3+ hour, 15+ min ago  (281+ words) India's Vaishali Rameshbabu registered her fourth win in six rounds as she took down Aleksandra Goryachkina in Round 11 of the 2026 FIDE Candidates to solidify her spot as the leader of women's competition on Saturday. Playing with the black pieces, Vaishali…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago  (144+ words) Nihal Sarin emerged victorious over the reigning world champion Gukesh Dommaraju in an all-India Round 3 clash at the 2026 Menorca Chess Masters on Wednesday. Playing with the black pieces, Gukesh employed the Slav defence. He erred straight out of the opening,…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago  (350+ words) Indian Grand Master Vaishali Rameshbabu registered a crucial win in the seventh round of the FIDE Women's Candidates Tournament 2026 to move to the second spot in Cyprus on Sunday. The 24-year-old defeated Tan Zhongyi to be placed just a half-point…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago  (158+ words) In an unexpected result at the 2026 Grenke Freestyle Open, India's Harika Dronavalli registered against a higher rated world No 24 Awonder Liang of the United States. Playing with the white pieces, Harika took down Awonder, who is rated 2718 in classical chess,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (321+ words) Gukesh Dommaraju defeated Vladimir Fedoseev in round 8 of Tata Steel Wijk aan Zee 2026. (Eteri Kublashvili/FIDE) World chess champion D Gukesh has withdrawn from all classical events of the Grand Chess Tour 2026, opting to scale back his schedule in a…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (297+ words) Indian grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa opened his Candidates campaign in style on the opening day of the FIDE Candidates 2026 in Cyprus on Sunday. R Praggnanandhaa stunned the higher-ranked Anish Giri to share the lead with Fabiano Caruana and Javokhir Sindarov as…...

2+ week, 13+ hour ago  (968+ words) The 2026 FIDE Candidates is all set to commence from Sunday in Pegeia, Cyprus. Some of the top Grandmasters from across the globe will flock down to the European city to earn the right to challenge for the world championship title....

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (345+ words) The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has reaffirmed that adequate safety measures are in place for the upcoming Candidates Tournament in Cyprus, amid growing concerns linked to the ongoing conflict in West Asia. In a statement issued on Wednesday, FIDE said…...

4+ week, 12+ hour ago  (119+ words) Mayank Chakraborty became the 94th Indian to earn the Grandmaster title on Friday. The 16-year-old is the first from the Assam to achieve the feat. Chakraborty earned his final GM norm in a tournament in Sweden, Stockholm. He won the tournament…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (143+ words) India's Divya Deshmukh broke into the top-10 of women's classical chess rankings for the first time on Friday. Deshmukh, who finished third in the 2026 Prague Chess Masters with a final round win, now has a LIVE rating of 2509. 3. It is…...