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    Chess News

    A guide to Chess960, the Fischer variant that will get an official Fide rating

    Chess is a game of metaphors and, at times, an amalgamation of contradictions.
    Ht Explainers
    Published 3 days ago

    Gukesh and Savitha: At the Olympiad, a search and an arrival

    D Gukesh on the podium in Samarkand
    Sports
    Published 9 days ago

    Bhutan to the Caribbean, Indian chess gurus are the flavour

    International master Atanu Lahiri (standing centre/captain) with the Bhutan team at the 2026 Fide Chess Olympiad in Samarkand. (FIDE)
    Sports
    Updated 18 days ago

    ‘After fatherhood I’m sure I will never return to the World Championship’

    Kolkata, India - Nov. 17, 2024: Rapid & Blitz Chess winner five time World Chess champion Norwegian GM Magnus Carlsen playing chess with Indian GM Arjun Erigaisi in 6th TATA Steel Chess India Tournament at Dhono Dhanyo Auditoriumin in Kolkata, India, on Sunday, November 17, 2024. (Photo by Samir Jana/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)
    Sports
    Published 27 days ago

    GCL has re-invented fan engagement in chess, says Naman Mortal Mathur

    India’s esports icon Naman Mortal Mathur
    Sports
    Updated 30 days ago

    Want to surpass Gukesh, become youngest world champion: Erdogmus

    Turkish teenager Yagız Kaan is being considered as the next big thing in chess. (Michal Walusza/Fide)
    Sports
    Published 31 days ago

    You’ve no idea why the world refuses to work like it used to: Anand

    You’ve no idea why the world refuses to work like it used to: Anand on Gukesh’s struggles
    Sports
    Updated 32 days ago

    GCL hopes to becomes the format chess needs

    Trophy unveil (L to R) Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş, Arjun Erigaisi, Levon Aronian, Viswanathan Anand, Gourav Rakshit, Commissioner and Peeyush Dubey, Chairperson (GCL)
    Sports
    Updated 33 days ago

    Will start preparing for world championship clash against Gukesh after Olympiad: Sindarov

    Will start preparing for world championship clash against Gukesh after Olympiad: Sindarov
    Sports
    Published 33 days ago

    R Praggnanandhaa: I would not say I am a prodigy

    R Praggnanandhaa becomes the first Indian to win the Grand Chess Tour since its inception in 2015.
    Htcity
    Published 34 days ago

    GCL 4 marks new gaming, esports and traditional sports crossover

    8Bit Creatives named Official Broadcast & Production Agency for Tech Mahindra Global Chess League Season 4
    Sports
    Updated 35 days ago

    Teenager Vandan Sawai on beating Magnus Carlsen: It’s blowing up more than..

    Vandan Alankar Sawai defeated Magnus Carlse during a Title Tuesday online event on Chess.com.
    Htcity
    Published 41 days ago

    GCL Season 4: Five women stars who could decide the championship race

    Divya Deshmukh enters Season 4 as one of the biggest names in the new generation of Indian women's chess.
    Sports
    Published 41 days ago

    Arjun Erigaisi, Magnus Carlsen headline star-studded GCL Season 4 in Bengaluru

    India's chess grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi. (AFP)
    Sports
    Updated 48 days ago

    Vidit Gujrathi on Arjuna Award: I felt I deserved the recognition earlier

    GM Vidit Gujrathi has won titles such as the 2023 FIDE Grand Swiss, 2020 Online Chess Olympiad, and 2024 Chess Olympiad.
    Htcity
    Published 48 days ago

    Esports World Cup 2026: Falcons reclaim lead; Dralii makes his history

    Team Falcons' dralii Becomes First Three-Time EWC Champion
    Sports
    Updated 50 days ago

    Viswanathan Anand named FIDE interim president after EU sanctions on Dvorkovich

    Viswanathan Anand has been named as interim FIDE president.
    Sports
    Updated 75 days ago

    Fide does away with rating spot for Candidates 2028

    File image of Norwegian GM Magnus Carlsen playing chess in 6th TATA Steel Chess India Tournament 2024. (Samir Jana/ Hindustan Times)
    Sports
    Published 85 days ago

    Arjun takes down Carlsen in World Teams Rapid

    India's chess grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi defeated Magnus Carlsen on Thursday. (AFP)
    Sports
    Published 111 days ago

    GM Mitrabha Guha tops regional qualifier to qualify for Esports Nations Cup

    GM Mitrabha Guha tops regional qualifier to qualify for Esports Nations Cup
    Sports
    Published 114 days ago

    Gukesh makes honest claim about poor form ahead of World C'ship title defence

    D Gukesh will take on Uzbekistan's Javokhir Sindarov at the upcoming World C'ships this year.
    Sports
    Updated 117 days ago

    Ireland-Israel football fixture to be played at neutral venue

    Israel played their World Cup qualifiers in Hungary and are set to use a neutral venue.
    Sports
    Updated 117 days ago

    ‘Praggnanandhaa is playing better than Gukesh, he can take inspiration’: Anand

    R Praggnanandhaa clinched the Norway Chess title and D Gukesh came sixth.
    Sports
    Published 120 days ago

    Norway Chess crown confirms R Praggnanandhaa as the real deal

    This year in Norway Chess, it was probably R Praggnanandhaa biggest-ever performance as he beat Carlsen in both their classical games.
    Sports
    Updated 124 days ago

    Ahead of World C'ship clash, Sindarov makes honest admission about Gukesh

    Javokhir Sindarov spoke about facing D Gukesh.
    Sports
    Updated 124 days ago

    R Praggnanandhaa breaks down D Gukesh's unique style: ‘Weird creative stuff’

    R Praggnanandhaa spoke after his win against D Gukesh.
    Sports
    Published 125 days ago

    D Gukesh unfazed by criticism: 'I don't think the comments affected him at all'

    D Gukesh arrives with his coach at Norway Chess.
    Sports
    Updated 125 days ago

    Magnus Carlsen's frustration spills out after R Praggnanandhaa stuns him again

    Magnus Carlsen once again lost t R Praggnanandhaa.
    Sports
    Published 125 days ago

    ‘I work on the board than computers because it’s what Magnus does’

    Javokhir Sindarov. (Norway Chess)
    Sports
    Published 126 days ago

    Carlsen avenges painful Gukesh defeat that sparked viral table slam moment

    D Gukesh lost to Magnus Carlsen.
    Sports
    Published 131 days ago
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