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2026 Candidates Tournament: R Vaishali squanders lead after losing to China's Zhu Jiner
1+ hour, 55+ min ago (524+ words) Having already defeated Vaishali in the fifth round, a ruthless Zhu struck again to end a run that seemed to be taking the latter to the World Championship clash. Playing the white pieces in a Caro-Kann Defense, Vaishali appeared to…...
Nihal Sarin does the double over World Champion D Gukesh to win Menorca Open in Spain
3+ hour, 12+ min ago (508+ words) In a power-packed performance on Spain's Balearic island of Menorca, Indian Grandmaster Nihal Sarin clinched the Masters title at the 5th Menorca Open on Sunday while also completing a remarkable double over reigning World Champion and compatriot D. Gukesh. Nihal topped the…...
Garry Kasparov: Pragg looks like bleak shadow of himself; Would love to see Sindarov vs Magnus Carlsen World Championship match
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (1648+ words) {"0":"Garry Kasparov: Pragg looks like bleak shadow of himself; Would love to see Sindarov vs Magnus Carlsen World Championship match'The Indian Express Chess legend Garry Kasparov has said that Indian prodigy R Praggnanandhaa has of late looked like a "bleak…...
Vaishali finds the right streak at Candidates, with help from a psychologist and a different strategy
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (569+ words) After her clinical takedown of compatriot Divya Deshmukh on Wednesday in Round 9 of the Women's Candidates tournament, Vashali Rameshbabu gave the world a little peek at the ace she has hidden up her sleeve for this event: the 24-year-old has…...
Candidates 2026: Vaishali surges into sole lead; Praggnanandhaa loses to nemesis Javokhir Sindarov
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (421+ words) Vaishali and Zhu had been co-leaders coming into Thursday's set of games. But they had contrasting results in Round 10, with Vaishali battling her way to a quick draw while the Chinese rising star Zhu fought tooth and nail to salvage…...
Why Javokhir Sindarov vs Praggnanandhaa is the rivalry that defines this era just as much as Gukesh vs Nodirbek
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (470+ words) On the happiest day of his fledgling career, moments after he had won the FIDE World Cup in Goa to secure a spot in the Candidates tournament, when Javokhir Sindarov was asked if there was a particular opponent he was…...
Nihal Sarin stuns World Champion Gukesh at Menorca Masters with ruthless attacking display
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (515+ words) Cyprus and Menorca are separated by miles of Mediterranean Sea, but India's top chess hopes share the same troubled waters. At the Candidates Tournament 2026, R Praggnanandhaa's title shot is fading with every round. Hundreds of kilometres away at the Menorca…...
Following Esports World Cup debut in 2025, Chess to enter Esports Nations Cup 2026 in Riyadh
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (238+ words) After making its entry at the Esports World Cup (EWC) in 2025, chess is all set to make its way to the Esports Nations Cup 2026. The Esports Foundation on Thursday confirmed the complete 16-game lineup for the ENC, the global nation-based…...
Aarit Kapil, 10-year-old boy from New Delhi, defeats grandmaster Kazybek Nogerbek in classical game at Menorca
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (309+ words) Aarit is playing in the A group of the Open section of an event where some of India's top stars like world champion Gukesh D, Nihal Sarin, Pentala Harikrishna are playing in the Masters section. The open section of the…...
Netflix's "Untold: Chess Mates' documentary into Carlsen-Niemann scandal opens old can of worms but says nothing new
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (577+ words) Carlsen and Niemann have previously given their versions about the incident in the years since the controversy and both players continue to cling to their beliefs even now, as becomes apparent in the documentary, which was released on Tuesday. What…...