The Chennai Grand Masters tournament is underway. The tournament will feature key Indian players like Arjun Erigaisi, Vidit Gujrathi, and Nihal Sarin. etc. The tournament started on August 8 and will last till August 16, 2025.
Legendary Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand, who is widely seen as the guiding force behind the current generation of Indian chess stars, added that R Praggnanandhaa would be ahead of D Gukesh and Arjun Erigaisi currently.
Grok 4 was the strongest among eight AI models competing in the exhibition tournament hosted on Google's Kaggle Game Arena, storming into the final only to suffer a 0-4 thrashing at the hands of o3 in the final.
Chess world champion D Gukesh of India has been given a stern warning by legendary Susan Polgar after his crushing defeat to Jan-Krzysztof Duda in an exhibition blitz match in Poland.
Arjun Erigaisi surpassed R Praggnanandhaa to climb to fourth in the live world rankings, also becoming India’s No. 1 after beating Awonder Liang at the Chennai Grand Masters 2025.
D Gukesh ended up getting outplayed by Jan-Krzysztof Duda, his second at last year's FIDE World Championship where he defeated Ding Liren, despite going 1-0 up in the six-game blitz exhibition series in Katowice, Poland.
Velammal MHS School enjoyed a dominant run in the 2025 FIDE World Schools Team Championship in the United States in which it was guaranteed the top spot and the title before the last of the eight rounds even got underway on Wednesday.
The new Women's Chess World Cup winner, Divya Deshmukh, wants to play a match against world No.1 Magnus Carlsen as he hopes to develop her game after recently becoming a Grandmaster.
Chennai Grand Masters tournament director GM Srinath Narayanan revealed the reason why World Champion D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa are not taking part in the event.
Eight top AI models from Google, OpenAI, Anthropic, and more are battling it out in the Kaggle AI Chess Exhibition Tournament to find out which model is best at chess. Day 1 saw dominant 4-0 wins across all games. The semi-finals will be held on Wednesday, August 6 and the final is slated for Thursday.
There’s still some time to go for the 2026 World Chess Championship, but reigning champion D Gukesh knows it’s time to start preparing for his next big challenge. The 19-year-old chess star says preparations will begin in the second half of 2025.
The third edition of the Chennai Grand Masters, India's strongest Classical tournament, gets underway in Chennai on Wednesday, 7 August and features some of the biggest names in the sport including Grandmasters Arjun Erigaisi and Anish Giri.
An electric fire at Chennai’s Hyatt Regency delayed the 2025 Chennai Grand Masters tournament, which was supposed to be held at the hotel from August 6 to 15. Players were evacuated safely and Round 1 has been postponed to August 7.
World Champion of Chess, D Gukesh, acknowledged the grand achievement of compatriot Divya Deshmukh, who recently won the FIDE Women's World Cup in Batumi. Gukesh recalled their journey together in tournaments from the age of eight.
In an exclusive conversation with Rupha Ramani on the latest episode of First Sports, Grandmaster Divya Deshmukh reflects on her victory over senior compatriot Koneru Humpy in the historic all-Indian final of the FIDE Women's World Cup, pays tribute to her late coach Rahul Joshi among other topics.
American GM Hans Niemann praised India's chess ecosystem while criticising the US system after Divya Deshmukh’s historic FIDE Women’s World Cup win. Divya was felicitated upon her arrival in the country and awarded a Rs 3 crore cash prize.
Magnus Carlsen made history by winning the first-ever chess event at the 2025 Esports World Cup in Riyadh. After his win, he spoke about his excitement to become a father soon with wife Ella Victoria Malone.
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis felicitated FIDE Women's Chess World Cup winner Divya Deshmukh in Nagpur, awarding her Rs 3 crore for her historic victory. The 19-year-old became the youngest champion after defeating fellow Indian Koneru Humpy in the final.
Magnus Carlsen won the first-ever chess event at Esports World Cup, defeating Alireza Firouzja in the final. Meanwhile, the World No. 1 took another jibe at Gukesh while playing a fun game on social media.
Arjun Erigaisi's campaign ended with back-to-back defeats as the Indian Grandmaster, representing Gen.G at the Esports World Cup, lost to Hikaru Nakamura 2.5-3.5 to finish fourth. Magnus Carlsen, meanwhile, beat Alireza Firouzja to be crowned champion.
Arjun Erigaisi is guaranteed of at least Rs 1 crore prize money but he will target a bigger reward when he takes on Hikaru Nakamura in the third-place chess match at Esports World Cup 2025.
Magnus Carlsen showcased some high-quality chess under time pressure to beat Hikaru Nakamura in the semi-finals of the Esports World Cup 2025 and hit back at the crowd celebrating the American GM with a stunning finger-on-lips gesture.
After topping Group B with victories over compatriot Nihal Sarin and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi advanced to the Esports World Cup semi-finals with a victory over Ian Nepomniachtchi. He now faces Alireza Firouzja for a place in the final.
Hans Niemann had failed to qualify for the Esports World Cup Finals in Riyadh after a 2.5-0.5 defeat against Dutch No 1 Anish Giri, with the American Grandmaster slamming his fist on the table in frustration.
Divya Deshmukh received a grand welcome in Nagpur after winning the FIDE Women’s World Cup. The 19-year-old became India’s latest Grandmaster and paid tribute to her late coach, Rahul Joshi.
Indian Grandmaster Nihal Sarin underlined his prowess in fast formats as he defeated Anish Giri and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave to reach the quarter-finals of Esports World Cup. Giri's video of slamming his mouse in frustration is going viral.
In an exclusive chat with Firstpost, Indian Grandmaster Nihal Sarin reacted to Magnus Carlsen’s remarks on Gukesh, and shared his thoughts on India’s growing dominance in world chess. He has also qualified for the quarterfinals of the Esports World Cup 2025 in Riyadh, representing Team S8UL.
Magnus Carlsen enjoyed a fruitful day as he reached the quarter-finals of the chess tournament at Esports World Cup 2025. He also reflected on the uniqueness of the tournament.
The chess tournament at the 2025 Esports World Cup has begun in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, but not without controversy. Saudi Arabia's alleged sportswashing and Magnus Carlsen’s ambassador role has raised concerns.
Divya Deshmukh made history on Monday by winning the FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025 and becoming India’s 88th Grandmaster. She won the GM title without meeting the usual norms or rating criteria. Here's how she achieved the feat.