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 booked his spot in the quarterfinals of the chess event at the Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday. Erigaisi (Group B), along with other group winners – Levon Aronian (Group A), Alireza Firouzja (Group C) and Magnus Carlsen (Group D) – progressed to the last-eight stage of the…
“Divya Deshmukh,” said the little girl dressed in a pink frock and overcoat when asked what her name was. The year was 2013. She had just won the National Under-9 Girls’ Chess Championship at the Nehru Stadium in Chennai, held as one of the side events of the World Championship match between Viswanathan Anand and…
Grandmasters Arjun Erigaisi, Vidit Gujrathi and Anish Giri will headline the third edition of Chennai Grand Masters, starting here on August 6. India’s most prestigious classical chess tournament will feature 20 players from across the Masters and Challengers categories. The 2025 edition of the tournament will have a prize pool of Rs 1 crore as…
Indian stars Arjun Erigaisi and R Praggnanandhaa finished in sixth and seventh position, respectively, even as Grandmaster Levon Aronian of the United States reigned supreme in the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam here. Aronian survived some anxious moments before defeating compatriot Hans Moke Niemann 1.5-0.5 in the finals of the tournament. World number one Magnus Carlsen…