FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky reminded chess fans that he hasn’t forgotten about the jeans controversy, and took another dig at Magnus Carlsen.

Ivan Syrovy, a chess arbiter, penalized Russian players Ian Nepomniachtchi and Daniil Dubov. The penalty was for a ...

The Freestyle Chess Grand Slam preliminary stage wrapped up in Paris. Ian Nepomniachtchi and Magnus Carlsen led with 8.5 points each. Nepomniachtchi secured the top spot via tiebreaks. Maxime ...

World number four Arjun Erigaisi was outplayed by Ian Nepomniachtchi in the opening game of the 5 9 place tiebreak at the ongoing Freestyle Chess Grand Slam in Paris. IMAGE: Kindly note that this ...

Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa and Vidit finish outside top-8 to be ruled out of the battle for the $200,000 top prize ...

Hikaru Nakamura commits a late blunder to allow Magnus Carlsen to win Game 1 of their blockbuster final after putting up a solid fight for a majority of the game. Arjun Erigaisi, meanwhile, defeats ...

Meanwhile, World champion D Gukesh’s fortunes did not see any reversal in the 9-12 place play-off as he suffered a defeat at the hands of Richard Rapport of Hungary.

The round-robin stage of the 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam ended with Ian Nepomniachtchi in joint lead with Magnus Carlsen after 11 rounds of action in Paris Donald Trump authorizes U.S ...

Magnus Carlsen holds Hikaru Nakamura to a draw in Game 2 to win the ‘El Chessico’ final in Paris by a 1.5-0.5 scoreline and pocket a prize money of $200,000. Arjun Erigaisi, meanwhile, finishes fifth ...

Magnus Carlsen, the world No 1, added another triumph to his illustrious career on Monday when he won the Paris leg of the $3.75mn Freestyle Grand Slam by defeating his old rival and world No 2, the ...

Arjun Erigaisi put up a determined fight but ultimately fell short against the experienced Hikaru Nakamura in a hard-fought second leg duel that lasted 62 moves on the second day of the quarterfinals ...