World Champion D. Gukesh suffered his second straight defeat at the FIDE Grand Swiss, losing to Greece’s Nikolas Theodorou in the sixth round here on Tuesday. Coming off a loss to the youngest-ever Grandmaster Abhimanyu Mishra of the USA in the previous round, Gukesh endured another heartbreak from a drawn position as he overpressed, leading…
Over the last month, we were offered a glimpse into the future of chess. The Las Vegas leg of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam tour and the Esports World Cup in Riyadh saw the cerebral aspect of the sport intertwined with the spectacle as chess attempts to become more spectator-friendly. While the Las Vegas Grand…
Indian GM Arjun Erigaisi will be the centre of attention as the third edition of the Chennai Grand Masters gets underway on Wednesday. The 21-year-old Erigaisi, who is ranked sixth in the world, will be the highest-rated player at India’s strongest classical chess event of the year. The 10-man tournament will run from August 6…