Viswanathan Anand dissuades specialisation as chess deals with multiple formats, packed schedule

Over the last month, Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi has played three top-level tournaments, across three vastly different formats – freestyle at the Las Vegas Grand Slam, rapid at the Esports World Cup and classical right now at the Chennai Grand Masters 2025. Erigaisi’s experience isn’t an uncommon one. With a packed schedule where multiple formats…

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Esports World Cup 2025: Nihal Sarin enters quarterfinal

India’s Nihal Sarin beat France’s Maxime Vachier-Lagrave to enter the quarterfinal of the chess event at the Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday. Sarin pulled off back-to-back wins on Wednesday in the lower bracket, first against Netherlands’ Anish Giri (2-0) and Vachier-Lagrave (1.5-0.5). Sarin, representing S8UL Esports, held Vachier-Lagrave with black pieces in…

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