Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa became India's top-ranked chess player in the live ratings after winning the UzChess Cup Masters 2025 in Tashkent on Friday. The win took Praggnanandhaa's live rating to ...

India's top chess player, R Praggnanandhaa, is set to be a favorite at the Grand Chess Tour's rapid and blitz tournament. The competition includes notable players like Magnus Carlsen and D Gukesh, ...

In 2025, chess is witnessing a surge of young talent from across the globe, with prodigies like Faustino Oro and Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus leading the charg ...

The chess world is still abuzz from Vincent Keymer's early 2025 run at the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam in Weissenhaus. Edifying Carlsen and Caruana to the title and 200,000 was a chess player's dream.

Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen reacts ahead of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour in Paris, France, April 7, 2025. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab ...

Is there a chess master that you admire the most? When I was a kid, of course it was (Bobby) Fischer. ... He was rated in the top 10 players in the world, all throughout the 1960s.