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Following his back-to-back bronze medal wins in the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships, Arjun Erigaisi expressed gratitude towards everyone who supported him throughout the season.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi for winning a bronze medal at the World Blitz Championships in Doha.

World No.1 Magnus Carlsen showed his endgame genius yet again to add a record-extending ninth world Blitz title to the Rapid gold medal he won two days back.

World Blitz Championship: Arjun Erigaisi suffered a shattering semifinal loss to top Uzbek player Nodirbek Abdusattorov as the ace Indian settled for a bronze medal

Magnus Carlsen's table slam in Doha was loud, sharp, and it went viral instantly.

In a result that has sent shockwaves through the chess world, reigning world champion D Gukesh suffered a stunning defeat at the hands of 12-year-old Sergey Sklokin at the FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025.

Magnus Carlsen once again found himself in the news for his post-match antics as the Norwegian chess grandmaster slammed the table after losing to India's Arjun Erigaisi at the FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025 in Doha.

Magnus Carlsen has often been known to not take losses in the right spirit. The superstar chess Grandmaster quite infamously lost his cool after losing to the reigning world champion D Gukesh at Norway Chess in June

Arjun Erigaisi demonstrated strong endgame technique and quick calculation to stun reigning champion Magnus Carlsen and renowned Grandmaster Nodirbek Abdusattorov

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated Indian Grandmasters Koneru Humpy and Arjun Erigaisi on clinching the bronze medals at the 2025 FIDE Rapid Chess Championship in Doha.

Koneru Humpy finished with the bronze medal at the FIDE World Rapid Championships after falling short on tie-breaks despite doing almost everything right.

Koneru Humpy suffered a massive heartbreak in her bid for a third world rapid title, finishing with a bronze in the women's section of the FIDE World Rapid Championships.

World No.1 and five-time world rapid champion Magnus Carlsen made headlines after he faced a shocking defeat against Russian Grandmaster Vladislav Artemiev.

India's chess ace D Gukesh had said ahead of the FIDE World Rapid Championships that he didn't have a lot of expectations from the season-ending event in Doha.

Magnus Carlsen has continued to remain the undisputed king of chess for another year and will be firm favourite in the season-ending FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championship.

Divya Deshmukh not only became the first Indian woman to win the FIDE Women's World Cup, she also instantly secured the prestigious Grandmaster title.

World champion D Gukesh will get the opportunity to end the season on a high following an underwhelming season, while Koneru Humpy will aim to defend her title when the star-studded FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships get underway on Thursday.

"Vishy's children are on the loose" is a famous quote by chess legend Garry Kasparov, referring to the incredible rise of young Indian chess prodigies.