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Mumbai, April 2 – The race for the top spot intensified after Round 6 of the All India Chess Masters (Season 3) took place at the Mumbai Chess Centre, Pedder Road, with several players closing in on the lead.Top seed Palaash Mapara (5 points) drew with Shreyansh Somaiya (4.5 points) on the top...

Paphos (Cyprus), April 2 After defeating Anish Giri of the Netherlands in the first round, Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa is yet to win a game in the Candidates chess tournament here, and the road ahead for him looks difficult as Uzbek Javokhir Sindarov has a significant lead that everyone...

Mumbai, April 2 Shreyansh Somaiya defeated Palaash Mapara, ending his run as the sole leader in the sixth round of the All India Chess Masters tournament here on Thursday.Somaiya now shares the lead with Shriram Mhasane and AGM Rajveer Nahar, all with 5.5 points each in the FIDE Classical...

New Delhi, April 2 American Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura has criticized the International Chess Federation (FIDE) for its strict anti-cheating measures at the ongoing Candidates Tournament in Cyprus, calling them "complete nonsense".The world number two expressed his frustration when asked...

Mumbai, April 1 Palaash Mapara secured his fifth consecutive victory, emerging as the sole leader after five rounds of the third season of the All India Chess Masters here on Wednesday.Playing with the black pieces, Mapara (5 points) defeated Punit Dodiya (4) to take the lead.He is followed...

Paphos (Cyprus), March 31 Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa suffered a major setback in his campaign, losing to Javokhir Sindarov of Uzbekistan in the third round of the FIDE Candidates Tournament here on Tuesday.The defeat with the white pieces could prove costly for Praggnanandhaa, who had...

Paphos (Cyprus), March 31 Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa suffered a major setback in his campaign, losing to Javokhir Sindarov of Uzbekistan in the third round of the FIDE Candidates Tournament here on Tuesday.The defeat with the white pieces could prove costly for Praggnanandhaa, who had...

Mumbai, March 31: India's reigning World Champion, Gukesh Dommaraju, has withdrawn from the remaining events of the ongoing 2026 Grand Chess Tour, but will participate in the Rapid & Blitz tournaments in Warsaw and Zagreb as a wildcard player. Gukesh has decided to withdraw from the event to...

Mumbai, March 31 Palaash Mapara, Pratik Yadnik, and Ameya Dandekar each recorded their fourth consecutive wins in the fourth round of the All India Chess Master's third season, held here on Tuesday.The tournament is a FIDE-rated classical chess tournament organized by the Mumbai Chess Centre...

Paphos (Cyprus), March 30 Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa played a straightforward draw against China's Wei Yi and remained in a joint lead with 1.5 points after the second round of the FIDE Candidates tournament here on Monday.After a brilliant win in the first round against Anish Giri...

March 30, New Delhi – Indian Grandmasters will compete today in Round 2 of the FIDE Candidates Chess tournament in Paphos, Cyprus.Divya Deshmukh will face R Vaishali in a match between two Indian players in the women's section. R Praggnanandhaa will compete against China's Wei Yi.In the...

Paphos (Cyprus), March 30 Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa kicked off his campaign at the prestigious Candidates Tournament by breaking through the defenses of Dutch player Anish Giri to secure a full point, and now shares the lead after the first round with American GM Fabiano Caruana and...

Paphos (Cyprus), March 29 Indian grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa had a strong start and defeated Dutch GM Anish Giri in the first round of the Candidates chess tournament here on Sunday.In a very eventful first day of the tournament, World Cup champion Javokhir Sindarov used his excellent...

Paphos (Cyprus), March 28 Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa, India's sole representative in the open section of the eight-player elite field, faces a challenging task as the Candidates Tournament gets underway here on Sunday.The event, which will determine the challenger to reigning world champion...

New Delhi, March 24 The Cyprus Chess Federation chief has termed Indian Grandmaster Koneru Humpy's withdrawal from the prestigious Candidates Tournament as a "bad move", saying it spreads unfounded concerns and reflects a lack of respect for both players and organizers.Criton Tornaritis...

New Delhi, March 23 – Indian chess great Koneru Humpy defended her decision to withdraw from the Candidates tournament in Cyprus later this month, saying it's impossible to play peacefully while surrounded by warships, while also asserting that she is "not scared" of penalties and is not playing...

New Delhi, March 22 – Indian Grandmaster Koneru Humpy has withdrawn from the upcoming FIDE Women’s Candidates Tournament due to security concerns amid rising tensions in West Asia.Humpy shared her decision in a social media statement on Sunday, emphasizing that personal safety is more...

New Delhi, March 22 Indian Grandmaster Koneru Humpy announced on Sunday that she would withdraw from the FIDE Women's Candidates Tournament, citing concerns about her personal safety despite assurances from the organizers in the wake of the ongoing conflict in West Asia.The Candidates...

Oslo (Norway), March 19 Football superstar Erling Haaland has become a strategic investor in Norway Chess and its newly launched Total Chess World Championship Tour (TCWCT).Norway Chess has taken a major step with the launch of TCWCT, which has been approved by the International Chess...

New Delhi, March 18 – Indian Grandmaster Koneru Humpy is still undecided about her participation in the FIDE Candidates Tournament in Cyprus, citing safety concerns amid the conflict in West Asia. A recent drone attack and regional tensions have raised fears, although FIDE says the venue is...