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March 6, 2026, 03:39 PM - 3 min read
With 5.5 points in his kitty, Abdusattorov enjoys a half point lead over van Foreest, while Aravindh was joint fourth spot on four points with Keymer and Parham Maghsoodloo of Iran
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March 5, 2026, 08:50 PM - 3 min read
Iran’s Parham Maghsoodloo held the Indian ace to a draw in the seventh round of the Masters section of the Prague International Chess Festival
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March 4, 2026, 10:22 AM - 3 min read
Aravindh switched to a sharp Sicilian Defence instead of the ill-fated Philidor in Prague, but Gukesh, with the white pieces, looked to create complications and sacrificed a pawn to create complications in the middle game.
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March 3, 2026, 06:42 PM - 3 min read
With just 1.5 points coming through three draws and a couple of losses, this is another slump for Gukesh that saw him slip to number 17 in the live world rankings
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March 2, 2026, 05:01 PM - 4 min read
This defeat was even more heartbreaking as Gukesh did everything right for the major part of the middle game and seemed like cruising to an easy victory
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February 27, 2026, 03:53 PM - 3 min read
Defending champion Aravindh Chithambaram pulled a rabbit out of the hat to beat Hans Moke Niemann of the US in the second round of the Masters section of the Prague International Chess Festival
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February 24, 2026, 03:04 PM - 3 min read
World champion D Gukesh will be keen to arrest a dip in form when he leads India’s campaign at the Prague International Chess Festival, set to begin on Wednesday in Prague, Czechoslovakia. The teenage Grandmaster is looking to bounce back after an early departure from the World Cup and a below-par showing at the Tata Steel Masters.
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February 3, 2026, 05:47 PM - 3 min read
The Indian Grandmaster, who had finished third in the Open section last year, will come to Oslo as the youngest undisputed world champion in the history of the game
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February 2, 2026, 08:45 PM - 3 min read
Gukesh, Anish Giri of Netherlands and Vladimir Fedoseev of Slovenia finished eighth, a full point clear of Praggnanadhaa, while Erigaisi and Aravindh Chithambaram finished nearly at the bottom at 4.5 points
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January 30, 2026, 03:40 PM - 3 min read
World champion D Gukesh faces Aravindh Chithambaram in Round 11 of the Tata Steel Masters as the tournament enters its final phase in Wijk aan Zee. With three rounds remaining, Gukesh remains in contention for a podium finish.
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January 29, 2026, 03:57 PM - 3 min read
While Gukesh takes his tally to 5 points out of a possible 10, Erigaisi is at 4 points, leaving him with plenty of ground to cover to merely stay afloat at Tata Steel Masters
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January 24, 2026, 08:20 PM - 3 min read
Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi, however, benefited from a similar oversight by Matthias Bluebaum of Germany to salvage half a point at Tata Steel Masters chess tournament
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