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.

Praggnanandhaa is glad that the young Indians, apart from the top three, have been doing well of late. “Aravindh Chithambaram is playing great chess,” he said.

Indian chess sensation R Praggnanandhaa has broken into the world's top-4, securing the India's number-one rank after his UzChess Cup victory. Magnus Carlsen remains world number one, while D ...

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

R Praggnanandhaa has a simple explanation for why veteran stars of the sport like Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura are gradually easing off from playing classical tournaments in chess: the mental ...

Praggnanandhaa, who has won three major classical titles this year, feels players do not particularly enjoy the extensive hours of preparation required for classical chess and find rapid and blitz ...

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 ...