India’s Arjun Erigaisi was the only player to beat Magnus Carlsen in the first round of the FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship, doing so in style to emerge as world No 1’s new ‘boogeyman’.
The FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship 2026 is all set to begin in Germany with Magnus Carlsen leading the field. Here’s how the format has changed from 2025, who qualified, and the top favourites for the title.
D Gukesh is the reigning world champion in chess. In 2024, he had become the youngest champion in chess history at the age of just 18 and since then he has become a household name.
World No 3 Fabiano Caruana shed light on the ongoing scheduling conflict between the Grand Chess Tour and the Esports World Cup and how Magnus Carlsen's influence as the best in the world has led to the current situation.
In an open letter addressed to the Esports World Cup and the Grand Chess Tour, R Praggnanandhaa, Fabiano Caruana and other top chess stars have spoken against the conflicting schedules of major events that are set to take place in the month of August.
In a chat with popular chess podcaster Greg Mustreader, Boris Gelfand reveals the secret to Garry Kasparov's dominance, with the 63-year-old having reigned as world No 1 for a record 255 months and as world champion from 1985 until 2000.
R Praggnanandhaa will be making his second appearance at the Candidates Tournament later this year, having secured his spot as the winner of the 2025 FIDE Circuit, and will be the only Indian in action as far as the 'Open' section is concerned.
Facing Iranian GM Amin Tabatabaei in the fourth round of the latest edition of Chess.com's 'Titled Tuesday', world No 1 Magnus Carlsen came up with a unique opening move that will have raised eyebrows across the chess community.
After a successful debut in Riyadh last year, chess is set to be part of the Esports World Cup once again with the world's top players set to assemble in the Saudi capital later this year. Here's everything you need to know about the upcoming event that will once again be headlined by Magnus Carlsen.
Arjun Erigaisi has retained the title of India’s highest-ranked chess player in the February FIDE ratings, with Gukesh and Praggnanandhaa close behind. India have 13 players in the world top 100 in the Open category.
D Gukesh joins Magnus Carlsen, R Praggnanandhaa and Vincent Keymer in a strong playing field for the 2026 Norway Chess tournament that will take place in May.
D Gukesh, R Praggnanandhaa and Arjun Erigaisi all finished in the bottom half of the 14-man standings after poor performance at the recently concluded Tata Steel Chess Masters 2026.
India’s top chess stars struggled at Tata Steel Chess 2026, with Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa, Arjun Erigaisi, and Aravindh Chitambaram winning just six games out of 52. Uzbek GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov won the Masters title.
Fabiano Caruana has explained D Gukesh’s costly blunder at the Tata Steel Chess tournament, calling it a rare case of chess blindness. He also addressed why such mistakes can happen even to world champions.
Nodirbek Abdusattorov heads fellow Uzbekistani GM Javokhir Sindarov by a solitary point with a victory in the penultimate round of Tata Steel Chess on Saturday, the latter raising eyebrows by playing out a 14-move draw against R Praggnanandhaa with the title in sight.
Javokhir Sindarov defeated Arjun Erigaisi in Round 11 of the Tata Steel Chess Masters 2026 to join Nodirbek Abdusattorov at the top of the standings. Other Indian players endured a tough day in the ongoing tournament in Wijk aan Zee.
Indian chess coach RB Ramesh has explained the key differences between D Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi and R Praggnanandhaa. He also highlighted who is better among the Indian trio.
World champion D Gukesh bounced back once again at Tata Steel Chess 0226 by beating teenage prodigy Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus before delivering an engaging interview.
In an incredibly rare moment in chess, world No 1 Magnus Carlsen found himself getting checkmated by a 'National Master' with a rating below 2200 after committing a blunder with a bishop and later falling for a bait in the form of a queen sacrifice.
Indian chess star R Praggnanandhaa has strongly refuted the claims that his attempts to hide his FIDE Candidates preparation is behind his poor form at the Tata Steel 2026.
Defending champion R Praggnanandhaa defeated Aravindh Chithambaram in an all-Indian battle in Round 9 on Tuesday to collect his first win of the 2026 Tata Steel Chess. D Gukesh, meanwhile, lost to Matthias Bluebaum while Arjun Erigaisi played out a draw against Hans Niemann.
German No 1 Vincent Keymer has charted a meteoric rise since his runner-up finish at the 2022 World Rapid Championship and has climbed 16 places to No 4 on the FIDE ratings in the span of a year.
World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen has said that Gukesh is under pressure because of unrealistic expectations placed upon him. While he backed the young world champion to grow stronger despite recent setbacks and a poor 2025 season, Carlsen suggested that players like himself and Hikaru Nakamura don't come very often and that Gukesh's career is more likely to end up with just one exceptional season and a world title.
Indian Grandmaster Gukesh Dommaraju opened up on his costly blunder against Nodirbek Abdusattorov at the Tata Steel Chess Masters 2026 after bouncing back with a crucial Round 8 win over Vladimir Fedoseev.
Round 7 proved difficult for Indian players at Tata Steel Chess 2026 as Gukesh Dommaraju, Arjun Erigaisi and Aravindh Chitambaram suffered defeats, while R Praggnanandhaa settled for another draw in Wijk aan Zee.
After beating Thai Dai Van Nguyen in 51 moves to register his first victory of the year, Indian chess D Gukesh lost to Nodirbek Abdusattorov, the current leader at the Tata Steel Chess tournament, in 37 moves, immediately after committing a rook blunder.
According to a report released by the Mecklenburg County Medical Examiner’s Office on Thursday, Naroditsky had died of probable cardiac arrhythmia, a sudden heart rhythm disturbance, caused primarily by an underlying heart condition known as systemic sarcoidosis.
Norway Chess is one of the world’s premier chess tournaments and it will take place from May 25 to 5 June this year with the best of the world competing.
World chess champion D Gukesh of India gave a significant boost to his chances of winning the Tata Steel Chess 2026 by beating Thai Dai Van Nguyen in the fifth round to secure his first victory.
While D Gukesh vanquished Thai Dai Van Nguyen in 51 moves and R Praggnanandhaa was held to a draw by Anish Giri, Arjun Erigaisi and Aravindh Chithambaram lost to Vladimir Fedoseev and Vincent Keymer respectively in Round 5 of the 2026 Tata Steel Chess on Wednesday.