The Taliban have banned chess in Afghanistan, citing religious reasons, adding the game to a long list of pastimes and activities that are prohibited across the country. Citing fears that the game is a source of gambling, Taliban officials said it will be suspended indefinitely until it’s determined how compatible chess is with Islamic law, … Read more
Indian grandmasters D Gukesh and Arjun Erigaisi will not lack any motivation to go after Magnus Carlsen who too will look forward to such confrontations in Norway Chess beginning next month, feels the legendary Viswanathan Anand. A total of four Indian players – Gukesh, Erigaisi, R Vaishali and Koneru Humpy – will take … Read more
Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa played out a second straight draw against Turkey’s Gurel Ediz while Aravindh Chithambaram crashed through the defences of Germany’s Vincent Keymer in the second round of the Prague Masters here. Chithambaram, who has been knocking hard on the doors of elite circles, scored his first victory with black pieces after … Read more
File image of D Gukesh.© X (Twitter) World champion D Gukesh finished last after losing to Iranian-French grandmaster Alireza Firouzja in the second game of their seventh-place playoff match at the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam. Gukesh thus concluded his forgettable campaign in the tournament at Weissenhaus resort without a single win. After a … Read more
File photo of Magnus Carlsen.© FIDE Bangladesh FIDE Master Naim Haque has made a sensational claim regarding world number one Magnus Carlsen. According to him, a nine-year-old boy named Ryan Rashid Mugdha defeated Carlsen in an online chess tournament. As per him, it happened during a Bullet Brawl game on Chess.com on Saturday … Read more