File image of R Vaishali© X (Twitter) The acquisition of Indian Grandmasters Vaishali Rameshbabu and Nihal Sarin headlined the player draft ahead of the second season of the Global Chess League 2024, scheduled to take place in London from October 3 to 12. Vaishali was roped in by Ganges Grandmasters in the Superstar … Read more
Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa will lock horns with the world’s best yet again as he takes on an elite field in the St Louis Rapid and Blitz tournament that gets underway in St Louis, USA. A slight dip in recent results, notwithstanding, Praggnanandhaa will be looking forward to finish on the podium in … Read more
Ju Wenjun and Koneru Humpy lead the charge in Global Chess League Season 2, promising thrilling matches and masterful strategies from the world’s top women superstars in chess. The chess world is abuzz with anticipation as the Global Chess League gears up for its second season. Leading the charge this time are none other than … Read more
Join the excitement as Magnus Carlsen, Viswanathan Anand, and Hikaru Nakamura return for Global Chess League Season 2! Discover the top players, intense rivalries, and what makes this season a must-watch for every chess enthusiast. Chess fans, brace yourselves! The Global Chess League Season 2 is back, and it’s bigger and better than ever. With … Read more
Chess legend Viswanathan Anand’s Rajinikanth-style welcome for R Ashwin’s new chess team sets the internet abuzz! Discover the thrilling details and the buzz it created. When two titans from different realms come together, sparks are bound to fly. And that’s exactly what happened when cricketing maestro R Ashwin bought a chess team. The legendary chess … Read more
World Championship challenger D Gukesh will look to improve his billing in the faster version as Vidit Gujrathi joins him for the Superunited rapid and blitz chess tournament, a part of the Grand Chess Tour. Set to meet Chinese Ding Liren in Singapore from November 20th to decide the next world champion, Gukesh … Read more
World number two Fabiano Caruana defended his Superbet Classic title by winning all three rapid games in a thrilling four-way tiebreaker, featuring Indian Grandmasters D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa, after a rather dull tournament. Caruana lost to Anish Giri of Holland in the Classical format to split the competition wide open as Gukesh, … Read more
File photo of Ziaur Rahman.© X/@EmilSutovsky Bangladesh’s top-ranked chess grandmaster Ziaur Rahman died Friday at the age of 50 after suffering a stroke and collapsing on his board in the middle of a national championship match, an official said. Bangladesh Chess Federation general secretary Shahab Uddin Shamim told AFP that Ziaur collapsed during … Read more
Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa is now a household name in India and in the international chess circuit. The stock of the 18-year-old, currently in Romania for the Superbet Classical tournament, has been steadily rising. The Norway Chess tournament in Stavanger, where he finished behind Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura, was another chapter in his storied … Read more
File image of R Praggnanandhaa.© X (Twitter) Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa was held to a draw by lowest ranked Deac Bogdan-Daniel of Romania in the sixth round of the Superbet Classic tournament, a part of the grand chess tour. Iranian-French Grandmaster Alireza Firouzja shined with his moves against Wesley So of the United … Read more
