Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand showed he remains a force to reckon with in a field increasingly dominated by ...

The top-ranked Indian player across formats, Arjun was on a roll to start the blitz section of the event. Having finished behind champion Nihal Sarin and runner-up Anand in the rapid section, Arjun ...

After a subpar 2025 season, Wesley So aims to return to the world top 10 after opening this year’s campaign with a blitz chess title in India ...

World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen played his first match at the World Blitz Championship after initially quitting the chess tournament due to a dress code dispute with organizers. On Friday, Carlsen walked ...

Kolkata has become a vibrant hub for world chess, hosting an elite rapid and blitz tournament with roots tracing back to a Dutch steel company's initiative in 1938. This annual spectacle, now in its ...

Facing a public relations checkmate, the International Chess Federation surrendered and allowed world champ Magnus Carlsen to wear jeans Monday at the World Blitz Championship in New York City. "I ...

Magnus Carlsen at Day 2 of the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship in New York on December 27, 2024. World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen quit the World Rapid Chess Championship on Friday after he ...

World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen played his first match at the World Blitz Championship after initially quitting the chess tournament due to a dress code dispute with organizers.On Friday, Carlsen walked ...

American Grandmaster Wesley So showed remarkable consistency to clinch the title in the Open category with a round to spare.

Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi have caused a stir in the chess community after agreeing to share the World Blitz Championship title earlier this week. Tuesday’s final in New York was locked at ...