India now boasts four active chess players in the top 10 live ratings for the first time, led by D Gukesh at No. 4 and Aravindh Chithambaram at No. 10.

The draws for the sixth edition of the Tata Steel Chess India Rapid and Blitz tournament were announced at the Taj Bengal in Kolkata on Tuesday.

Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi have caused a stir in the chess community after agreeing to share the World Blitz Championship title earlier this week.

NEW YORK, December 16, 2024--This holiday season, New York City’s financial district will transform into a battleground for the world's greatest chess minds in the 2024 FIDE World Rapid & Blitz ...

The World Rapid Chess Championships descended into farce after officials fined the world’s best player, Magnus Carlsen, for wearing jeans. He responded by quitting the event altogether.

The world’s No 1 chess player Magnus Carlsen will return to the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in New York after initially withdrawing as he refused to change out of a pair of jeans ...

Chess great Magnus Carlsen quit the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in New York on Friday after governing body FIDE barred the Norwegian from participating in a round at the tournament ...

Indian GM Aravindh Chithambaram did not see any change in his fortunes in the blitz section and had to be content with a tie for seventh place in his maiden outing in the GCT.

Magnus Carlsen, the No. 1 ranked chess player, quit the World Rapid Chess Championship in New York on Friday after refusing to change out of jeans to conform to a strict dress code.

The victory at Prague has earned him a wild card to the prestigious Grand Chess Tour in Poland. “I have been getting invitations during the course of the tournament and Grand Chess Tour Rapid ...