Chess looking for new audiences with Esports World Cup looming
Chess is getting ready to make its foray into Esports with teams recruiting top players ahead of this summer's Esports World Cup, hoping to attract new audiences as the game continues to grow in ...
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World Chess Champion D Gukesh reveals how Viswanathan Anand's Key COVID-19 Initiative changed Indian Chess landscape forever
Five-time world chess champion Viswanathan Anand has long been a source of inspiration for chess players in India.
India’s Pranav fits the mold as new world junior chess champ
In a rare double unlikely to be replicated, the new world chess champion is an 18-year-old grandmaster from the Indian city ...
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Boris Spassky, Russian grandmaster and former chess world champion, dies at 88
Listen to Story Boris Spassky was the 10th world chess champion Spassky made his debut at the age of 19 back in 1956 Spassky also represented France in 3 Chess Olympiads Former world chess champion ...
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Boris Spassky, Former World Chess Champion, Dies at 88
Spassky, who became a French citizen in 1978, was the 10th World Chess Champion, holding the title from 1969 to 1972. He famously lost his crown to American Bobby Fischer in Reykjavik in what ...
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Why Gukesh’s winless run at Weissenhaus in Freestyle Chess is nothing to worry about
At a private luxury resort in Germany, Gukesh Dommaraju, the reigning world champion, has spent an entire week being deeply uncomfortable. Nothing seems to have gone his way at Weissenhaus, where he ...
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World Chess launches global TV show to broaden audience
LONDON - World Chess PLC (LSE: CHSS), the company known for operating the official online chess platform ChessArena.com, has announced the debut of The World Chess Show, a new television series ...
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FIDE World Junior Under-20 Chess Championships 2025: Live Streaming, India Contingent - All You Need To Know
All the members of the FIDE federations are invited to participate in the World Junior U20 Chess Championship 2025. Each national federation is invited to register one player born on or after ...
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Gukesh is not good at rapid, blitz chess; he's focused all his studies on classical: Carlsen dissects Indian GM's game
Chess legend Magnus Carlsen is highly impressed with D. Gukesh’s attention to detail and the in-depth study that has propelled him to excel in the classical format. Gukesh recently won the World Chess ...
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Blitz Chess World Champion joins Aurora Gaming
Serbian organisation Aurora Gaming has announced the signing of Ian Nepomniachtchi, the Blitz Chess World Champion, making him the first chess player to represent the team. The Russian grandmaster ...
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In four years, how Viswanathan Anand's WACA shaped D Gukesh into the youngest World Chess Champion
Not so long ago India saw 18-year-old D Gukesh script history as he became the youngest World Chess Champion. Gukesh achieved the feat by beating Ding Liren after engaging in a 14-round finale in ...
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A 960° turn in chess: Magnus Carlsen’s freestyle chess takes on FIDE’s rule-bound world
The world of chess has gotten caught in a major tug-of-war between the freestyle chess of Magnus Carlsen and the classical chess of FIDE. This battle could redefine chess's future, splitting focus ...