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The International Chess Federation (FIDE) said on Friday it was not involved in and had not been consulted over an alleged decision by a Spanish tournament to forbid Israeli players from competing under their national flag. “FIDE had no prior knowledge of this decision, did not make any ruling on this, nor was it consulted…
Grandmasters Arjun Erigaisi, Vidit Gujrathi and Anish Giri will headline the third edition of Chennai Grand Masters, starting here on August 6. India’s most prestigious classical chess tournament will feature 20 players from across the Masters and Challengers categories. The 2025 edition of the tournament will have a prize pool of Rs 1 crore as…
Indian stars Arjun Erigaisi and R Praggnanandhaa finished in sixth and seventh position, respectively, even as Grandmaster Levon Aronian of the United States reigned supreme in the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam here. Aronian survived some anxious moments before defeating compatriot Hans Moke Niemann 1.5-0.5 in the finals of the tournament. World number one Magnus Carlsen…
International Master K Priyanka caused a major upset in the first-round tiebreaker as she breached the defences of higher-ranked Zsoka Gaal of Hungary in the blitz games in the first round of the FIDE World Women’s Chess Cup here. Having lost the first game under Classical time control, Priyanka fought back bravely to crush Gaal…
Indian Grandmaster Koneru Humpy has been seeded fourth and will start as one of the favourites in the FIDE World Women’s Chess Cup, where the top three finishers will qualify for the Candidates’ tournament. China’s Lei Tingjie, Jiner Zhu and Zhongyi Tan are the top three seeds. Along with Humpy they spearhead the Asian challenge…
The All India Chess Federation (AICF) on Wednesday announced the launch of the Top National Players Stipend Scheme (TNPSS), a financial support initiative to help in talent development. The project, championed by AICF President Nitin Narang, will seek to nurture the chess players from the grassroots. The AICF is immediately dispatching its first quarterly stipends,…
Defeats are an integral part of life, but “not accepting” them and wanting to “prove” oneself time and again is the mantra that has kept the competitive fire in two-time women’s world rapid chess champion Koneru Humpy glowing for more than two decades. As one who has continued to evolve and excel over the years,…
Indian Grandmaster Nihal Sarin will start as favourite in the Asian Continental Chess Championship in Al Ain, UAE. The nine-round event will see an in-form Sarin, who is the top seed, competing for the top prize as well as a berth in the next World Chess Cup slated to be held in New Delhi in…
After her loss to Koneru Humpy, Zhu Jiner showed her resilience and class to post a much-needed win that has rekindled her hopes of getting the top prize at the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix in Pune. The second seed from China, however, has Humpy for company at the top of the table going into Wednesday’s…
In what was always likely to be the most important game of the fifth leg of the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix, Koneru Humpy got the better of Zhu Jiner at the Amanora-The Fern, here on Monday. With that vital win in the seventh round, the No. 1 seed from Vijayawada snatched the sole lead from…
