Indian GM R Praggnanandhaa has impressed in 2025 with his aggressive play and major title wins. His longtime coach RB Ramesh has revealed the secret behind the recent turnaround. Pragg recently won his third title of the year at UzChess Cup Masters.
India’s highest-ranked chess player R Praggnanandhaa has defended Magnus Carlsen’s viral table-slam reaction after losing to Gukesh at Norway Chess 2025. Pragg called it an instinctive reaction and also admitted he and Gukesh have shown similar emotions during intense matches.
Former world champion Vladimir Kramnik has sent shockwaves through the chess world by filing a lawsuit over allegations made by Czech grandmaster David Navara. As the controversy escalates, FIDE has been forced to step in.
Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa has joined Team Liquid ahead of the Esports World Cup 2025 in Riyadh. Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura welcomed the young GM with heartfelt messages.
After struggling in the first two legs of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour in Weissenhaus and Paris, reigning world champion D Gukesh has opted to withdraw from the Las Vegas leg next month. Freestyle Chess co-founder and CEO Jan Henric Buettner reacts...
Indian sensation R Praggnanandhaa has become India’s new No. 1 in classical chess after winning the UzChess Cup Masters in Tashkent. He surpassed the current world champion D Gukesh in the standings with Elo rating of 2778.3.
R Praggnanandhaa prevailed over a tough field comprising compatriots Arjun Erigaisi and Aravindh Chithambaram as well as home favourites Nodirbek Abdusattorov and Javokhir Sindarov in Tashkent to collect his third title of the year after Tata Steel Chess and Superbet Chess Classic Romania.
Magnus Carlsen and other top players like Hikaru Nakamura will not be coming to India in 2025 for the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour in Delhi as the event has been cancelled by the organisers due to lack of sponsors.
Despite starting his campaign with back-to-back defeats, reigning world champion D Gukesh bounced back in style at the 2025 Norway Chess, where he pulled off a stunning victory over Magnus Carlsen in Round 6 and was among the title contenders until the final round.
A nine-year-old chess player from India nearly defeated world No.1 Magnus Carlsen in an online game on Tuesday. Here's the story of Aarit Kapil, who hails from Delhi and started playing chess only four years ago.
9-year-old Indian chess prodigy Aarit Kapil nearly defeated world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in a stunning draw during an online blitz game at Chess.com's Titled Tuesday. The Indian played the match online from his hotel room in Georgia while competing in the U-10 World Championship.
Asked to reflect on his victory over Magnus Carlsen in a time scramble, D Gukesh candidly admitted that the result had such a big impact on him that, for a while, he didn’t understand what was happening around him.
While chess world champion D Gukesh's name is missing from Las Vegas Freestyle Chess Grand slam, Bibisara Assaubayeva is et to become the first woman to compete in a Freestyle Chess Grand Slam.
World champion D Gukesh has dropped a spot in the live chess rankings after finishing third at Norway Chess, with R Praggnanandhaa taking his place.
World No 1 Magnus Carlsen had suffered the first loss of his career at the hands of reigning world champion D Gukesh at the Norway Chess tournament recently, reacting to his defeat from a dominant position by slamming his fist on the table.
Hans Niemann has confirmed his participation in the Las Vegas Freestyle Chess Grand Slam tournament, setting up a possible clash with rival Magnus Carlsen. The tournament will mark their first potential face-off since the 2022 controversy that resulted in a $100 million lawsuit.
R Praggnanandhaa emerged as India’s leading chess prodigy in 2023 but had a subdued 2024 as world champion D Gukesh took the spotlight. In 2025, however, he’s back in form. In an exclusive chat, Praggnanandhaa explains the changes he made to achieve consistent success.
Magnus Carlsen finally crossed the 2900 rating mark in chess, but in the freestyle format, not classical. After learning about his new achievement, Carlsen joked that his wife finds him more attractive now that has crossed the 2900 rating. R Praggnanandhaa is the highest ranked Indian at 4th.
D Gukesh is yet to win a tournament since being crowned the youngest world champion in chess history in December. And even though the teenager has shown flashes of brilliance, the lack of success has led to growing criticism, including from world No 4 Fabiano Caruana.
Chess world champion D Gukesh it seems didn’t just beat Magnus Carlsen at Norway Chess 2025 — he may have also ruined his plans, as per explosive claims made by Fabiano Caruana.
The 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship ended with WR Chess lifting the title, but not without controversy. Anish Giri has now trolled Ian Nepomniachtchi online after confronting him at the venue during the event.
Fabiano Caruana has become the latest after Magnus Carlsen to say that Indian chess stars including world champion D Gukesh and Arjun Erigaisi have still a lot to improve in their games. Read his latest bold take on Gukesh and company.
India's young chess players are making a global impact and it was evident in the recently-concluded Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament, where they gave tough fight to experienced stars. Here's what some of the legends said about India's growing dominance in chess.
Hikaru Nakamura's WR Chess won the World Blitz Team Championship for second time in the row but their victory came after an appeal drama which saw one of the ties in the quarter-finals being replayed.
Magnus Carlsen suffered a rare loss to D Gukesh, and while the chess world is already discussing the Norwegian's successor, R Praggnanandhaa has a different view.
Hikaru Nakamura suffered a surprising defeat to 13-year-old Khagan Ahmad from Azerbaijan at the World Blitz Team Championship 2025 on Saturday. A few fans were seen celebrating Nakamura's defeat on social media.
It was double joy for India as Viswanathan Anand's Freedom won the bronze medal besides Arjun Erigaisi's Team MGD1 clinching the 2025 World Rapid Teams title.
Five-time World Champion Viswanathan Anand defeated India’s current No. 1 Arjun Erigaisi in just 31 moves at the FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Team Championships in London. Despite handing him a loss, Anand praised Arjun's tactical brilliance and also shared insights on key moments of the match.
The 2025 FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Team Championships will be held in London from 10-16 June. With 54 teams and 116 Grandmasters competing, the event will feature top players like Hikaru Nakamura and Alireza Firouzja.
Magnus Carlsen gave a blunt verdict on his potential successor after winning the 2025 Norway Chess. Despite losing a game to D Gukesh in one of the earlier rounds, Carlsen did not take the current World Champion's name.