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Soviet chess grandmaster Boris Spassky, best known for his Cold War-era defeat to American Bobby Fischer, has died at 88, the Russian Chess Federation announced late Thursday. “The tenth world champion Boris Spassky has died at 88,” the federation said in a statement, calling his passing a “great loss for the country.” It did not…
D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa (Tata Steel Chess Tournament Photo) NEW DELHI: The penultimate round of the 87th Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025 on Saturday witnessed a series of impressive results for the Indian contingent in Wijk aan Zee.In a commanding performance, R Praggnanandhaa secured his sixth win of the tournament, defeating Serbia’s Alexey Sarana…
Magnus Carlsen (Photo Credit: @FIDE_chess on X) NEW DELHI: World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen recently expressed criticism towards the International Chess Federation (FIDE) in response to an open letter from Jan Henric Beuttner, co-founder of Freestyle Chess, to FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky. Carlsen supported Beuttner’s stance with a brief message encouraging greatness, directly tagging FIDE…
R Praggnanandhaa and D Gukesh (Tata Steel Chess 2025 Photo) NEW DELHI: Following a rest day in Wijk aan Zee on Monday, the 2025 Tata Steel Chess Tournament returned with a bang as Gukesh Dommaraju of India became the sole leader in the Masters standings after defeating compatriot Leon Luke Mendonca in a 43-move game…
R Praggnanandhaa vs Leon Luke Mendonca (Photo: @tatasteelchess on X) NEW DELHI: India’s No. 1 Arjun Erigaisi suffered his third defeat during the fourth round of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025 in Wijk aan Zee on Tuesday. With only 0.5 points out of the inaugural four rounds, Arjun finds himself at the bottom of…
Chess Grandmaster Koneru Humpy met Prime Minister Narendra Modi.© X/@humpy_koneru Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday called Grandmaster Koneru Humpy “a sporting icon” after she met him following her recent triumph in the FIDE Women’s World Rapid Chess Championship in New York. With her family in tow, Humpy met the PM and described…
D Gukesh (Photo credit: X) NEW DELHI: Indian Grandmasters Arjun Erigaisi and D Gukesh retained their fourth and fifth spots in the latest chess rankings published on Wednesday. Erigaisi recently achieved the impressive 2800 ELO rating, making him only the second Indian, after Viswanathan Anand, and the 16th player globally to reach the milestone. His…
Russian chess grandmaster Daniil Dubov lost a match at the 2024 World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship in New York on Monday after he failed to show up on time, saying he had accidentally fallen asleep. “I went to the hotel to quickly prepare for the game, but then I fell asleep,” Dubov told Norwegian…
By Staff The Associated Press Posted December 29, 2024 12:22 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Top-ranked chess player Magnus Carlsen has left the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships after refusing to change out of the jeans he wore to the competition, the International Chess Federation said. The…
Photo: @MagnusCarlsen on X Former world champion Magnus Carlsen made a controversial exit from the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship after refusing to change his attire following violation of FIDE‘s dress code by wearing jeans at the venue in New York on Friday.The five-time world champion initially received a fine beore being disqualified Carlsen,…
