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 ...

The youthful duo were playing in the USD 750,000 Freestyle Grand Slam Tour in Las Vegas. Erigaisi takes on American Levon ...

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

Here’s what you need to know about Freestyle Chess, a unique format of the board game that has been gaining popularity with ...

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 ...