Legendary Indian chess player Viswanathan Anand has withdrawn from the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam tour amid the ongoing dispute between Magnus Carlsen and FIDE. Anand’s decision comes as tensions rise ...

FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky has called out Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura for spreading a ‘misleading’ narrative that the ...

The Uzbek city of Samarkand is preparing to host one of the world's most important chess events from 3-15 September. The Women's Grand Swiss will ...

The much-awaited Norway Chess 2025 is set to feature a thrilling clash between world chess champion D Gukesh and Norwegian ...

The governing body doubles down on its sole right to conduct World Championships and warns that a breach of contract will ...

The much-anticipated Norway Chess 2025 will feature an exciting showdown between world chess champion D Gukesh and Norwegian ...

Gukesh Dommaraju played and won his first competitive game as world champion on Saturday, but only after surviving a totally lost position. The 18-year-old Indian, who took the crown last month from ...

In 2024, 18-year-old Gukesh became the youngest World Chess Champion, while India’s chess stars, including Koneru Humpy, R.

New chess world champion D Gukesh is set to begin his 2025 campaign at the prestigious Tata Steel Chess tournament in Netherlands. The event, featuring a 14-player round-robin format, promises intense ...

Third on the list is French GM Alireza Firouzja who earned $639,173 (Rs 5.50 crore) in prize money. As per the chess.com report, six players made $400,000 in 2024, almost the same as the US President.