Andrey Esipenko secured a spot in the Candidates tournament by winning the third-place playoff at the Chess World Cup.

Panaji: Wei Yi, the Chinese GM who made it to the final of the FIDE World Cup on Sunday, couldn't believe his eyes when ...

Pragg’s 39th move mistake gave him a lost position, while Dubov’s reply — sacrificing queen — gave the Indian GM the chance to bring parity. Two moves later, the draw was agreed. Praggnanandhaa R ...

After posting three wins in a row, Arjun Erigiaisi seems to be taking it a bit easy. He still looks probably the most solid player at the Chess World Cup, though. He drew his first game in the fourth ...

CHENNAI: There was a surprise visitor on the beaches of Goa a week out from the chess World Cup. It was Levon Aronian, the owner of two World Cups. Even as some of the world's best had checked into ...

There were 206 of them. Now it is down to 32. The chess World Cup is moving towards its business end, promising plenty of action on the black-and-white squares. After a day’s rest – well earned by the ...

IMAGE: Arjun Erigaisi will start as the favourite against veteran Hungarian Peter Leko in the fourth round of the FIDE Chess World Cup. Photograph: FIDE/Michal Walusza India's leading Grandmasters ...

As the FIDE World Cup 2025 heads toward the business end, five Indian players will be vying for the coveted Viswanathan Anand trophy and the three Candidates spots after a day of much deserved rest.

India's leading Grandmasters Arjun Erigaisi, R Praggnanandhaa and P Harikrishna will look to continue their impressive run when the fourth round of the FIDE World Cup gets underway here after the ...

IMAGE: Arjun Erigaisi beat Shamsiddin Vokhidov in the 3rd round of the Chess World Cup in Panaji on Friday. Photograph: Kind courtesy Chess.com/X Grandmaster Arjun ...

Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi continued with his fine form to beat his Uzbek counterpart Shamsiddin Vokhidov in a clean attacking game, while world champion D Gukesh played out a draw with Frederik Svane ...

A Montgomery County high school recently returned its senior class T-shirts after administrators said the design celebrated the class of 2026 in a way that “evokes the N-word,” according to a recent ...