PARIS, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Freestyle Chess Grand Slam tour boss Jan Henric Buettner and all-time great Magnus Carlsen have called on International Chess Federation (FIDE) president Arkady Dvorkovich ...

Indian grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa achieved a remarkable comeback to defeat world champion D Gukesh 2-1 in the tiebreaker at Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025, claiming his maiden title.

Gukesh Dommaraju was edged out in a tie-break on Sunday after leading almost all the way at Tata Steel Wijk aan Zee, the “chess Wimbledon”, in the 18-year-old’s first event since becoming ...

FIDE director general Emil Sutovsky responded to Magnus Carlsen and leaders of his Freestyle Chess venture in a heated social media post. Battle lines continue to be drawn in the world of chess ...

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“Refusal and disrespect” - German GM comes out in support of Vaishali after Nodirbek Yakubboev refuses to shake hands at Tata Steel Chess 2025 (Images via FIDE and Elisabeth Paehtz/X) German ...

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Liam Payne's fans have spotted a clue that the singer's Instagram account has possibly been logged into three months after his tragic death. Following his death, Argentinian authorities removed a ...

Divya Deshmukh, 19-year-old Indian International Master, was left shellshocked at the ongoing Tata Chess Masters, as she crashed to a shock defeat against Argentina chess prodigy, Faustino Oro.

In a stunning upset at the Tata Chess Masters, 11-year-old prodigy Faustino Oro defeated India's Divya Deshmukh. In a surprising turn of events at the Tata Chess Masters, 19-year-old Indian ...