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Magnus Carlsen’s former main second has questioned D Gukesh’s ability to defend his chess world title in 2026. Jon Ludvig ...
India’s teenage chess prodigy and reigning world champion D Gukesh is under fresh scrutiny, this time from Jon Ludvig Hammer, ...
Chinese grandmaster Ju Wenjun secured her fifth consecutive Women’s World Chess Championship on Wednesday, defeating compatriot Tan Zhongyi in this year’s final. Her win in Chongqing ...
Just 16 players will qualify for the tournament and earn their place through the Champions Chess Tour, hosted by Chess.com.
In the ongoing FIDE Women’s World Chess Championship, Ju Wenjun won the fifth game against fellow GM Tan Zhongyi to attain an ...
Ju is the reigning Women’s World Chess Champion as of 2025. She won the title in 2018 and successfully defended it in 2020 ...
At the age of 12, Dr. Bei Zeng was already the top chess player in her province in China and a prodigy in a family deeply ...
Pranav Venkatesh, the World Junior Chess Champion, has his sights set on becoming the World Chess Champion. The 18-year-old from Chennai balances chess with academics and enjoys cricket.
KHANDEKAR: One of those chess clubs is run by Vishnu Prasanna. He says the success of some of his students, like the current world champion Gukesh Dommaraju, has turbocharged enrollments.
Chinese grandmaster Ju Wenjun secured her fifth consecutive Women’s World Chess Championship on Wednesday, defeating ...
Just 16 players will qualify for the tournament and earn their place through the Champions ... less like traditional chess, a bit more gamified,” Caruana, the current world No. 5, tells CNN ...