Gukesh Beats Giri In Thriller As Tata Steel Chess Starts With A Bang
| | | | |

Gukesh Beats Giri In Thriller As Tata Steel Chess Starts With A Bang

Gukesh Beats Giri Gukesh Beats Giri—GM Gukesh Dommaraju has won his first game as world champion despite staring defeat in the face against GM Anish Giri in round one of the 2025 Tata Steel Chess Masters. Giri blundered last, while Gukesh’s world championship helpers GMs Vincent Keymer and…

Tata Steel Chess 2025: 7 Talking Points
| | | | |

Tata Steel Chess 2025: 7 Talking Points

Tata Steel Chess 2025: 7 Talking Points GM Gukesh Dommaraju will play his first official game as world champion against GM Anish Giri on Saturday as the 2025 Tata Steel Chess Masters begins. Half of the top-10 are in action, with Gukesh joined by GMs Fabiano Caruana, Arjun…

FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich interview: “We need a long-term solution”
| | |

FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich interview: “We need a long-term solution”

FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich interview FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich spoke with ChessBase India’s Sagar Shah about FIDE’s activities in 2024 and its plans for 2025. They also discussed the dress code incident involving Magnus Carlsen, the shared title between Carlsen and Nepomniachtchi, Freestyle Chess, and more. Below is…

FIDE World Blitz Championship 2024: Carlsen, Nepomniachtchi share gold; Ju Wenjun triumphs in Women’s Blitz
| | | |

FIDE World Blitz Championship 2024: Carlsen, Nepomniachtchi share gold; Ju Wenjun triumphs in Women’s Blitz

FIDE World Blitz Championship 2024 The 2024 FIDE World Blitz Championship concluded with high drama, as Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi shared the Open title after an intense tiebreak match, while Ju Wenjun clinched the Women’s Blitz crown by defeating Lei Tingjie in the final. As Asia and…

Carlsen Wins 5th Champions Chess Tour Title
| | | | |

Carlsen Wins 5th Champions Chess Tour Title

Carlsen Wins 5th Champions Chess Tour Title GM Magnus Carlsen defeated GM Ian Nepomniachtchi 4-1 to win the 2024 Champions Chess Tour Finals and his fifth consecutive Champions Chess Tour title. Again earning the $200,000 first prize, Carlsen has won every edition of the Champions Chess Tour since…

Champions Chess Tour $500,000 Finals Kicks Off On December 17 In Oslo, Norway
| | | |

Champions Chess Tour $500,000 Finals Kicks Off On December 17 In Oslo, Norway

Champions Chess Tour Finals 2024 The 2024 Champions Chess Tour concludes with the CCT Finals, held from December 17 to December 21, 2024, at Screen Studios in Oslo, Norway. The event brings together eight of the world’s best chess players to compete for a $500,000 prize fund and…

Gukesh D crowned 18th FIDE World Champion
| | | |

Gukesh D crowned 18th FIDE World Champion

Gukesh D crowned 18th FIDE World Champion After almost a month of fierce competition, against an opponent who never gave in, 18-year-old Grandmaster from Chennai Gukesh D. raised the winner’s trophy this evening, in the magnificent ballrooms of the Equarius Hotel Sentosa. It has been an extraordinary journey,…

Game 14: India crowns the 18th World Champion, Gukesh D
| | | |

Game 14: India crowns the 18th World Champion, Gukesh D

Tears of joy and heartbreak in Singapore 18-year-old Indian prodigy Gukesh D is the new FIDE World Champion and the 18th in the line of champions, the youngest ever in history. In a dramatic and unexpected turn of events, when it seemed that the final game was heading…

Game 12: Ding Liren takes down Gukesh D and ties the match!
| | | |

Game 12: Ding Liren takes down Gukesh D and ties the match!

In an unexpected twist, current World Champion Ding Liren defeated the challenger Gukesh D. this afternoon in game twelve, emulating last year’s twelfth-game comeback win against Ian Nepomniachtchi. Even though he was initially taken back by Gukesh’s opening approach, Ding managed to find his way and create a…