Players at Shropshire Chess Congress, held at the premises of Wrekin Housing Trust in Telford, on the weekend of January 3 to 5, 2025. A record 171 chess players entered. This picture shows some of ...

Ju Wenjun, the newly crowned Women's World Blitz Chess Champion, believes the growing success of Chinese players on the global stage can inspire a new wave of chess enthusiasts in China. "I hope that ...

Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi have caused a stir in the chess community after agreeing to share the World Blitz ...

World Chess Champion Gukesh Dommaraju, who has been awarded Khel Ratna, has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's words have always inspired him to strive for excellence and make the nation proud ...

Magnus Carlsen faced severe criticism from Hans Niemann, who lashed out at the Norwegian Grandmaster and Ian Nepomniachtchi ...

Indian shooter Manu Bhaker and youngest world chess champion Gukesh D to be awarded Khel Ratna Award | One of India's leading ...

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The year 2024 will be remembered as a golden chapter in Indian chess, with extraordinary achievements cementing India’s ...

Chess players weren’t happy when Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi decided to end the FIDE championship in a tie.

The president of the CFR Andrey Filatov is proud that it was chess players that earned Russia’s first awards at international competitions in 2025 ...

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