Malmo, May 5 (IANS) World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen suffered a rare defeat in classical chess, going down to Jorden van Foreest in a dramatic Round 4 clash at the TePe Sigeman & Co tournament, ending his unbeaten run in the format that had stretched for nearly a year.Carlsen, who had not lost a classical game since his high-profile defeat to D Gukesh at Norway Chess 2025, appeared well-placed to salvage a draw in what turned out to be a tense and fluctuating encounter. However, sustained pressure…
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Malmo (Sweden), May 4 (IANS) Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi returned to the world’s top 10 after registering a crucial victory over Sweden’s Nils Grandelius in the third round of the TePe Sigeman & Co 2026 chess tournament.The win not only marked Arjun’s first triumph of the event but also lifted him into a share of the lead alongside Magnus Carlsen, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Yagiz Erdogmus and Andy Woodward, all of whom are tied on two points after three rounds.Coming into the tournam…
Pegeia (Cyprus), April 14 (IANS) Uzbekistan’s Javokhir Sindarov on Tuesday secured the top spot in the 2026 FIDE Candidates tournament with a round to spare, thus qualifying to challenge India’s Gukesh Dommaraju in the World Championship Final Match later this year.In the 13th and penultimate round played at Pegeia in Cyprus, Sindarov drew with Dutch Grandmaster Anish Giri to take his tally to 9.5 points, an unbeatable lead over the next-placed opponent. Giri is placed second with 7.5 points, wh…
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated Indian Grandmasters Humpy Kuneru and Arjun Erigaisi for winning bronze in the open section of the FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship, held in Doha.Erigaisi claimed a historic bronze medal at the FIDE World Rapid Championship in Doha, scoring 9.5 points—just one point behind world champion Magnus Carlsen. With his bronze medal, he became only the second Indian male player, after five-time world champion Viswanathan A…
Mumbai, Dec 29 (IANS) India’s Arjun Erigaisi and Koneru Humpy won the bronze medals in the men’s and women’s sections, respectively, as Magnus Carlsen and Alexandra Goryachkina won the titles in the 2025 FIDE World Rapid & Women’s World Rapid Championships played in Doha, Qatar, on Sunday.Carlsen finished with 10.5 points to claim his sixth World Rapid Chess title, with Vladislav Artemiev, Erigiasi, Hans Moke Niemann, and Leinier Domingues Perez finishing tied second with 9.5 points at the…
Mumbai, Dec 22 (IANS) Leon Luke Mendonca’s draw on the prodigy board was worth more than a win for Alpine SG Pipers as they qualified for the final against table-topper Triveni Continental Kings despite losing their last league match 6-11 against PBG Alaskan Knights in Season 3 of the Global Chess League (GCL) at the Royal Opera House in Mumbai on Friday.Alpine SG Pipers had their fate in their own hand in their final league game as they were locked on 15 match points with Ganges Grandmasters …
Mumbai, Dec 22 (IANS) Ganges Grandmasters kept their hope of making it to the final alive after they registered a convincing 12-3 win over Fyers American Gambits in their last league match in Season 3 of the Global Chess League (GCL) at the Royal Opera House in Mumbai on Monday.However, their fate would depend on whether PBG Alaskan Knights could halt the winning run of Alpine SG Pipers in the last match of the group stage later in the day, as the Grandmasters are tied on 15 points with Pipers, …