- The youngest ever undisputed world champion, 18, had a rapturous reception on his return to Chennai, but his new status will be tested at Wijk aan Zee in January Gukesh Dommaraju, 18, had a rapturous reception from Indian fans when he...
- India's newly-crowned world chess champion Gukesh Dommaraju touched down at Chennai airport where he was given a grand welcome. The 18-year-old became the youngest champion in the sport's history, defeating China's Ding Liren in the...
- Teenager receives raucous reception after defeating China’s Ding Liren in tense 14-game series Indian chess star Gukesh Dommaraju returned to a hero’s welcome in his home city on Monday after becoming the youngest world champion aged...
- The Indian teenager Gukesh Dommaraju dethroned China’s Ding Liren to become the youngest ever world champion in Singapore. The 18-year-old from Chennai won from a dead-drawn position in the final contest of their best-of-14-games...
- Gukesh becomes youngest ever world champion Play through 22 famous world championship games A couple more moves from both players: 9 Qd1 d4 10 e3 Bc5. The engines have the position as even with both players apparently out of their...
- Indian teenager becomes 18th world chess champion Modi hails ‘historic and exemplary’ achievement Move-by-move report of Game 14 – as it happened Play through 22 famous world championship games Indian teenager Gukesh Dommaraju capped a...
- Gukesh and Ding play to Game 13 draw in 5hr 6min Best-of-14-games championship all square at 6½-6½ Ding Liren v Gukesh D: all your questions, answered Play through 22 famous world championship games Ding Liren held on for a high-wire...
- British champion completed a remarkable treble a year after the death of his wife Sue Maroroa Jones Gawain Jones, the British and English champion, who turns 37 on Wednesday, completed a remarkable year of recovery from tragedy when he...
- There is something even more wonderfully ponderous than Test cricket – the world chess championship – and this year’s showdown is exceptional Like many Australians, when a Test match finishes early, I spend the next day pottering around...
- Ding wins Game 12 as Gukesh resigns after 3hr 54min Best-of-14-games championship match level at 6-6 Ding Liren v Gukesh D: all your questions, answered Play through 22 famous world championship games China’s Ding Liren struck back...
- Gukesh wins Game 11 as Ding resigns after 3hr 41min Challenger takes 6-5 lead in best-of-14-games match Ding Liren v Gukesh D: all your questions, answered Play through 22 famous world championship games A stunning Ding Liren blunder...
- Ding and Gukesh play to Game 10 draw in 2hr 35min Best-of-14-games title match all square at 5-5 Ding Liren v Gukesh D: all your questions, answered Play through 22 famous world championship games Ding Liren and Gukesh Dommaraju played...
- World champion and 18-year-old challenger are deadlocked at 4.5-4.5 in their best-of-14 series which finishes next week China’s world champion, Ding Liren, and his Indian opponent, Gukesh Dommaraju, at 18 the youngest ever title...
- Ding and Gukesh play to Game 9 draw in 3hr 56min Best-of-14-games title match all square at 4½-4½ Ding Liren v Gukesh D: all your questions, answered Play through 22 famous world championship games Ding Liren and Gukesh Dommaraju are no...
- Ding and Gukesh play to Game 8 draw in 4hr 35min Best-of-14-games title match all square at 4-all Ding Liren v Gukesh D: all your questions, answered Play through 22 famous world championship games Ding Liren and Gukesh Dommaraju played...
- Ding and Gukesh play to Game 7 draw in 5hr 22min Best-of-14-games match remains level at 3½-3½ Ding Liren v Gukesh D: all your questions, answered Play through 22 famous world championship games Indian teenager Gukesh Dommaraju came...
- Exchange French leads to Game 5 draw after 3hr 0min Best-of-14-games match remains deadlocked at 2½-2½ Ding Liren v Gukesh D: all your questions, answered Play through 22 famous world championship games Indian teenager Gukesh Dommaraju...
- After Gukesh Dommaraju and Ding Liren draw game four, English talents prepare to take on overseas rivals China’s Ding Liren, the world champion, and India’s Gukesh Dommaraju, 18, are level at 2-2 after four of their scheduled best-of-14...
- Ding and Gukesh draw in Game 4 after 3hr 20min Best-of-14-games match remains deadlocked at 2-2 Ding Liren v Gukesh D: all your questions, answered Play through 22 famous world championship games Ding Liren’s world championship match...
- Champion Ding loses Game 3 on time after 3hr 49min Gukesh levels best-of-14-games match at 1½-1½ Ding Liren v Gukesh D: all your questions, answered Play through 22 famous world championship games Indian teenager Gukesh Dommaraju has...
- The league stage of the Top Chess Engine Championship (Season 25) reaches the pinnacle of the event – the Premier Division. The defending champion Stockfish will meet its main competitor Leela Chess Zero, as well as six more of the...
- FIFA World Cup 2022 is about to start in Qatar and Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi chose to prepare for the event by playing a chess game. “Victory is a State of Mind“, wrote Ronaldo on his twitter account and shared the...
- Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Ding Liren, aka Nepo – Ding is the final of the World Chess Championship 2023. The Nepo – Ding match will take place in Astana, Kazakhstan, from April 7 to May 1, at the elegant St. Regis Astana hotel....
- Wesley So – Alireza Firouzja is a semifinal game from Julius Baer Generation Cup Div 1 WinnersThe Julius Baer Generation Cup, the 5th event on the $2 million 2023 Champions Chess Tour, features three Divisions of 8, 16 and 32...
- Fabiano Caruana – Magnus Carlsen is a semifinal game from Julius Baer Generation Cup Div 1 WinnersThe Julius Baer Generation Cup, the 5th event on the $2 million 2023 Champions Chess Tour, features three Divisions of 8, 16 and 32...
- Pavel Eljanov – Nodirbek Abdusattorov is a Round 1 game from Julius Baer Generation Cup Div 1 Losers.The Julius Baer Generation Cup, the 5th event on the $2 million 2023 Champions Chess Tour, features three Divisions of 8, 16 and...
- M. Amin Tabatabaei – Denis Lazavik is a Round 1 game from Julius Baer Generation Cup Div 1 Losers. The Julius Baer Generation Cup, the 5th event on the $2 million 2023 Champions Chess Tour, features three Divisions of 8, 16 and 32...
- The Julius Baer Generation Cup, the 5th event on the $2 million 2023 Champions Chess Tour, features three Divisions of 8, 16 and 32 players. Each division is a double-elimination knockout where if you lose one match you drop down to a...
- The Julius Baer Generation Cup, the 5th event on the $2 million 2023 Champions Chess Tour, features three Divisions of 8, 16 and 32 players. Each division is a double-elimination knockout where if you lose one match you drop down to a...
- The Julius Baer Generation Cup, the 5th event on the $2 million 2023 Champions Chess Tour, features three Divisions of 8, 16 and 32 players. Each division is a double-elimination knockout where if you lose one match you drop down to a...
- The Round 3 tiebreaks were played on September 18. Three matches were decided in rapid games. Peter Svidler (Russia) proved his strength by stopping Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu (Germany). In the first game, the Russian GM had no particular...
- The return games of round 3 of the FIDE World Cup were played on September 17. None of the players who had lost in the first game managed to level the score today. The tournament’s sensation Kirill Alekseenko (Russia) defeated the...
- The game between Ju Wenjun (2576) Alina Kashlinskaya (2487) was a French Winawer with 7. Qg4 Kf8. The World Champion wasted no time on launching the attack on the kingside, as it is the standard plan in this variation. Alina looked for...
- The starting games of the Round 3 of FIDE World Cup were played in the Ugra Chess Academy on September 16. Seven encounters resulted in victories. The biggest upset of the day was Kirill Alekseenko's (Russia) beating the higher-rated...
- FIDE World Youth Rapid and Blitz Championships (under 14, 16 and 18 years old categories) finished in Salobrena, Spain. 178 players from 22 countries, including 1 GM, 5 IMs, 12 FMs, 1 WIM, 12 WFMs participated in the chess forum in...
- The first game to come to an end was the clash between Elisabeth Paethz (2479) and the tournament co-leader Ju Wenjun (2576). The World Champion went for a Petrov defence, and some early exchanges quickly lead to a dull position, in...
- Tie-breaks of the Second Round of the FIDE World Cup were played on September 15 in Khanty-Mansiysk. An overwhelming majority of matches ended after rapid chess games. Eltaj Safarli (Azerbaijan) defeated Nihal Sarin (India), Lenier...
- The tournament leader Valentina Gunina (2502) was very close to biting the dust in her game against the veteran Pia Cramling (2487). Loyal to her style, the Russian jumped into some sharp tactical skirmishes as soon as she had the...
- Second games of the Second Round of the World Cup were played on September 14 in Khanty-Mansiysk. Three players won their matches with two wins: Sergey Karjakin (Russia), Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland), and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France)....
- World Team Chess Championships 2019, held from March, 4 - 15 2019 in Astana, Kazakhstan. Open section and Women section board results. Round 5 starts March, 9 2019 at 3 PM local time. Please visit the official website ...