World Champion D. Gukesh was held to a draw by 14-year-old Yagiz Khan Erdogmus of Turkey, while defending champion R. Vaishali excelled at the expense of Eline Roebers of Holland in the second round of the FIDE Grand Swiss in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on Friday. In the Open section, Gukesh squandered a winning position against Erdogmus…
World Champion D. Gukesh returns to classical chess after a brief hiatus to face a star-studded field at the Sinquefield Cup starting on Monday, while R. Praggnanandhaa will eye a podium finish in the fifth leg of the Grand Chess Tour (GCT) to strengthen his overall fifth-place standing. While many argue that the field feels…
Over the last week or so at the Chennai Grand Masters 2025, German Grandmaster Vincent Keymer has been on a single-minded pursuit. Facing up against a top-class field, Keymer appeared in near-total control as he motored towards a tournament win with an unbeaten run. In an unstated side quest, the 20-year-old looked like he wanted…
British chess player Bodhana Sivanandan became the youngest female player to defeat a Grandmaster at the British Chess Championships in Liverpool on Sunday. Sivanandan defeated 60-year-old Grandmaster Peter Wells to achieve the feat. The youngster, who is a Women’s FIDE Master, was ten years, five months, and one day when she broke the record. 🇬🇧♟👏…
India’s Divya Deshmukh beat compatriot Harika Dronavalli on tiebreaks on Monday to enter the semifinals of the FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025. She joins Koneru Humpy in the last four. Humpy beat China’s Yuxin Song in the quarterfinals to become the first Indian to enter the semifinal stage of the World Cup. It was Harika…
Two Indians will be in action in the tiebreaks of the quarterfinals of the FIDE Women’s World Cup in Batumi, Georgia, on Monday. Divya Deshmukh and Harika Dronavalli drew both classical games in the all-Indian last-eight clash. The winner of the contest will join compatriot Koneru Humpy, and China’s Lei Tingjie and Tan Zhongyi in…
Koneru Humpy registered a crucial win while R. Vaishali, Divya Deshmukh and Harika Dronavalli played out draws in Game 1 of the quarterfinals at the FIDE Women’s World Cup in Batumi, Georgia, on Saturday. Humpy, playing with white pieces, took down China’s Yuxin Song in the first classical game and only needs a draw on…
Divya Deshmukh and Koneru Humpy booked their spots in the quarterfinals of the FIDE Women’s World Cup in Batumi, Georgia, on Friday. Divya stunned second-seeded Chinese Zhu Jiner 1.5-0.5 in tiebreaks in the pre-quarterfinals. Experience Koneru Humpy also beat Switzerland’s Alexandra Kosteniuk with the same scoreline in the tiebreaks. Humpy will take on China’s Yuxin…
Zhu Jiner bounced back to beat Divya Deshmukh in Game 2, taking their FIDE Women’s World Cup pre-quarterfinal to tiebreaks in Batumi, Georgia, on Thursday. Other Indians in action – R. Vaishali, Koneru Humpy and Harika Dronavalli – also headed to tiebreaks after drawing both their games in their respective last-16 matches. Divya, playing with…