D Gukesh and Arjun Erigaisi lead the field at the FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 in Samarkand (Sept 3–16). Top two finishers in Open and Women’s events qualify for the 2026 Candidates Tournament.

The top two in both the Open and the Women’s competition will qualify for the Candidates 2026, which will decide the ...

Top Indian chess stars Arjun Erigaisi and D Gukesh seeded for FIDE Grand Swiss in Uzbekistan with enhanced prizes.

Five-time World Champion Viswanathan Anand, who mentors Gukesh, was asked by Chess.com to grade the teenager's performance ...

Indian chess sensation R Praggnanandhaa on Wednesday lauded the Chola Chess initiative, highlighting its free-of-cost facilities and also pointed out the growing popularity of the game. The ...

While Praggnanandhaa has 2779 points, Arjun and Gukesh both have 2776 points. The Indian trio are ranked 4th, 5th, and 6th in ...

After Gukesh's performance in Norway Chess, his coach, five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand, upgraded his grade from a ...

Anand had written in his autobiography about the treatment he got from players from the Soviet Union in his early days: ...

R Praggnanandhaa prevailed over a tough field comprising compatriots Arjun Erigaisi and Aravindh Chithambaram as well as home ...

To be played in the rapid format, chess will be contested between 16 teams represented by one player each. The turnout from ...

Grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa overtook world champion D Gukesh (2776.6) and Arjun Erigaisi (2775.7) in the live ...

Viswanathan Anand hailed the teen’s comeback, calling it his most unexpected win this year and lauding his tiebreak ...