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Magnus Carlsen’s Norway skip European Team Championships due to lack of funds
October 12, 2025 07:50 IST
As per the figures announced by the Norwegian Chess Federation, a budget of 2,00,000 Norwegian kroner (approximately Rs 17.5 lakh) has been allocated for the federation's Top Chess Committee, which looks after elite players. This pales in comparison to amounts that chess players can make. Gukesh, for example, pocketed approximately Rs 13.6 crore from prize winnings in 2024 alone.
Vishy Anand’s self-assessment after Garry Kasparov match: ‘At least I don’t have to hide my face when I return home’
October 12, 2025 21:55 IST
Overall, Kasparov won two rapid and two blitz games at St Louis while Anand won two blitz games at the end after Kasparov was already assured victory
Garry Kasparov beats Viswanathan Anand in freestyle chess, says ‘I had very little expectations before match’Subscriber Only
October 12, 2025 21:55 IST
The tournament was structured in a way that both players would play two rapid and two blitz games each day over the three-day event. Overall, Kasparov won two rapid and two blitz games while Anand won two blitz games at the end after Kasparov was already assured victory.
Garry Kasparov after win over Vishy Anand: ‘Ghosts of past visited him during game… his score against me historically is bad’
October 12, 2025 21:54 IST
Kasparov went on to add: “I'm not a professional player. I had very little expectations before the match. I was quite surprised to find myself in this situation."
Faustino Oro, 11-year-old nicknamed Messi of Chess, to fight in GCL Contenders Knockout Challengers event
October 11, 2025 12:15 IST
12 Grandmasters and International Masters join Open qualifiers; winners to join Season 3 as ambassadors
‘I deserve to be punished’: Why Garry Kasparov apologised to one-time arch-rival Viswanathan Anand after Indian lost rapid game on time
October 12, 2025 21:53 IST
Kasparov said that he felt "guilty" after winning game 1. "After game one, I feel guilty because it's the I don't know why I deserve this kind of luck," he said.
WATCH: Viswanathan Anand forgets about clock and loses on time in winning position vs Garry Kasparov
October 10, 2025 13:57 IST
After the win, Kasparov wrote on X: "Thanks to everyone for the kind wishes. To be fair, I only have a couple kids at home to distract me, while Vishy has an entire nation of chess 'children' to demand his attention."
Day 1 of their three day battle ends with Garry Kasparov beating Vishy Anand in one blitz game, other games drawn
October 9, 2025 18:35 IST
After two draws in rapid chess, Kasparov won the first blitz game when Anand overpressed. Anand almost levelled the score when he won a piece on move eight of the final game but Kasparov somehow escaped.
‘I don’t really see the big deal’: Fabiano Caruana reacts to Hikaru Nakamura throwing D Gukesh’s king into crowd
October 8, 2025 16:46 IST
Caruana also stressed that events like Checkmate and more serious tournaments like the Candidates as well as the World Championships can and should be allowed to co-exist.
Hikaru Nakamura defends himself, suggests how D Gukesh could celebrate if he wins reverse game in India
October 8, 2025 18:17 IST
Nakamura said that no player would ever do such a thing in a serious chess tournament.
Hikaru Nakamura did not cross a line by lobbing D Gukesh’s king, but players must evaluate how far they’ll go to make chess ‘look like sport’Subscriber Only
October 9, 2025 16:59 IST
His act has divided the chess world, the roundheads grimacing at his behaviour and the cavaliers defending him
When will Hikaru Nakamura face D Gukesh again after king-throwing controversy?
October 7, 2025 14:07 IST
Regardless of whether Nakamura's act of tossing Gukesh's king into the fans disrespected the world champion or not, the incident has set the stage for future Gukesh vs Nakamura clashes to be spicy.
Old rivalry, new packaging: Why Vishy Anand and Garry Kasparov are facing off again on chess board
October 7, 2025 11:51 IST
The format for the Anand vs Kasparov clash will be very unique, with wins starting to count for more points as the tournament progresses.
Magnus Carlsen’s coach Nielsen defends Hikaru Nakamura throwing D Gukesh’s king into crowd
October 7, 2025 11:02 IST
Many Indian fans have found the act distasteful and have accused Nakamura of disrespecting the game and Gukesh himself. One of them even argued with Nielsen indicating that there was a culture of hate towards Indian players.
‘What’s the big deal in Hikaru Nakamura throwing Gukesh’s king?’ American Gambits co-owner PrachuraSubscriber Only
October 7, 2025 11:05 IST
Talking about Nakamura’s personality behind the scenes, Prachura said: “He's a showman. He came to the event to entertain people and he entertained." The incident does set up a spicy clash between Gukesh and Nakamura at the upcoming Global Chess League. “Hikaru versus Gukesh is going to be an epic, especially since Magnus Carlsen is not playing," Prachura adds.
WATCH: D Gukesh calmly resets his board after Hikaru Nakamura throws world champion’s king into crowd
October 6, 2025 14:06 IST
Nakamura throwing a chess piece into the crowd became controversial with players like former world champion Vladimir Kramnik and Kevin Goh Wei Ming criticising Nakamura
Checkmate organisers troll FIDE’s Emil Sutovsky after Nakamura-Gukesh incident: ‘We sincerely apologize if players and fans had a good time’
October 6, 2025 12:05 IST
On Sunday, FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky also criticised Nakamura on X saying: “The event was a show. Fans were ecstatic. Players were encouraged to behave accordingly. All true. Now, for better or worse, name me one top player who would do what Hikaru did.”
‘Vulgarity… it’s damaging our game’: Vladimir Kramnik slams Hikaru Nakamura for throwing D Gukesh’s king into crowd
October 6, 2025 09:24 IST
Singaporean GM Kevin Goh Wei Ming, who had organised last year’s world championship match, where Gukesh had become the world champion, also agreed with Kramnik. “If the future of chess is one where it’s acceptable behaviour to toss opponent’s pieces into the crowd, I'm not sure I want anything to do with it,” he wrote on X.
‘No disrespect’: Story behind Hikaru Nakamura throwin D Gukesh’s king into crowd after checkmating world championSubscriber Only
October 6, 2025 12:09 IST
In a bid to cater to casual fans, chess tournaments are introducing innovations in rules and gimmicks, and the players are going along, like at the ‘Checkmate: USA vs India’ exhibition
Shubman Gill replaces Rohit Sharma as India’s ODI captain, selectors say in the ‘best interest of team’Subscriber Only
October 5, 2025 07:57 IST
Having three different captains in three formats not feasible, says chief selector Ajit Agarkar, with Suryakumar Yadav entrenched at the helm in T20Is
Faustino Oro, called Messi of Chess, just 2 norms away from becoming youngest grandmaster in history
October 4, 2025 21:06 IST
Oro, who will turn 12 on October 14, has five months to beat GM Abhimanyu Mishra’s record as the youngest grandmaster in chess history.
Gukesh reveals what happened when he lost 5 games in a row as a child: ‘Next day, I won all 4 games’
October 4, 2025 19:28 IST
Gukesh will partner with Arjun Erigaisi, Divya Deshmukh, Sagar Shah and Ethan Vaze to represent India in an exhibition tournament in Arlington in the USA, called Checkmate: USA vs India.
How Perplexity is using chess as part of strategy to popularise its new Comet browser
October 3, 2025 18:38 IST
Chess fans who download Comet will be able to compete in the 2025 Comet Open, which is a newly-launched high-stakes tournament offering a $200,000 prize fund. The Comet Open will start from October 11.
World champion Gukesh Dommaraju falls out of top 10 in FIDE rankings; Divya Deshmukh rises to no 11 in women’s list
October 4, 2025 16:34 IST
Gukesh, who became the youngest world champion in history in December last year, was rated 2794 last October, meaning he has lost 43 rating points in the past year.
‘Magnus Carlsen has great genes’: FIDE on X as Carlsen becomes father for first time
October 1, 2025 13:16 IST
FIDE’s message also makes a not-so-subtle reference to the infamous ‘jeans-gate’ incident at the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz in December last year when Carlsen had withdrawn from the Rapid portion after being warned by an arbiter for wearing jeans to matches
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