Round 8 of the 88th Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2026 delivered thrilling games and major shifts in the standings. Anish Giri handed Nodirbek Abdusattorov his first loss of the tournament. Abdusattorov chose an aggressive approach instead of playing safe despite leading the event. Giri gained a comfortable position…
The final game of the FIDE WWC 2025 was filled with tension. Tan Zhongyi came in with nothing to lose. Ju Wenjun, on the other hand, only needed a draw to win her fifth world title. The pressure was on. Throughout the match, most games had clear winners—only…
Introduction Tigran Petrosian was one of the greatest chess players in history. A former world champion, he is known for his exceptional defensive skills that changed the way chess is played. But his journey to the top was not easy. From sweeping streets as an orphan during World…
Robert James Fischer was not just a legendary chess champion. He was also the creator of Chess960, also known as Fischer Random Chess (The History of Chess960). This unique chess variant changed the game forever. Early Contributions The History of Chess960, The idea of shuffle chess was first…
FIDE mourns the loss of Boris Spassky, the tenth World Chess Champion, who passed away at 88. Early Life and Rise to Fame Born in 1937 in Leningrad, Spassky showed incredible chess talent from a young age. By 18, he had earned the Grandmaster title, and at 19,…
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…
Gukesh Dommaraju, often referred to simply as Gukesh D, is the youngest person in the history of chess to become the contender for the title of World Champion, achieving this feat at just 17 years of age. Born on May 29, 2006, in Chennai – the birthplace of…
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