Fide Chess World Cup

FIDE Chess World Cup: 'I've been in pretty rough shape', Magnus Carlsen says he had food poisoning after semi-final win

“Normally, I would just probably have a bit of an advantage having a rest day while he (Praggnanandhaa) had to play a tough tiebreak yesterday, but I’ve been in a pretty rough shape the last couple of days," said Carlsen.

FIDE Chess World Cup R Praggnanandhaa plays out draw against Magnus Carslen in first game of final

Praggnanandhaa was impressive against Magnus Carlsen and forced a stalemate in 35 moves while playing white pieces.

Garry Kasparov hails R Praggnanandhaa's mother for her 'special kind of support'

The Indian chess sensation secured a 3.5-2.5 victory over his American counterpart in a tiebreak, and will now take on World No. 1, Magnus Carlsen in the championship match.

FIDE Chess World Cup: R Praggnanandhaa shocks Fabiano Caruana, to meet Magnus Carlsen in final

R Praggnanandhaa beat Fabiano Caruana in the tie-breaker of the FIDE Chess World Cup semi-finals to progress to the title clash.

Chess World Cup: R Praggnanandhaa holds Fabiano Caruana to draw in second game; semi-finals heads to tie-break

R Praggnanandhaa and Fabiano Caruana played out a draw in the second game and will need a tie-breaker to decide who makes the Chess World Cup final.

Chess World Cup: R Praggnanandhaa draws Fabiano Caruana in first game of semi-finals

R Praggnanandhaa and Fabiano Caruana played out a draw in the first game of the Chess World Cup semi-finals.

Chess World Cup: R Praggnanandhaa becomes first Indian after Viswanathan Anand to enter semi-finals

R Praggnanandhaa, 18, has also virtually assured himself of a place at the Candidates tournament next year.

FIDE Chess World Cup: Vidit Gujrathi stuns Ian Nepomniachtchi to reach quarter-finals

Vidit Gujrathi defeated Nepomniachtchi 2-0 in the 10-minute rapid segment of the tie-break to qualify for the quarterfinals for a second time.

Chess World Cup: Vidit Gujrathi plays out draw against Poland's Jan-Krzysztof Duda in first game of quarter-final

Vidit Gujrathi played the Catalan closed variation against the Polish opponent and signed peace in 33 moves.

Chess World Cup: Vidit Gujrathi, Vasif Durarbayli play out draw in first of two-game mini match

Grandmaster Gujrathi, ranked 22 in the world, and enjoying a higher FIDE rating than his rival, settled for a draw in 56 moves in a Slav variation game which stretched for over four hours.