chess world cup

Grandmaster D. Gukesh with five-time world champion, Viswanathan Anand. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Chess legend Viswanathan Anand on Saturday described 17-year-old Grandmaster D.…

In keeping with their reputation, the teen trio of D. Gukesh, R. Praggnanandhaa and Nihal Sarin eased into the third round of the FIDE World Cup in Baku on a day when the Indian women had a…

PARIS: Ding Liren became China's first world chess champion on Sunday after a rapid-play tie-break victory over Russia's Ian Nepomniachtchiin Kazakhstan.Ding, 30, takes over as winner of…

KOLKATA: The new year brought happy news for Bengal chess as Koustav Chatterjeebecame the country's 78th Grandmaster late on Saturday night. The Kolkata boy took the state's GM count to…

By PTI SOCHI: Three Indian Grandmasters remain in contention for the honours in the men's section of the FIDE chess World Cup with the focus on teen prodigy R…

NAGPUR: On a day when the world's top 50 masters (including Magnus Carlsen) joined the 78 winners of the first round at the Fide World Cup in Sochi, the deadly coronavirus hit the month-long…

Wildcard B. Adhiban heads a group of nine well-prepared Indians who begin as first-round favourites to join teammates P. Harikrishna, Vidit Gujrathi and D. Harika in the second round of…

Chess prodigy R. Praggnanandhaa is keen to make an impression on his World Cup debut next week in Sochi, Russia.In the Capital to collect his Schengen visa from the Swiss Embassy to play in…

Express News Service CHENNAI: Grandmaster D Gukesh received a wildcard on Friday to participate in the upcoming FIDE World Cup in Sochi (Russia), an event which is…

Express News Service CHENNAI: In just a month's time from now, Grandmaster (GM) Vidit Gujrathi will be gearing up for his fourth chess World Cup in the scenic resort…