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FIDE and Freestyle Chess agree terms on World Championship (Photos by Michal Walusza and ChessBase India) NEW DELHI: Late on Wednesday night, Emil Sutovsky, the chief executive officer (CEO) of FIDE, the International Chess Federation, chose a phrase heavy with symbolism.“Burying the hatchet!” he wrote on X, announcing that FIDE and Freestyle Chess had finally…
Magnus Carlsen (Photo: FIDE/Anna Shtourman) World No. 1 and five-time World champion Magnus Carlsen has returned to take part in the FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships in Qatar. Speaking ahead of the tournament in Doha, the Norwegian discussed his relationship with the game’s governing body, FIDE, especially after last year’s much-publicised “jeansgate” controversy. GM…
Returning to the World Rapid & Blitz Championship in Doha, Magnus Carlsen isn’t holding back – he has playfully resurrected the ‘jeansgate’ drama from last year in a recent social media post. With a nod to ‘viral rage moments’ and a commitment to tighter jeans, he teases a fun and defiant stance towards FIDE’s attire…
P Harikrishna Arjun Erigaisi. (Credit: X) Indian Grandmaster P Harikrishna secured a draw against Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara, while Arjun Erigaisi drew with Levon Aronian in the fifth round of the FIDE World Cup in Baku on Friday. The matches were part of the prestigious USD 2 million prize money tournament, where only 16 players…
GM Rameshbabu Praggnanand split the point after 30 moves against GM Daniil Dubov Indian Grandmasters Arjun Erigaisi, R Praggnanandhaa and P Harikrishna kept their campaigns alive at the FIDE World Cup 2025 after all three were forced into tiebreaks following drawn results in their fourth-round classical games on Wednesday. Arjun, playing with white pieces, settled…
GM Rameshbabu Praggnanand split the point after 30 moves against GM Daniil Dubov Indian Grandmasters Arjun Erigaisi, R Praggnanandhaa and P Harikrishna kept their campaigns alive at the FIDE World Cup 2025 after all three were forced into tiebreaks following drawn results in their fourth-round classical games on Wednesday. Arjun, playing with white pieces, settled…
Vladimir Kramnik (AP Photo/Hermann J. Knippertz, File) The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has filed a formal complaint against former world champion Vladimir Kramnik with its Ethics & Disciplinary Commission (EDC). The complaint addresses Kramnik’s repeated public accusations of cheating against GM Daniel Naroditsky and GM David Navara.Naroditsky, who passed away at 29 in North Carolina,…
World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen, widely regarded as the greatest chess player of his generation, is absent from the FIDE Chess World Cup 2025, hosted in Goa, India, from October 30 to November 27. The Norwegian five-time world champion, who won the World Cup back in 2023, last claimed the World Championship title in 2021…
D Gukesh vs Divya Deshmukh at FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 The FIDE Chess World Cup 2025 is taking place in Goa, India, from October 31 to November 27. World champion D Gukesh enters as the top seed, leading a strong 24-member Indian contingent.Arjun Erigaisi and R Praggnanandhaa are seeded second and third, respectively. The tournament…
Emil Sutovsky spoke out against the like-grabbing and virtue signalling that ensued on social media after the death of American grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky (Images via X/@EmilSutovsky) The International Chess Federation (FIDE) CEO Emil Sutovsky on Wednesday described former world champion Vladimir Kramnik’s comments on American Grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky as “appalling and outright shameful,” while also…
