Gukesh makes history, becomes youngest-ever World Championship challenger

The Indian won the Candidates with a draw against Nakamura in the final round; he will face Ding Liren in the fight to become the next world chess champion ... Read More

TOCA Football Receives Investment from World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen

TOCA Football, Inc. (TOCA) today announced an investment from Norwegian Chess Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen. TOCA is the world's leading tech-enabled soccer training and entertainment company, ... Read More

India unveils Chennai's 17-year-old Gukesh as its youngest challenger in chess history

Gukesh Dommaraju has become the youngest challenger for the World chess title, breaking the 40-year-old record set by legendary Garry Kasparov in 1984. He will face China's world champion Ding Liren ... Read More

Chess Candidates 2024 Highlights: 17-year-old Gukesh takes sole lead after defeating Alireza; Vaishali wins 4th in a row

Gukesh, the 17-year-old from Chennai, is hoping to become the youngest ever World Chess Championship contender. Read More

Chess: Four in close contention as Candidates reaches weekend climax

With just the final two rounds to come, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Hikaru Nakamura and Gukesh Dommaraju share the lead while the world No 2, Fabiano Caruana, is half a point behind ... Read More

Candidates Chess 2024 Highlights: Vidit resigns against Gukesh; Nakamura defeats Caruana

In the women's section, there was drama as well, with tournament leader Tan Zhongyi losing to Lei Tingjie. In the battle of the two Indians, the veteran Humpy defeated Vaishali. Read More

Carlsen-led Freestyle Chess event in India on hold

The Chess 960 event that was originally scheduled to take place in India in November hasn’t found takers yet, forcing Jan Buettner to shelve plans for now ... Read More