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D Gukehs's weakness in the Blitz games were exposed as he suffered four defeats in nine games and only managed one win on Day 1 of the Blitz section at the Grand Chess Tour’s Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz 2025 on Thursday.

As India celebrates its 79th Independence Day, let's reflect on the country's top sporting achievements from the past year. India made significant strides in various disciplines, including chess, cricket, and more.

Vincent Keymer won the Chennai Grand Masters 2025 title after fighting the nerves to hold Jorden van Foreest to a draw in eighth round.

In her address to the nation on Thursday, President Murmu also made special mention of Divya Deshmukh and Koneru Humpy for the historic all-Indian final at the FIDE Women's World Cup, while looking forward to India's transformation as a "global sporting power-house" under National Sports Policy 2025.

Russian Grandmaster Daniil Dubov, who was part of Magnus Carlsen's team for his World Championship title defence against Fabiano Caruana (2018) and Ian Nepomniachtchi (2021), opened up on the Norwegian GM's 'Idiot Test' that he used to employ to test his openings at the prestigious event.

Chess world champion D Gukesh is only 19, but he is well aware that he is the prime target for all the top players. The comforting factor for his fans is that he is not bothered at all.

It's never over till its over against chess world champion D Gukesh. On Wednesday, Gukesh scripted another comeback win from a losing position to stop Fabiano Caruana from making a new chess record.

Vincent Keymer has taken a strong lead in Chennai Grand Masters 2025 after Round 7. Arjun Erigaisi is in second place, while Karthikeyan Murali is placed third. Here are the complete results of Round 7. Only two more rounds remain to be played in this Indian chess tournament.

World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen, often called the “GOAT” by fellow grandmasters, gave a cheeky one-word description of himself in a recent viral video. The five-time world champion remains confident that no current player is better than him.

R Praggnanandhaa reflects on his recent win over Magnus Carlsen and if he has the wood on the five-time chess world champion. He also spoke on the reasons behind the rise of Indian chess.

It was a poor day for world champion D Gukesh in the second of Rapid section at the Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz 2025 as he suffered a shocking defeat to Sam Shankland, which is the American Grandmaster's only win in the tournament so far.

Round 6 of the Chennai Grand Masters 2025 featured intense battles in both Masters and Challengers sections. Vincent Keymer is still ahead in the Masters section despite a draw against second-placed Arjun Erigaisi on Tuesday.

Let's take a look at the journey of Bodhana Sivanandan, a 10-year-old British chess prodigy of Indian origin, who became the youngest female to defeat a Grandmaster. She also earned her Woman International Master title and first Woman Grandmaster norm in the same event.

Viswanathan Anand has urged young chess players to master all formats, citing world champion D Gukesh’s example. Gukesh is often known for his struggles in formats other than classical. Anand advised aspiring players not to focus on just one format and to take other formats seriously as well.

Elon Musk doesn’t like chess, the world No.1 Magnus Carlsen has revealed as he also spoke about how good are tech giants Sam Altman and Mark Zuckerberg in the sport of chess.

Chess world champion D Gukesh was candid in his short interview as he admitted playing a poor opening game before scripting a turnaround with two wins on Day 1 of the Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz 2025. Check analysis of his matches.

British chess player Bodhana Sivanandan became the youngest female player to defeat a Grandmaster when she beat Peter Wells in the final round of the British Chess Championship in Liverpool on Sunday. Here's more on the 10-year-old chess prodigy.

Both Vincent Keymer and Arjun Erigaisi, who currently occupy the first and second positions respectively in the Masters' section, were held to draws in Round 5 of the 2025 Chennai Grand Masters event with the latter playing as white.

R Praggnanandhaa, India's top-ranked player in the Classical format at No 4, added that while the South, especially the city of Chennai, remains a bastion of Indian chess, the sport is growing across the country with talent emerging from all parts.

Viswanathan Anand has opened up about his World Championship title clashes with Magnus Carlsen, revealing what went wrong for him and what makes the Norwegian star so special.

Indian chess Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa reveals how the success of D Gukesh and Arjun Erigaisi made him feel 'insecure' in 2024 but now he doesn't feel scared of anyone as he learnt to turn the insecurity into motivation.

India's Nihal Sarin stunned Arjun Erigaisi for his first win at the Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters 2025 with special game and a double Queen sacrifice. Vincent Keymer leads after round four.

Former world chess champion Garry Kasparov has issued a striking warning to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi about Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Indian chess prodigy R Praggnanandhaa has shared how he felt after beating Magnus Carlsen for the first time. The 20-year-old won his first game against the World No. 1 in an online battle in 2022.

Round 3 of the Chennai Grand Masters 2025 saw Vincent Keymer maintain his perfect score to lead the Masters, while Arjun Erigaisi jumped to second place in the table. In the Challengers, M Pranesh and Abhimanyu Puranik are sharing the lead.

Classical world champion D Gukesh has struggled to make an impact in Freestyle Chess this year. However, it was in this very format in which he had outwitted popular streamer Levy Rozman, a.k.a. Gotham Chess in an online game recently.

Grandmaster Nihal Sarin was one of two Indians, alongside Arjun Erigaisi, featuring in chess' debut at the Esports World Cup recently and had faced Magnus Carlsen in the quarter-finals, holding the world No 1 to a draw in Game 1 before losing the next two to bow out of the tournament.

German GM Vincent Keymer took the sole lead on Day 2 of the Chennai Grand Masters 2025. Meanwhile, Arjun Erigaisi and Nihal Sarin were held to draws, and Ray Robson shocked Vidit Gujrathi. Check out the standings after Round 2.

At an event in Poland's Katowice, where he faced Grandmaster Jan-Krzysztof Duda in a series of blitz exhibition games, D Gukesh revealed that he used to be quite the "impulsive and short-tempered kid", and his lack of control over his emotions would in turn affect his game.