The Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour 2025 is a global series of elite tournaments structured to challenge even the best. Here’s how it works: Top 3 from each qualifier advance to Grand Slam legs ...

Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi on Friday became the first Indian to reach the semifinals of the prestigious Freestyle Chess Grand ...

In a contrasting result, R Praggnanandhaa bowed out of the title race after a gripping seven-game thriller against USA’s ...

R Praggnanandhaa crashed out of the title race at the Las Vegas Freestyle chess while Arjun Erigaisi stormed into the semis ...

Carlsen, slamming the other players, said it was “utterly ridiculous” that players were playing the “same setup that they've ...

Arjun Erigaisi secured his place in the final four with a clinical 1.5 – 0.5 victory over World No. 7 Nodirbek Abdusattorov ...

Arjun was a class act in both games and enjoyed the advantage from the word go. Playing white in the second game the Indian ...

Magnus Carlsen was off to a strong start in the Las Vegas leg of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour, starting his campaign ...

R Praggnanandhaa managed a few wins over Fabio Caruana in the quarterfinal round of the Las Vegas Freestyle Chess event but ...

Few games can boast a history as rich and enduring as chess. Originating in ancient India as Chaturanga, chess has evolved ...

Online chess has been the main driver of the transformation, especially post the COVID-19 lockdown, which acted as an unexpected fillip.

For a game with roots tracing back nearly 1500 years, it is rare to find renewed relevance in the digital era, but chess has ...