July’s FIDE rating list has brought a wave of excitement to Indian chess fans, as 19-year-old GM R Praggnanandhaa surged into ...

While Praggnanandhaa has 2779 points, Arjun and Gukesh both have 2776 points. The Indian trio are ranked 4th, 5th, and 6th in ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen has maintained his position as the world's top-ranked player ...

D Gukesh and Arjun Erigaisi lead the field at the FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 in Samarkand (Sept 3–16). Top two finishers in Open and Women’s events qualify for the 2026 Candidates Tournament.

World Champion D Gukesh has dethroned compatriot Arjun Erigaisi to become the highest-ranked Indian in the newly-updated FIDE ...

New Delhi: Continuing his rapid rise, world champion D Gukesh dethroned compatriot Arjun Erigiasi to become the highest-ranked Indian chess player, at fourth, in the latest FIDE rankings on ...

In 2011 at the age of 19, the Swedish grandmaster became the youngest person to ever top the International Chess Federation (FIDE) world rankings—a position he’s occupied ever since.

Profile of Shafira Devi Herfesa, an Indonesian chess player competing in the 2025 FIDE Women's World Cup in Georgia.

Azerbaijan is represented at the World Cup by four female players. Gulnar Mammadova will compete against Yunshan Li from ...

Carlsen, who’s been ranked the No. 1 chess player in the FIDE world rankings for nearly 15 years straight, declined to defend his world championship title in 2022, citing his frustration with ...