D Gukesh and Arjun Erigaisi lead the field at the FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 in Samarkand (Sept 3–16). Top two finishers in Open and Women’s events qualify for the 2026 Candidates Tournament.

After Magnus Carlsen’s table-slam went viral following a loss to D Gukesh, R Praggnanandhaa called it an instinctive reaction — not ideal, but good for chess visibility. While praising Carlsen ...

On Saturday, Praggnanandhaa’s live rating stood at 2777.2 and Gukesh’s is at 2776.6. Meanwhile, Arjun Erigaisi, who had already overtaken Gukesh recently, is fourth with a rating of 2780.7.

New Delhi: The Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Udhayanidhi Stalin, congratulated the Tamil Nadu chess players, world champion D Gukesh, Aravindh Chithambaram, and R Praggnanandhaa for ...

Sourav Ganguly believes Shubman Gill, currently thriving as India's Test captain, will face increasing pressure. He ...

Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra apologised on Thursday for a leaked phone call with former Cambodian leader Hun Sen that has provoked widespread anger and put her government on the ...

According to the latest ranking list issued by the International Chess Federation or FIDE, Anand is ranked 13th with 2,743 ...

Praggnanandhaa R gained 12 rating points, thanks to his performance at the UzChess Cup tournament in Tashkent, which helped him climb to the world no 4 spot for the first time in his career in the ...

India's Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa thanked his mentor Viswanathan Anand after reaching the historic milestone of becoming India's top-ranked player. Pragg overtook world classical chess champion D ...

R Praggnanandhaa with Magnus Carlsen during FIDE World Cup 2023. (FIDE/STEV BONHAGE) Norway’s Magnus Carlsen and USA’s Hikaru Nakamura, the top two highest-ranked players in chess, have congratulated ...