New Delhi: Continuing his rapid rise, world champion D Gukesh dethroned compatriot Arjun Erigiasi to become the highest-ranked Indian chess player, at fourth, in the latest FIDE rankings on ...

CHESS IS the sort of deep and rewarding game that you can spend an enjoyable lifetime failing to master. But even ardent fans might concede that, as a spectacle, watching two players think for ...

India’s top-ranked female chess player, Koneru Humpy, will return to compete in Norway Chess Women 2025. Currently ranked World No.6 in women’s classical chess, Humpy aims to make her mark in ...

CHENNAI -- One breezy Sunday afternoon last month, eight young Indians were gathered in a bright, sun-lit room in Chennai listening to a 48-year-old instructor sitting behind a laptop. Seated in ...

Another 34 players received suspensions of varying lengths, and four individuals were issued official warnings. Often compared to chess, xiangqi is a centuries-old board game with deep cultural roots.

On a recent Friday afternoon, Magnus Carlsen, the best chess player in the world, showed up at the World Rapid Championships, on Wall Street, in New York, wearing a blazer, dress shoes ...

A total of 41 Xiangqi (Chinese chess) players were penalized, including grandmasters Zhao Xinxin, Wang Yang and Zheng Weitong. The three players were banned for life and stripped of their ...

Levert started hosting regular open play chess meetups at Upper Cup soon after. Every other Sunday, dozens of folks from around the city would gather at the coffee shop and play for hours.

Magnus Carlsen, considered by many to be the greatest chess player the world has ever seen, is celebrating his endgame. After spending a decade as world champion between 2013 and 2023, the 34-year-old ...

“Seems like the the regulatory body of chess has no intention of being unbiased. They seem to only care about what one player thinks.” Niemann also called the chess world a “joke,” while ...

as he received plaudits from former and current chess players. But he also received negative criticism from some, including Magnus Carlsen and former coach Vladimir Kramnik. Singapore’s youngest ...

We list down the most attractive grandmasters and players who make playing chess look like a sexy, alluring artform. From World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen to streamer Anna Cramling, here are some of the ...