The Russians were not ready to be dismissed by the Chinese and rose to the occasion in the 12thand penultimate round of the LIC World junior Chess championship which is in the concluding stages at ...

Aleksandra Goryachkina fought resiliently throughout a dramatic match to earn $50,000 and the trophy which she narrowly missed in 2021. Russian Grandmaster Aleksandra Goryachkina made history on ...

The Women's World Chess Championship match has been sent to tiebreaks, after Russian challenger Aleksandra Goryachkina triumphed in her must-win encounter in Vladivostok today. Chinese champion Ju ...

Grandmaster Koneru Humpy will spearhead the Indian challenge in the Women's candidates' chess tournament that will get underway in Toronto, Canada from Wednesday. While Grandmaster Aleksandra ...

Russia's Aleksandra Goryachkina has taken a one-point lead over China's Ju Wenjun at the Women's World Chess Championship, after winning the eighth game in Vladivostok. The challenger's victory today ...

Russia’s Goryachkina Aleksandra (left) and India's Padmini Rout during their eighth round match in the World Junior Chess Championships Padmini Rout’s unbeaten run was halted by top seed Aleksandra ...

Russia’s Aleksandra Goryachkina claimed the top spot in the controversial New Delhi leg of the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix 2022-2023 that concluded on Thursday. The top three players were tied at six ...

Aleksandra Goryachkina successfully defended her girls' title while her compatriot Vladimir Fedoseev fought back to contention in the open section at the end of the penultimate round of the World ...

If you overlook her Under-10, Under-14 and Under-18 girls’ world championships, her two world junior girls’ titles and her two Russian women’s championship belts, there was no way one would have ...

Ju Wenjun CHN 2584, three wins six draws three losses, 6.0/12 Aleksandra Goryachkina RUS 2578, three wins six draws three losses, 6.0/12 Regular Match — 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, then 30 ...

It may not rate with “Once more unto the breach, dear friends” or “At my signal, unleash hell!” but “Whatever” may just be the rallying cry that saves a world chess championship. Largely out-prepared ...

Woman Grandmaster Aleksandra Goryachkina of Russia won the World Junior Girls Championship with a round to spare after defeating India's Srija Sheshadri in the 12th and penultimate round. Woman ...