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 ...

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

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.

In cities like Chennai and Coimbatore, schools regularly include chess as part of co-curricular activities, while local clubs and academies offer structured training from an early age.

Indian finishes on top of his group and faces Fabiano Caruana in quarters; Norwegian eliminated from title fray ...

Indian Grandmaster Praggnanandhaa beats World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen at Las Vegas Chess Grand Slam Tour. Following Gukesh’s ...

Praggnanandhaa found himself clubbed with Magnus Carlsen in the same group, while Arjun Erigaisi and Vidit Gujarathi were ...

The defeat to R Praggnanandhaa had such a cascading effect on world number one Magnus Carlsen that he lost another game against Wesley So in the next round and was shockingly eliminated from the Frees ...

The 19-year-old outplayed the five-time world champion in just 39 moves. Praggnanandhaa, who has already won three ...

Serving another reminder of his adaptability and flexibility across all formats of chess, the young Grandmaster secured the victory at the crucial Freestyle Grand Slam chess event in Las Vegas.