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Gukesh D, Anish Giri, and Vaishali R (Photo Credits: Michal Walusza/FIDE) NEW DELHI: Over the last few years, the FIDE Grand Swiss has built a reputation around long games, high stakes, and stories that swing between fairy tale and heartbreak.The 2025 edition in Samarkand, Uzbekistan was no different.The event crowned Anish Giri (Open) and Vaishali…
Gukesh D, Anish Giri, and Vaishali R (Photo Credits: Michal Walusza/FIDE) NEW DELHI: Over the last few years, the FIDE Grand Swiss has built a reputation around long games, high stakes, and stories that swing between fairy tale and heartbreak.The 2025 edition in Samarkand, Uzbekistan was no different.The event crowned Anish Giri (Open) and Vaishali…
Jimmie Ward found innocent as Texas Grand Jury drops domestic violence case (Image Via Getty) In his domestic violence case, Houston Texans safety Jimmie Ward will not face any criminal charges. Thursday, September 18, 2025, the grand jury in Montgomery County, Texas, determined there was no cause for further action. Court authorities verified the issuance…
R Vaishali won the FIDE Grand Swiss for second edition running. (Image: FIDE) NEW DELHI: Grandmaster R Vaishali became the third Indian – after Divya Deshmukh and Koneru Humpy – to qualify for the Women’s Candidates tournament 2026 on Monday, having won the Women’s Grand Swiss in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, for the second time in a…
India’s GM Vaishali Rameshbabu poses with her trophy after winning the FIDE Women’s Grand Swiss 2025 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. (FIDE/PTI) R Vaishali finished 10th and last in the Chennai Challengers tournament just a couple of weeks before the FIDE Women’s Grand Swiss. The GM lost about 24 rating points too. But the experience of playing…
Anish Giri (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images) Dutch Grandmaster (GM) Anish Giri booked his spot in the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 after clinching the FIDE Grand Swiss on Monday in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Giri topped a packed field of elite players to finish first, securing one of the most coveted tickets in world chess, the right…
R Vaishali (Photo: M Walusza/FIDE) Indian chess star GM R Vaishali has once again etched her name into the record books by defending her FIDE Women’s Grand Swiss title in 2025, sealing direct qualification for the prestigious Candidates 2026 tournament. The 24-year-old drew her final-round clash against China’s Tan Zhongyi to finish with 8 points…
The makers of the much-awaited rom-com ‘Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari’ have finally dropped the trailer, and it is packed with all the colour, comedy and drama that fans were hoping for. The film looks like a full-on Bollywood entertainer, filled with catchy one-liners, big dance numbers, playful romance and plenty of family drama. The…
Uzbekistan: Indian Grandmaster R Vaishali beat former world champion Mariya Muzychuk of Ukraine and jumped into joint lead after the end of the 10th and penultimate round in the women’s section of FIDE Grand Swiss here on Sunday. Vaishali knew she had to win to remain in contention and her approach right from the start…
Samarkand (Uzbekistan), Indian Grandmaster Nihal Sarin’s hopes of making to the Candidates tournament suffered a setback as he lost to Alireza Firouzja of France in the ninth round of the FIDE Grand Swiss here on Saturday. With just two rounds left in the tournament, Nihal remained on six points and will now need to win…
