Divya Deshmukh has defeated Harika Dronavalli in the tiebreaks to enter the semi-final of the FIDE Women's World Cup. With Humpy already in the semis, this is the first time two Indians have made to the last four of the tournament.
If Hikaru Nakamura is to be believed, FIDE is still hoping that Magnus Carlsen will make a U-turn and compete in the World Chess Championship. According to Nakamura, that’s the only reason the rating spot in the Candidates Tournament still exists.
The FIDE World Cup 2025, which will offer qualification spots for the Candidates 2026 and include some of the best players in the world, will be hosted in India in October-November.
Grandmaster Koneru Humpy on Sunday became the first Indian woman ever to advance to the semi-final of a FIDE World Cup as she defeated China's Yuxin Song in the last eight contest.
Arjun Erigaisi and R Praggnanandhaa were best-performing Indian players at the Las Vegas leg of Freestyle Chess Grand Slam tour as Levon Aronian clinched the trophy and the $200,000 prize money by beating Hans Niemann in the final on Sunday.
Indian chess witnessed more history on Sunday as veteran Koneru Humpy became the first-ever woman player form the country to reach the semi-finals of FIDE World Cup. D Harika drew with Divya Deshmukh and R Vaishali suffered elimination.
Hans Niemann has slammed critics who questioned his celebration while watching Magnus Carlsen’s elimination from the Freestyle Chess event in Las Vegas, reminding them of the struggles he has faced since being labelled a cheater by the world No. 1.
Koneru Humpy was the only Indian to win the Round 1 of the FIDE Women’s World Cup quarter-finals as Harika D played out a thrilling draw against Divya Deshmukh on Saturday.
R Praggnanandhaa proved that his first win over Magnus Carlsen at the Las Vegas Freestyle Chess event was no fluke, defeating the world No. 1 once again in a classification match. However, Carlsen bounced back to thrash the Indian Grandmaster and advance further in the tournament.
World no.1 Magnus Carlsen has finally opened up on a nightmarish Day 1 of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour in Las Vegas as he lost to India's R Praggnanandhaa on the day and exited the title race.
Hans Niemann made an emphatic statement by reaching the final of Freestyle Chess Las Vegas, an event that's part of a tour co-founded by Magnus Carlsen, the person who had accused him of cheating three years ago.
The quartet of Grandmasters Koneru Humpy, Harika Dronavalli, R Vaishali and International Master Divya Deshmukh have qualified for the quarter-finals for the ongoing FIDE Women's World Cup, with Divya pulling off a stunning victory over world No 6 Zhu Jiner along the way.
Though he remains the world's top-ranked player across formats and is still a force to be reckoned with, Magnus Carlsen has been on the losing side fairly frequently in recent months. And it's one group of players in particular that have accounted for those losses more than any other – young Indian GMs.
Arjun Erigaisi, who had finished fifth in the Paris Grand Slam, will now await the winners of the lower-bracket clashes as he sets his sights on finishing third in Freestyle Chess Las Vegas. Levon Aronian, meanwhile, squares off against Hans Niemann in the final.
Divya Deshmukh stunned Chinese second seed Zhu Jiner as all four Indians won their respective fourth-round matches to advance to the quarter-finals of the FIDE Women's World Cup in Batumi, Georgia.
IM Divya Deshmukh's immediate reaction after beating Chinese GM Zhu Jiner was captured on camera. Deshmukh could not help but get overwhelmed with emotions.
It was a delightful day for India in the FIDE Women's World Cup as four Indian participants- Divya Deshmukh, Koneru Humpy, Harika Dronavalli, and R. Vaishali- made it to the quarter-final of the tournament.
Magnus Carlsen was off to a strong start in the Las Vegas leg of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour, starting his campaign with two wins and a draw in the group stage. The world No 1, however, lost to R Praggnanandhaa in just 39 moves that began a slide that culminated in him missing out on the quarter-finals.
Here's what you need to know about Freestyle Chess, a unique format of the board game that has been gaining popularity with the inaugural Grand Slam Tour this year.
Arjun Erigaisi was the only Indian Grandmaster to reach the semi-finals of the Freestyle Chess Las Vegas after in-form R Praggnanandhaa suffered a crushing defeat against Fabiano Caruana despite stretching the match to seven games. Magnus Carlsen also won his match.
All four Indian players including Divya Deshmukh, R Vaishali, Koneru Humpy and Harika Dronavalli have been forced into the tiebreakers of the pre-quarterfinals at the FIDE Women's World Cup 2025. We take a look at how the tiebreakers will be played.
Divya Deshmukh defeated Chinese second-seed Zhu Jiner, who had a 5-0 record against her before Wednesday's meeting, in 49 moves to have one foot in the FIDE Women's World Cup quarter-finals.
The Las Vegas leg of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour, was off to an explosive start on Wednesday with tour leader Magnus Carlsen crashing out in the group stage after losing against R Praggnanandhaa among others. Here's why world champion D Gukesh isn't part of the action.
Hans Niemann and Magnus Carlsen experienced contrasting fortunes on Day 1 of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour in Las Vegas. Niemann defeated India's Arjun Erigaisi while Carlsen lost to Praggnanandhaa.
In another setback for world No.1 Magnus Carlsen, the legendary chess player suffered a crushing defeat to India’s R Praggnanandhaa in the group stage of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam in Las Vegas on Wednesday. Praggnanandhaa finished as joint leader in group stage.
Magnus Carlsen has called the infamous jeansgate disqualification at the 2024 World Rapid and Blitz Championships a “bit of a farce” ahead of his next big challenge at the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam in Las Vegas.
Magnus Carlsen has opened up on skipping 'deliberate practice' despite recent rough patch as he lost consecutive games to world champion D Gukesh. Carlsen reflected on how he is dealing with chess and personal life.
The fourth leg of the inaugural Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour gets underway in Las Vegas, USA on Wednesday with world No 1 and Freestyle Chess co-founder Magnus Carlsen eyeing a hat-trick of victories after emerging triumphant in Paris and Karlsruhe.
Carlsen, who has won the last two Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour events in Paris and Karlsruhe, has joined hands with former Chicago Bulls point guard Rose in a pro-am event titled "Chesstival" that features several other ex-NBA stars alongside chess players.
Ahead of the fourth round of the 2025 Women's Chess World Cup, we take a look at how all the Indians in action have fared so far in the tournament, including the ones knocked out in the third round and earlier.