FIDE rewrites chess history for 2026| Sports News
The chessboard is shrinking at least in terms of time. In a landmark move, the International Chess Federation (FIDE) has officially approved a resolution that allows shortened time controls to…
Global Chess League: Alpine SG Pipers emerge as champions; PBG Alaskan Knights finish third
The Pipers, who had sealed the final berth after edging Ganges Grandmasters by just one game point, were at their dominant best in the final as they won the first…
What the chess world makes of Gukesh’s reign
The 19-year-old hasn’t had a lot of such days on the board through a quiet year after becoming the classical world champion and the toast of India in December 2024.…
Viswanathan Anand backs Total Chess World Championship Tour, drops verdict on Magnus Carlsen’s participation
Updated on: Dec 19, 2025 06:00 am IST The winner of the championship will be called the Total Champion, and the events will be held across fast classic, rapid, and…
Erigaisi finds cheer in chess again
This image of Erigaisi on Saturday in Mumbai was in contrast to less than a month ago in Goa. That was a picture of heartbreak – literally too, as Erigaisi…
We have improved drastically in women’s chess: Koneru Humpy
It came over two decades after Humpy scripted a first for an Indian female, with only a sporadic sprinkling of two more women – Harika Dronavalli in 2011 and Vaishali…
Arjun Erigaisi’s ex-coach dissects Indian GM’s Chess World Cup exit: ‘He needs to work on few things, like his sense…’
Published on: Nov 20, 2025 12:39 pm IST Arjun Erigaisi’s exit saw India’s challenge come to an end at the ongoing Chess World Cup. Title contender Arjun Erigaisi lost to…
Jose Martinez Alcantara, victim of Vladimir Kramnik’s baseless cheating crusade, roasts chess legend with ice-cold dig
One of Vladimir Kramnik’s cheating crusade victims, Jose Martinez Alcantara, has been proving the ex-world champion’s accusations wrong at the ongoing Chess World Cup 2025. Martinez Alcantara began his campaign…
Magnus Carlsen’s coach backs arbiter’s controversial intervention during Vincent Keymer’s Chess World Cup game
Updated on: Nov 09, 2025 07:05 pm IST Weighing in on the incident, Magnus Carlsen’s coach Peter Heine Nielsen praised the arbiter. The ongoing Chess World Cup 2025 in Goa…
Arbiter forces Indian GM to play best move against World No. 5 Vincent Keymer in epic moment at Chess World Cup – Watch
Published on: Nov 08, 2025 05:27 pm IST Vincent Keymer and Pranesh M had an arbiter intervene during their FIDE Chess World Cup 2025 Round 3 Game 1 encounter on…













