Boris Spassky passes away: Rich tributes and mourning in chess world as 10th world champion, passes away
Boris Spassky, the 10th world champion of chess, has passed away, FIDE announced on Friday. He was 88. He became
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Gukesh ends round robin stage winless, but sneaks into quarters of Freestyle Chess at Weissenhaus
Call it the curse of being a world champion! Gukesh Dommaraju went winless in nine qualifying round robin games at
Read MoreHans Niemann slams Magnus Carlsen, calls him ‘arrogant, entitled, unaware and cowardly’
American GM Hans Niemann reignited an old feud with Magnus Carlsen after launching a verbal attack on the world no
Read MoreExclusive: As peace talks fail, Freestyle Chess threatens to take FIDE to court
Peace talks between FIDE and Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour collapsed on Monday, with the latter calling on the world
Read More‘Most stressful day’: Praggnanandhaa jokes he’ll buy Arjun Erigaisi something after winning Tata Steel chess title ahead of Gukesh
Praggnanandhaa defeated world champion Gukesh in a tense tiebreak that went into sudden death to emerge as the champion of
Read MoreFreestyle Chess tour’s head claims FIDE demanded $5,00,000 annually to allow event to go ahead
A day after FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky wrote a long post accusing the organisers of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam
Read MoreTata Steel Chess: Gukesh beats Leon Luke Mendonca to secure sole lead with four rounds to go
With just four rounds remaining at the Tata Steel chess tournament, the reigning world champion Gukesh D has ensured that
Read MoreGukesh beats Vincent Keymer, who helped him become world champion last month, after 6-hour grind
After an almighty grind of over six hours, Gukesh defeated Vincent Keymer in the fifth round of the Tata Steel
Read MoreGerman GM says FIDE dress code forced underage girl to play with ‘mom’s scarf wrapped around hips’
After Magnus Carlsen opted to pull out of the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championship, the feud over dress code
Read MoreNorway Chess 2025 will see Gukesh face Magnus Carlsen and Arjun Erigaisi in elite field
Gukesh Dommaraju, who became the youngest ever world champion in the history of chess last week, will play at the
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