Arjun Erigaisi defeated world champion Gukesh Dommaraju with black to join Alireza Firouzja in the lead with two rounds remaining at the Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters. Nodirbek Abdusattorov also won with the black pieces, beating Nihal Sarin to move within half a point of first place. Firouzja drew Dmitry Andreikin, while Pranesh M held Hans […]
Did you know that today is the International Chess Day – which marks the founding of FIDE in 1924. Every year on July 20, the global chess community comes together to celebrate International Chess Day, by staging a game in the most unusual, meaningful or symbolic places – whether on a mountaintop, beside a famous […]
Arjun Erigaisi moved into sole second place at the Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters after scoring the only win across rounds three and four. His victory over Hans Niemann left him half a point behind leader Alireza Firouzja (pictured), who has 3/4. All four games in Sunday’s fourth round were drawn. The seven-round tournament runs until […]
In an astonishing move, a day after Hungarian President Tamas Sulyok signed a constitutional amendment that ends his term as head of state, Prime Minister Peter Magyar announced on Sunday that he would ask Judit Polgar, the greatest female chess player of all time, to take up the mantle of interim president.| Photo: Judit Polgar […]
Today, Dr Dieter Keller of Zurich celebrates his 90th birthday. Heartfelt congratulations to the International Master, who defeated several of the leading players of his time, most notably Bobby Fischer, Efim Geller, Bent Larsen and Oscar Panno. Eduard Frey presents highlights from a remarkable life. | Photo: Dieter Keller at the Zurich International Tournament 1959 […]
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In September, Samarkand will host the 46th Chess Olympiad. After FIDE was founded in 1924, the first international team tournament was held in Budapest in the summer of 1926, albeit with only a small number of teams. From these modest beginnings, the tradition of the Chess Olympiad developed.
Alireza Firouzja was the only winner in the opening round of the Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters, defeating Pranesh M with black to move into the top ten in the live ratings list. The remaining three games were drawn after hard-fought battles, with Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Gukesh Dommaraju and Dmitry Andreikin all having to defend accurately against […]
The Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters is taking place on 16-22 July as an eight-player single round-robin with a classical time control. In its fourth edition, it brings together a field headed by world champion Gukesh Dommaraju, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Arjun Erigaisi and Alireza Firouzja. Follow the games live with expert commentary starting at 11.30 CEST (5.30 […]