only
August 19, 2025 17:48 IST
Praggnanandhaa’s decision to maintain a complex position forcing Gukesh to burn extra seconds, worked like a charm, as the latter resigned after the 36th move
Sinquefield Cup 2025: Indians in action in GCT event, format, schedule, pairings, prize money – All you need to know
August 18, 2025 23:26 IST
Here's all you need to know about the fifth Grand Chess Tour event, the Sinquefield Cup 2025 ahead of the first round.
The making of Vincent: How Peter Leko’s bond helped Keymer’s rise to the chess eliteSubscriber Only
August 19, 2025 08:31 IST
Unlike India's Arjun Erigaisi, who thrives in chaotic positions, Vincent, ‘a natural strategist’ seeks harmony, says Peter Leko.
Why does Fabiano Caruana want to be inducted into the US Chess ‘Hall of Shame’?
August 16, 2025 23:12 IST
Caruana won the rapid event in Saint Louis, finishing with 14 out of a possible 18 points.
India’s Divya Deshmukh to feature in Open section at FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 in September
August 16, 2025 08:30 IST
Moving on to the Open category at the fourth edition of the FIDE Grand Swiss event, Divya will be up against a stacked field led by fellow Indians Arjun Erigaisi and world champion D Gukesh, who are seeded as the top two.
In speed chess, Divya Deshmukh shows promise after pushing World No.1 Hou Yifan to the limitSubscriber Only
August 16, 2025 19:23 IST
With scores level at 9.5-9.5, Hou Yifan won the final tiebreak to advance to the semifinals; Divya had beaten China's Lei Tingjie in the Round of 16.
At the British Chess Championships, a British-Indian bloom of chess prodigiesSubscriber Only
August 16, 2025 19:20 IST
Out of the 78 prizes handed out in the three categories — classical, rapid and blitz — across the five age group events from Under-8 to Under-16, as many as 26 podium finishes — about one third — were swept by kids of Indian heritage.
Vincent Keymer fights off finishing shivers against van Foreest before sealing Chennai Grand Masters with a drawSubscriber Only
August 15, 2025 19:05 IST
Having entered Top 10 on Wednesday, the German picks his strongest classical title yet, just a year since he agreed to be on Gukesh's team of World Championships seconds.
Indians dominating chess like never before: President Droupadi Murmu
August 14, 2025 20:12 IST
Eighteen-year-old D Gukesh's triumph as the youngest world champion last year began a season of excellent results for India's chess prodigies with the likes of R Praggnanandhaa, Arjun Erigaisi, Vidith Gujarati, Koneru Humpy, Divya Deshmukh and R Vaishali delivering consistently strong performances in high pressure international events.
The miracle of St Louis: Gukesh turns around terrible position to secure 4th win in row vs Fabiano CaruanaSubscriber Only
August 15, 2025 07:36 IST
After defeating Gukesh at Norway Chess, Caruana had said: "These Indian players are very strong. But I don’t find them scary yet. When I play them, I do get this feeling, that I can really outplay them very significantly and get a lot of winning chances."
Vincent Keymer breaks into world top 10 and edges closer to Chennai Grand Masters title
August 13, 2025 23:42 IST
The win also helped Keymer put daylight between him and his pursuers — India’s Arjun Erigaisi and Awonder himself — at the top of the standings as he leads by a 1.5 points with just two more rounds left.
‘What previously took 10 years to change in chess, now changes in a year,’ says grandmaster Anish GiriSubscriber Only
August 13, 2025 21:34 IST
The 31-year-old has decided not to play freestyle chess so he can focus on other formats; 'I can no longer recognise the game that I play now. It's nothing to do with the game I played 10 years ago,' Giri said
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