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Anish Giri, Fabiano Caruana, and Hikaru Nakamura (Photos by Lennart Ootes, Crystal Fuller, and FIDE) NEW DELHI: In a chess world where new “World Championships” seem to spring up every other week, the time-tested oomph of the Candidates Tournament still stands apart. It remains the only gateway to the classical World Chess Championship match, the…
Bobby Fischer and Fabiano Caruana Fabiano Caruana and Carissa Yip have successfully defended their titles as US Chess Champions in 2025.Caruana secured his fifth overall championship, becoming the first player since Bobby Fischer to win the title four times in a row. Yip claimed her third straight title and fourth overall championship, noting that she…
Grand Chess Tour Finals (Photo Credit: @GrandChessTour on X) Fabiano Caruana secured his second Grand Chess Tour Finals victory, earning USD 150,000. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave finished as runner-up, receiving USD 100,000.The competition saw Vachier-Lagrave win the opening game, followed by Caruana’s impressive comeback with three consecutive victories. MVL nearly forced a playoff in the final game…
