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Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa has become India's highest-ranked chess player after his win at the UzChess Cup Masters. He overtook D Gukesh for the position and said that it was a special feeling.
ZAGREB: World champion D Gukesh let his moves do the talking as he scored another impressive win over world number one Magnus Carlsen to grab the sole lead after six rounds of the Super United Rapid ...
Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa is now India's no.1 player in classical chess, after his third title of the year last week at the UzChess Cup 2025. It's a bit bizarre to talk about the resurgence of someone ...
After three days of rapid chess, reigning World Champion D Gukesh is leading at the SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz tournament, a ...
Here are the top 25 FIDE rankings for July across open and women's chess. Magnus Carlsen (NOR) - 2839 Hikaru Nakamura (USA) - 2807 Fabiano Caruana (USA) - 2784 R Praggnanandhaa (IND) - 2779 Arjun Erig ...
The Las Vegas leg of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour, was off to an explosive start on Wednesday with tour leader Magnus Carlsen crashing out in the group stage after losing against R ...
This achievement highlights a generational shift in Indian chess, with Praggnanandhaa now leading the way for the nation’s future in the sport. His rise has been steady and impressive, with 2025 being ...
The youthful duo were playing in the USD 750,000 Freestyle Grand Slam Tour in Las Vegas. Erigaisi takes on American Levon ...
R Praggnanandhaa found himself clubbed with Magnus Carlsen in the same group, while Arjun Erigaisi and Vidit Gujrathi were bunched together in the other pool of the 16-player Freestyle chess ...
The top two in both the Open and the Women’s competition will qualify for the Candidates 2026, which will decide the challenger for the World Championship.
Magnus Carlsen, the No. 1-ranked chess player in the world, suffered a defeat to current world champion Gukesh Dommaraju. See Carlsen's reaction.
Magnus Carlsen slammed his fist on the table in frustration after suffering a shock loss to defending classical chess world champion Gukesh Dommaraju at the 2025 Norway Chess tournament on Sunday.