Arjun Erigaisi holds Hikaru Nakamura to thrilling draw under time pressure at Freestyle Chess Grand Slam

Arjun Erigaisi holds Hikaru Nakamura to thrilling draw under time pressure at Freestyle Chess Grand Slam

When Arjun Erigaisi qualified for the quarter-finals of the Paris leg of the Freestyle Grand Slam Tour on Tuesday by finishing top eight in the leaderboard after 11 round-robin rapid games, it soon became certain that the player no one likes to face will be paired with him after he finished fourth. Finishing in the … Read more

How Chess.com became more than just a chess app and Titled Tuesday spiced up a routine weekday

How Chess.com became more than just a chess app and Titled Tuesday spiced up a routine weekday

Around the time Gukesh Dommaraju became the youngest world champion in history of chess in December, Indian chess also made its mark elsewhere. On the popular Chess.com app, India overtook the USA as the “most active country” on the platform, another indicator that not just the protagonists in the thick of action, but spectators following … Read more

Gukesh salvages draw from lost position against Alireza Firouzja

Gukesh salvages draw from lost position against Alireza Firouzja

The playing hall burst into applause. Even Gukesh Dommaraju broke into a rare smile after shaking hands with his opponent Alireza Firouzja on Thursday in the first game of their classification match for 7th spot at the Weissenhaus leg of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour. Gukesh had not managed to beat Alireza, but it … Read more

Gukesh’s Freestyle Chess woes continue as world champion loses game 1 of quarters to Fabiano Caruana

Gukesh’s Freestyle Chess woes continue as world champion loses game 1 of quarters to Fabiano Caruana

Gukesh Dommaraju’s wretched form at the Weissenhaus leg of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour continued as the world champion lost the first game of the quarter-final to Fabiano Caruana with white pieces on Sunday. Gukesh will have a chance to level on Monday when the two players play the second game of the quarter-final … Read more