The win in Samarkand is one of the most significant achievements for five-time Dutch National Champion Giri, who previously had won the Tata Steel Masters in 2023.

A social media clash erupted between Anish Giri and Peter Heine Nielsen after Giri commented on D Gukesh's drawing tendencies. Nielsen criticised Giri's view on player mentality, sparking a heated ...

The FIDE World Cup 2025 begins in Goa on Friday, with some of the best chess players vying for the title that was last won by ...

3. GIRI DEFEATING CARLSEN IN SECOND GAME - WOULD GO ON TO DEFEAT CARLSEN 2.5 TO 1.5 4. COMMENTATORS SPEAKING TO GIRI ABOUT HIS WIN OVER CARLSEN WHILE MAXIME VACHIER-LAGRAVE (FRANCE) IS PLAYING ALIREZA ...

The FIDE Chess World Cup is scheduled to take place in Goa from October 31 to November 27, and D Gukesh will be in the ...

World chess champion Magnus Carlsen and Dutch rival Anish Giri are marking a U.N. international campaign against racism by playing a game in which -- contrary to the longstanding rules of the game -- ...

The 88th Tata Steel Chess Tournament in Wijk aan Zee, from January 16 to February 1, 2026, boasts its youngest-ever lineup with an average age of 23. Featuring four top-10 and ten top-30 players, the ...

Nobody in our quarantined, social distancing world knows what day it is anymore, but the “Any given Sunday” adage apparently still applies to online chess. Norwegian world champ Magnus Carlsen has ...

The second annual Magnus Invitational was held March 13-21. The event is a serious one in its own right, but it's also a direct preparation for the upcoming FIDE Candidates chess tournament for some ...

You know how sport always has those players who are in and around the elite for significant chunks of their career, but somehow have never been able to break in right at the top as winners of big ...