14+ hour, 52+ min ago  (347+ words) R Vaishali's rise from the lowest-rated player in the field to Women's Candidates champion has drawn widespread praise, with leading voices from the chess world taking to X to celebrate her landmark achievement. Among them was Judit Polgar, who highlighted…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (321+ words) India's R Vaishali created history on Wednesday, becoming the first Indian to win the FIDE Women's Candidates Tournament after a composed performance in the final round in Cyprus. The 2026 title, secured on the Mediterranean shores, has earned Vaishali the right…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (436+ words) Uzbekistan's Javokhir Sindarov produced a commanding performance to win the 2026 Candidates Chess Tournament on Tuesday, sealing the title with a round to spare and booking a World Championship clash against reigning champion D Gukesh later this year. The 20-year-old confirmed…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago  (419+ words) R Vaishali continued her impressive run in the women's Candidates, moving into sole lead after holding Anna Muzychuk to a composed draw in Round 10, even as Javokhir Sindarov tightened his grip on the open section with a commanding win over…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (436+ words) India's R Vaishali kept herself firmly in contention for the title after defeating compatriot Divya Deshmukh in Round 9 of the Women's Candidates Chess Tournament on Wednesday, drawing level with China's Jiner Zhu at the top of the standings. Coming into…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (342+ words) India Today Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa suffered a major blow to his hopes of finishing at the top after going down to Anish Giri in the eighth round of the Candidates Tournament on Tuesday The loss, his second of the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (788+ words) Seven rounds of the Candidates 2026 tournament are done. We are now at the halfway stage of the marathon that will determine who challenges Gukesh for the World Chess Championship. Two clear trends have emerged in this edition. Unlike the 2024 Candidates…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (336+ words) World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen showcased his endgame genius once again as he added a record-extending ninth World Blitz title to the Rapid gold medal he had won two days earlier. Carlsen defeated Uzbek GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov in a hard-fought final…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (424+ words) Magnus Carlsen endured a frustrating and unusual moment at the World Blitz Championship in Doha on Tuesday after a rare rules infringement led to a forfeit loss in Round 14. Carlsen was facing Armenian grandmaster Haik Martirosyan in a tense blitz…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (290+ words) A brief pre-match exchange between Alua Nurman and Magnus Carlsen turned into an unusual talking point during the second round of the Grenke Chess Freestyle Open in Karlsruhe, Germany. The 18-year-old Woman Grandmaster, paired against the world No. 1, took the…...