Exclusive | 'Magnus Carlsen will probably never return to World Championship, and we have to accept that': Anish Giri

In an exclusive conversation with Firstpost, Dutch Grandmaster Anish Giri discusses Magnus Carlsen’s decision to stay away ...
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Rouda Alserkal on the pressures of being a 16-year-old chess grandmaster

Last November, in round eight of the Arab Women’s Chess Championship, Abu Dhabi-raised chess player Rouda Alserkal had a realization. If she won the match, she’d earn enough points to be named a Woman ...
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Chess’ next move: The future looms over the game's world championship, once again missing its biggest star

One of the world’s biggest sporting competitions got underway Monday morning, with reigning champion Ding Liren taking game 1 of the World Chess Championship against 18-year-old phenom Gukesh ...
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International Master Carissa Yip made her chess tournament debut in St. Louis—now she’s making it her home

As the American Cup Tournament concludes at the World Chess Hall of Fame, International Master Carissa Yip has made her debut. But her time in St. Louis is far from over—this summer, she plans to ...
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Boring draw pushes Chess World Cup final into tiebreakers

Wei Yi and Javokhir Sindarov will play a series of tiebreakers in the final of the FIDE Chess World Cup in Goa on Wednesday.