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FIDE Chess World Cup 2025: Arjun, Harikrishna play out contrasting draws as fifth round gets off to an uneventful start in GoaSubscriber Only
November 15, 2025 00:43 IST
Seven of the eight round of 16 matches ended without a decisive result. The sole exception was Uzbekistan’s Javokhir Sindarov, who defeated Germany’s Frederik Svane on the top board.
FIDE World Cup: R Praggnanandhaa’s early exit a consequence of ‘brutal, unforgiving’ format?Subscriber Only
November 15, 2025 00:17 IST
20-year-old’s consistent season, likelihood of Candidates qualification, does not blunt the blow of fourth-round loss, trainer says.
FIDE Chess World Cup 2025 Highlights, Round 5 Game 1: Arjun vs Aronian, Harikrishna vs Jose Martinez ends in draw
November 15, 2025 00:07 IST
FIDE Chess World Cup 2025 Round 5 Game 1 Highlights | Arjun Erigaisi, Pentala Harikrishna, Levon Aronian Match Results Live Streaming Online: Follow two Indians in action in Goa on Friday.
Daniil Dubov says Praggnanandhaa ‘failed to pose single problem with white despite probably spending day and night looking at stuff’
November 14, 2025 07:25 IST
Talking about his opponent, Dubov said: “Generally Praggnanandhaa didn't show his best in this tournament, not only in this match. Pragg is someone who probably spends day and night looking at stuff. He still fails to pose a single problem with white."
FIDE Chess World Cup 2025: Praggnanandhaa walks into trap set by Daniil Dubov, knocked out in fourth round; two Indians surviveSubscriber Only
November 14, 2025 01:35 IST
For the third straight round, Dubov effectively conceded the classical games, not even remotely playing for a win. Instead, he shut down the board, forcing draws to steer his opponents toward his preferred territory – the shorter time controls. Pragg couldn't solve the problems.
FIDE World Cup: Old warhorse Pentala Harikrishna still going strong, one of two surviving IndiansSubscriber Only
November 13, 2025 22:36 IST
Grandmaster from Guntur beats Sweden's Nils Grandelius in the fourth round but not thinking too far ahead
FIDE Chess World Cup 2025 Round 4 Tiebreaks Highlights: Praggnanandhaa, Vincent Keymer knocked out; Arjun, Harikrishna reach Round 5
November 13, 2025 23:14 IST
Arjun Erigaisi and Harikrishna Pentala qualified for Round 5 while Praggnanandhaa and Vincent Keymer were knocked out.
FIDE Chess World Cup 2025: Pragg, Arjun Erigaisi and Harikrishna left to carry Indian hopes in tie-breaksSubscriber Only
November 13, 2025 09:06 IST
Pranav V and Karthik Venkataraman bow out in Round 4 as host country's representation dwindles further
FIDE World Cup: Undeterred by Vladimir Kramnik’s cheating allegations, José Eduardo Martínez Alcántara making a big impact in GoaSubscriber Only
November 13, 2025 14:21 IST
Young Peruvian-Mexican, one of the several players targeted by ex-world champion's unsubstantiated charges, has become the first contestant to enter Round 5 of marquee eventually
FIDE World Cup: Heartbreak for world junior champion Pranav V and Karthik Venkatraman
November 12, 2025 21:11 IST
An unprecedented 24 Indians had started the tournament, but only three remain in contention to go past the fourth round, which is the halfway mark of the World Cup in Goa
FIDE Chess World Cup 2025 Highlights, Round 4 Game 2: Pranav, Karthik crash out; Arjun Erigaisi, Praggnanandhaa & Harikrishna left in fray
November 13, 2025 00:37 IST
FIDE Chess World Cup 2025 Round 4 Game 2 Highlights | Arjun Erigaisi, R. Praggnanandhaa and Harikrishna Pentala will fight it out in tiebreaks tomorrow while Karthik Venkataraman and Pranav V were eliminated.
Praggnanandhaa escapes with a draw against Daniil Dubov on a day of stalematesSubscriber Only
November 12, 2025 09:23 IST
The day saw 14 games from the 16 encounters ending in draws. This included those involving all five Indians, with Arjun Erigaisi settling for the quickest stalemate with world junior champion Pranav Venkatesh fighting on the longest.
How Goa changed Levon Aronian’s life once… and could do so againSubscriber Only
November 12, 2025 16:55 IST
Aronian says he has no ambitions at the World Cup. He’s not in Goa chasing the three Candidates spots or the title either. Aronian is in Goa just to play chess and enjoy himself. But like it has once before, Goa might end up changing his mind and his ambitions.
FIDE submits complaint to ethics and disciplinary commission against Vladimir Kramnik
November 11, 2025 22:14 IST
FIDE submitted a complaint to the FIDE Ethics & Disciplinary Commission (EDC) and named former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik as the respondent.
FIDE Chess World Cup 2025, Round 4 Game 1: Pragg survives to hold Dubov; Arjun Erigaisi, Harikrishna, Pranav, Karthik draw
November 12, 2025 18:04 IST
FIDE Chess World Cup 2025 Round 4 Game 1: Arjun Erigaisi will be up against Peter Leko with white pieces on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Harikrishna (vs Nils Grandelius) and Karthik Venkataraman (vs Le Quang Leim) will also have white tomorrow after today's draws.
FIDE World Cup: Sustained high pressure of winning everyday for a month, fewer rest days and fear of losing make chess World Cups a crucibleSubscriber Only
November 11, 2025 09:55 IST
The everyday fear of losing in a long drawn format means a lot of players are not playing at their best Making it notoriously tough to win
Luxury resort in Cyprus to host FIDE Candidates and Women’s Candidates tournaments in March-April 2026
November 10, 2025 18:24 IST
FIDE announced that the tournaments will be held between March 28 and April 16, 2026.
‘How many pineapples can you eat?’ – Ian Nepomniachtchi’s littany of complaints including no meat except chicken, power cuts affecting A/Cs…
November 17, 2025 16:46 IST
Russian claims heat, humidity, mosquitoes, and jet lag were brutal, and when he asked FIDE why they chose that place, he was told it was the only hotel in Goa with a conference hall
FIDE World Cup 2025: Karthik Venkataraman fights his way to Round 4; heartbreak for Vidit Gujrathi, NarayananSubscriber Only
November 10, 2025 03:00 IST
After his victory on Sunday, two-time National champion Karthik said he was in ‘total fear’ coming into the World Cup because everyone is ‘very strong’.
Dutch GM Anish Giri shuts down ‘exaggerated and ridiculous’ criticism of FIDE World Cup with trademark sarcasm
November 17, 2025 16:46 IST
Anish Giri joked: “That’s why it’s good to have a second at a tournament. You can blame everything on them second. But if you don’t want to blame it on the second, you have got to go with blaming other things.”
FIDE Chess World Cup 2025 highlights, Round 3 Tiebreaks: Karthik enters Round 4; Vidit Gujrathi, SL Narayanan eliminated
November 11, 2025 01:21 IST
FIDE Chess World Cup 2025 Round 3 Tiebreaks Live Updates | Vidit Gujrathi, SL Narayanan and Karthik Venkataraman Today Match Results Streaming Online: Out of 10 Indians, four directly qualified for the fourth round whereas three were eliminated.
Gukesh’s long-time coach Grzegorz Gajewski explains world champion’s results this year: ‘It’s kind of a transitional period’Subscriber Only
November 10, 2025 02:51 IST
A day before Gukesh was eliminated from the Chess World Cup in Goa, his longtime coach Grzegorz Gajewski, who helped him become world champion, spoke to The Indian Express about his results this year.
Gukesh’s ‘year of transition’ suffers another setback as world champion is knocked out of Chess World Cup in Round 3Subscriber Only
November 9, 2025 14:34 IST
Gukesh’s year of woe, since he became world champion in December last year, continued at the FIDE World Cup, as he was knocked out in the third round by Frederik Svane, a German grandmaster who is 123 ELO rating points below him.
How FIDE tries to ensure there is no cheating at a prestigious event like the Chess World CupSubscriber Only
November 8, 2025 20:56 IST
FIDE Chess World Cup 2025: The answer lies in a software program created by Professor Ken Reagan of Buffalo University.
Meet Raahul VS: MBA aspirant and part-time coach who is India’s 91st grandmasterSubscriber Only
November 8, 2025 20:10 IST
Raahul VS became a GM in one shot, without needing him to accumulate any of the three norms normally needed.
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