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D Gukesh stunned world No.1 Magnus Carlsen in the Rapid section of the SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia as the world chess ...
Magnus Carlsen outpaced D. Gukesh in blitz to win the Grand Chess Tour 2025, despite struggles and mind games, after Gukesh ...
After winning the Uzchess Cup Masters last month, R. Praggnanandhaa rose to World No. 4 (Elo 2779) in the live ratings, ...
R. Praggnanandhaa rises to World No. 4 after Uzchess Cup Masters win, aiming for Candidates qualification with stellar ...
World chess number one Magnus Carlsen announced his return to play in this year’s final World Blitz Championship after the ...
After Gukesh's performance in Norway Chess, his coach, five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand, upgraded his grade from a ...
Grand Swiss will be starting from September 3 to 16 in the ancient city of Samarkand, Uzbekistan, the event will again be a make-or-break qualifier for the 2026 Candidates Tournament the last stop ...
With characteristic brilliance and unshakable composure, five-time World Champion and World No. 1 Grandmaster (GM) Magnus ...
D Gukesh and Arjun Erigaisi lead the field at the FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 in Samarkand (Sept 3–16). Top two finishers in Open and Women’s events qualify for the 2026 Candidates Tournament.
Anand, when giving a six-month assessment of Gukesh before the Norway Chess tournament, had given the world champion a "C minus". He had also observed: "The fact that you have such defensive skills ...
D Gukesh endured a miserable run in the Blitz leg of SuperUnited Croatia after shining in the Rapid games to surrender the ...
Before the tournament began, the Grand Chess Tour carried out 15,000 tournament simulations to predict who would win the ...