Erigaisi finds new boards at eSports World Cup but remains focussed on Candidates
Arjun Erigaisi has been signed by Gen G eSports to compete for a $1.5 million prize pool at the 2025 eSports World Cup in ...
Freestyle Chess Grand Tour: Gukesh loses to Carlsen; still qualifies for knockouts
Just like on the first day, Gukesh was also fortunate to not have more losses to his name. He should've lost the sixth-round ...
Gukesh, Carlsen in Freestyle Grand Chess Tour and feud with FIDE: explained
This isn't just another chess tournament though, with a public spat between Carlsen and the promoters of the FCGT with FIDE ...
WATCH: Arjun Erigaisi joins Gen.G Esports team with ‘wild’ announcement video
Chess will be making its debut at the Esports World Cup later this year in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. While Magnus Carlsen will be ...
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Timur Turlov and the World’s Best Compete at the Historic 100th Anniversary Chess Championships in New York
The International Chess Federation celebrated its 100th anniversary by organising the first World Rapid & Blitz Championships in New York City. The world’s best players have gathered on Wall Street to ...
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Volodar Murzin, world rapid chess champion, in war of words with Russia: ‘At 18, I served with assault rifle…’
Volodar Murzin scripted history in December last year, when he won the 2024 World Rapid Chess Championship. He sealed the title in New York after a draw against Karen H Grigoryan in the final ...
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Explained: Why World Rapid Champion Volodar Murzin is fighting his own federation
Volodar Murzin isreportedly in a conflict with the Russian Chess Federation. Image: X / @FIDE_chess Volodar Murzin, who won the FIDE World Rapid Championship in December, is reportedly in a conflict ...
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Doha to host 2025 edition of FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships in December
Volodar Murzin and Koneru Humpy were crowned World Rapid champions in the Open and Women's category in 2024. Image: X / @FIDE_chess The 2025 edition of the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships ...
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"The horse was not lying": There is another scandal in Russian chess
This has never happened before, and here it is again! The former Minister of Sports of the Russian Federation Pavel Kolobkov reacted to the words of chess player Volodar Murzin. Earlier, the ...
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"They don't care about the rest": Russian world champion staged a riot and refused to play in Russia
World Rapid champion Volodar Murzin was outraged by the words of former Russian Sports Minister Pavel Kolobkov, who suggested that the 18-year-old chess player was "ready to sell out and play for ...
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Tata Steel Chess Day 3: Praggnanandhaa takes lead with win over Erigaisi; Gukesh draws with Caruana
R Praggnanandhaa moved into the lead with a win over Arjun Erigaisi, and world champion Dommaraju Gukesh played out a draw with top seed Fabiano Caruana in the third round of Tata Steel Chess ...
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Tata Steel Chess Day 1: Gukesh grabs last-gasp win over Giri in first game as reigning world champion
Team Gukesh from the FIDE World Championship 2024 were the only winners in round one of the Tata Steel Masters in Wijk Aan Zee, Netherlands, on Saturday evening. First, D Gukesh won his first game ...