Chess News

Indian chess great Koneru Humpy stood firm on her decision to pull out of the Candidates tournament in Cyprus later this month, saying one cannot be "surrounded by warships" and still play peacefully.

Indian Grandmaster Koneru Humpy on Sunday decided to withdraw from the FIDE Women's Candidates Tournament.

Football superstar Erling Haaland has become a strategic investor in Norway Chess and its newly launched Total Chess World Championship Tour (TCWCT).

Indian Grandmaster Koneru Humpy is still undecided about her participation in the FIDE Candidates Tournament in Cyprus, citing safety concerns amid the conflict in West Asia.

Not too far from the conflict-ridden Gulf region, there are concerns around Cyprus hosting the prestigious Candidates tournament in March.

Talented youngster Mayank Chakraborty crossed the final hurdle in his promising career by securing his third and final GM norm, becoming the 94th Grandmaster and the first from India's North-East region to achieve the coveted title.

Indian Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram defeated Netherland's Jorden van Foreest but world champion D Gukesh's winless run continued as he played out a draw yet again.

World Champion D Gukesh's hunt for a win continued as Iran's Parham Maghsoodloo held the Indian ace to a draw in the seventh round of the masters section of the Prague International chess festival.

The fortunes of World Champion D Gukesh did not change for the fifth day running as the Indian blundered from a position of strength to lose to nemesis Nodirbek Abdusattorov at Prague International Chess Festival.

Still looking for his first victory in the tournament, D Gukesh never really found his footing against Jorden van Foreest.

World champion D Gukesh survived some anxious moments in the early middle game before finally drawing with Hans Moke Niemann of the United States in the first round of the masters section of the Prague International Chess Festival.

World Champion D Gukesh has categorically stated that the problems around cheating in chess are made to be bigger than its existence.

World champion D Gukesh would be eyeing a turnaround when he spearheads India's challenge in the Prague International Chess festival starting in Czech Republic on Wednesday.

Drawing parallel to the times when he adapted to the computer many, many years ago, the Grandmaster insisted that while being open to new ideas helps, understanding the details pushes a player to a new level.

A student of the sixth standard in Guwahati's Royal Global School, Viraj competed in the tournament in the Italian International Open which had nearly 100 participants.

Reigning world champion Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh will compete in the Norway Chess tournament here in May, joining a star-studded field which includes world number one and defending champion Magnus Carlsen.

Fresh from his victory over Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus of Turkey, world champion D Gukesh will start the final laps of the Tata Steel Masters with a match against compatriot Aravindh Chithambaram in the 11th round.

Indian Grandmaster and World Cup winner Divya Deshmukh will make her debut at Norway Chess Women later this year, becoming the youngest player to compete in the women's tournament since its launch in 2024.