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Arnav Maheshwari triumphs at 33rd Tamil Nadu IM-norm RR 2025, Samyak Dharewa second

10/11/2025 -

FM Arnav Maheshwari and FM Samyak Dharewa scored an unbeaten 7/9 at Sakthi Group 33rd Tamil Nadu IM-norm Round-Robin 2025. Arnav won the tournament on tie-breaks, Samyak secured second place. GM Evgeniy Podolchenko scored sole 6.5/9 to finish third. Both Arnav and Samyak scored an IM-norm each. This is their second IM-norm. They gained 46.8 and 46 Elo rating points each respectively. The seven-day nine-round Round-Robin rating tournament was organized by Tamil Nadu State Chess Association from 21st to 27th October at Hotel Chennai Le Palace in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Photo: Tamil Nadu State Chess Association

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Harsha Bharathakoti wins 33rd Midwest Class 2025 Premier

10/11/2025 -

GM Harsha Bharathakoti and FM Sharvesh R Deviprasath (USA) scored an unbeaten 4.5/5 each at 33rd Midwest Class 2025 Premier (>2000). Harsha and Sharvesh shared the first prize. Their sole draw of the event was against each other in the penultimate round. The total prize fund was US$ 20000. The top three prizes were US$ 2000, $1000 and $500 in the Premier section. The three-day five round Rating Open tournament was organized by Continental Chess Association at Westin Chicago North Shore Hotel in Wheeling, Chicago, USA from 10th to 12th October 2025. This is Harsha's second rating tournament triumph of the year. Photo: Shahid Ahmed

FIDE World Cup 2025 R3 TB: Karthik Venkataraman conquers Bogdan-Daniel Deac

10/11/2025 -

The two-time National champion, Karthik Venkataraman eliminated Romania no.1, Bogdan-Daniel Deac in Round 3 Tie-breaks of FIDE World Cup 2025. Karthik was winning the first 15'+10" Rapid tie-break game. However, his opponent somehow managed to escape with a draw. Then Karthik capitalized on his advantage in the second game and went on to win the game and match. He will face Liem Quang Le (VIE) in the fourth round. S L Narayanan and Vidit Gujrathi were eliminated by Yangyi Yu (CHN) and Sam Shankland (USA) respectively. Five Indians are in Round 4 comprising of 32 players. Today is the first of two rest days. Round 4 Game 1 starts tomorrow Tuesday 11th October from 3 p.m. IST. Photos: Shahid Ahmed

Shou Otsuka superb at Nagoya Open 2025

10/11/2025 -

Mayur Gondhalekar and his good friend, Sheldon Donaldson regularly keeps us updated about the Japan chess scene. Sheldon writes a blog about his experience of playing at Nagoya Open 2025. The Canadian origin, currently residing in Japan, Sheldon's article is full of high quality photos and some interesting moments from his games. He loves playing, having fun, analyzing and making us enjoy various moments from his games. Check out his account of the tournament, which took place in Nagoya, Japan. Shou Otsuka (JPN) won the tournament scoring an unbeaten 5.5/6. IM Shinya Kojima (JPN) and Tyler Scott (JPN) scored 5/6 each. They secured second and third place according to tie-breaks. Photos: Sheldon Donaldson

FIDE World Cup 2025 R3.2: Arjun Erigaisi, R Praggnanandhaa, Pranav V and Harikrishna advance

09/11/2025 -

Arjun Erigaisi, R Praggnanandhaa, Pranav Venkatesh and Pentala Harikrishna have advanced to the fourth round of FIDE World Cup 2025. Arjun played for a win. However, his opponent, Shamsiddin Vokhidov (UZB) did not budge, so draw was the maximum Arjun could get. Praggnanandhaa is getting back to his shape as he scored a fine victory by sacrificing an exchange against Robert Hovhannisyan (ARM). Pranav and Harikrishna drew their respective games against Titas Stremavicius (LTU) and Daniel Dardha (BEL) respectively. World Champion - D Gukesh, Diptayan Ghosh and Pranesh M lost their respective games to get eliminated. Three Indians - S L Narayanan, Vidit Gujrathi and Karthik Venkataraman will play tie-break games today. Round 3 Tie-breaks start today from 3 p.m. IST. Photos: Shahid Ahmed

These World Cup photos took my imagination on a trip

08/11/2025 -

One of the greatest freedoms in this world is... IMAGINATION! If you don't have the liberty to imagine, life would be so boring. We all do it. You see a luxury car, you imagine having it. You read a tempting food recipe, and you imagine tasting it. You look at the World Cup trophy, and you imagine winning it. How important imagination is in our lives! With the ongoing FIDE World Cup 2025, we are witnessing amazing games every day. But the cherry on top is the beautiful moments captured by the photographers. Some photos make your imagination wander into unexpected stories. This article is exactly that little adventure. Photo: Eteri Kublashvili

FIDE World Cup 2025 R3.1: Arjun Erigaisi scores a hat-trick, Harikrishna and Pranav also win

08/11/2025 -

Arjun Erigaisi has made a great start at FIDE World Cup 2025. He scored a hat-trick of Classical wins, this time against Shamsiddin Vokhidov. Pentala Harikrishna was the first player to win a game in this round against Daniel Dardha (BEL). Reigning World Junior champion, Pranav Venkatesh scored an emphatic victory over Titas Stremavicius (LTU). World Champion - D Gukesh, R Praggnanandhaa, Pranesh M, Diptayan Ghosh, S L Narayanan, Vidit Gujrathi and Karthik Venkataraman drew their respective games. It was a great day for the Indians as none of them lost their games. Round 3 Game 2 starts today from 3 p.m. IST. Photos: Shahid Ahmed

Ahaz E U clear first 27th RCC Blitz Rating Cup 2025

08/11/2025 -

Ahaz E U scored an unbeaten 12/13 to win 27th RCC Blitz Rating Cup 2025. Ahaz finished a half point ahead of the rest. Arpith S Bijoy scored 11.5/13 to secure second place. Lakshith B Salian scored 10.5/13 to finish third. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹50000. The top three prizes were ₹7000, ₹5000 and ₹4000 along with a trophy each. The one-day 13-round Rating Open tournament was organized by Rao's Chess Corner at Shri Subhrahmanya Sabha K P Gardens in Mangaluru, Karnataka on 20th October 2025. This is Ahaz's 14th overall, second rating tournament triumph of the year. Photo: Rao's Chess Corner

World Cup Round 2 Tie-Breaks: Moments you don’t want to miss

07/11/2025 -

Tie-breaks at the World Cup carry a different kind of heartbeat. Things happen so quickly that you have little time to absorb them. Reporters have to rush between games and catch expressions. Emotions can appear and disappear in seconds. It's a challenge to hold onto every beautiful moment. And yet, the photographers at the World Cup have managed to capture some amazing scenes. This article brings you the human side of the FIDE World Cup 2025. Photo: Michal Walusza

World Cup 2025 R2 TB: Praggnanandhaa barely escapes elimination, joins Vidit, Narayanan, Pranesh and Pranav

07/11/2025 -

R Praggnanandhaa was on the verge of elimination against Temur Kuybokarov (AUS) in FIDE World Cup 2025 Round 2 tie-breaks. The Australia no.2 must be regretting missing out on such a huge opportunity to knock out the World no.7. Vidit Gujrathi, S L Narayanan, Pranesh M and Pranav Venkatesh also won their respective games to advance to Round 3. Nihal Sarin, Karthikeyan Murali and Raunak Sadhwani got eliminated by losing their tie-break games. Vidit drew the first game and then won the next against IM Faustino Oro (ARG). Narayananan drew four before winning both 5'+3" Blitzgames. Pranesh won both 15'+10" Rapid games. Pranav won the first Rapid game and drew the next. Total of ten Indians will battle in the third round. Round 3 Game 1 starts today from 3 p.m. IST. Photos: Shahid Ahmed

FIDE World Cup 2025 R2.2: Diptayan shocks Nepo, advances with Gukesh, Arjun, Harikrishna and Karthik

06/11/2025 -

GM Diptayan Ghosh pulled off the biggest upset of FIDE World Cup 2025 so far. Diptayan knocked out the former two World Championship Challenger and the reigning World Blitz cochampion, GM Ian Nepomniachtchi. It was indubitably the biggest win of his career and he won the match too. The World Champion, D Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi, Diptayan, Pentala Harikrishna and  Karthik Venkataraman are the five Indians who have advanced to Round 3. Eight Indians - R Praggnanandhaa, Vidit Gujrathi, Nihal Sarin, Karthikeyan Murali, S L Narayanan, Pranesh M, Pranav Venkatesh and Raunak Sadhwani will have to play tie-breaks today. Surya Sekhar Ganguly, Aronyak Ghosh, Iniyan Pa and Aravindh Chithambaram got eliminated. Round 2 Tie-break games start today from 3 p.m. IST. Photos: Shahid Ahmed

FIDE World Cup 2025 Round 2.1: Arjun Erigaisi and Pranav Venkatesh score a win

05/11/2025 -

The World Champion, GM D Gukesh started his FIDE World Cup 2025 campaign with a draw against former World Junior champion, GM Kazybek Nogerbek (KAZ). Gukesh had a bind at a certain moment. However, he incorrectly traded his dark-square bishop and allowed his opponent to free up his pieces. Second seed, GM R Praggnanandhaa was held to a solid draw by the Australia no.2, GM Temur Kuybokarov. World no.6, GM Arjun Erigaisi and the reigning World Junior champion, GM Pranav Venkatesh are the only two Indians to win their respective games among 17. GM Diptayan Ghosh had a calm draw against the World Blitz cochampion, GM Ian Nepomniachtchi. GM Surya Sekhar Ganguly and IM Aronyak Ghosh lost their games against GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) and GM Levon Aronian (USA). Both are in a must-win situation to avoid elimination. Round 2 Game 2 starts today from 3 p.m. IST. Photos: Shahid Ahmed

World Champion D Gukesh returns to Top 10

04/11/2025 -

World Champion, D Gukesh has returned to World top ten in the November 2025 FIDE Rating list. He gained 10.8 Elo rating points en route his double Gold performance at 40th European Club Cup 2025 Open. Arjun Erigaisi and R Praggnanandha slipped to World no.6 and 7 respectively. There are now seven Indians in Top 30. Nihal Sarin is now World no.30. Aravindh Chithambaram added 1.9 Elo rating points. Among the Women, four are in Top 20. FIDE Women's World Cup winner, GM Divya Deshmukh returned to 2500+ club. She gained 7.2 Elo rating points at 29th European Club Cup 2025 Women. WGM Rakshitta Ravi increased her Elo rating by 58 points. Photo: Dr. Mark Livshitz

FIDE World Cup 2025 Round 1 TB: Diptayan Ghosh, S L Narayanan and Aronyak Ghosh are through to Round 2

04/11/2025 -

A total of 17 Indians will play in Round 2 of FIDE World Cup 2025. GM S L Narayanan, IM Aronyak Ghosh and GM Diptayan Ghosh won their respective tie-breaks to advance to Round 2. Narayanan and Diptayan won both of their 15'+10" games to win their respective games. Aronyak had six decisive games before securing his place in the next round. GM Lalit Rohit and GM Raja Rithvik got eliminated. Aronyak is the sole Indian IM out of the three who will battle in Round 2. For the first time in a FIDE World Cup history, the highest number of Indians have qualified - nine. They will join the eight seeded players. At least one Indian is confirmed to play in Round 3 as GM Karthik Venkataraman will face GM Aravindh Chithambaram in this round. Round 2 Game 1 starts today from 3 p.m. IST. Photos: Shahid Ahmed

FIDE World Cup 2025 R 1.2: Pranav, Raunak, Pranesh, Iniyan, Karthik and Surya advance to Round 2, Aronyak pulls off a stunner against Mateusz

03/11/2025 -

Six out of the 16 Indians have advanced to the second round of FIDE World Cup 2025. They are - GM Pranav Venkatesh, GM Raunak Sadhwani, GM Pranesh M, GM Iniyan Pa, GM Karthik Venkataraman and GM Surya Sekhar Ganguly. Among them, only Pranav and Surya whitewashed their respective opponents. GM S L Narayanan, GM Lalit Rohit, IM Aronyak Ghosh, GM Diptayan Ghosh and GM Raja Rithvik R will play tie-breaks. Aronyak pulled off a huge upset in a must-win situation against GM Mateusz Bartel (POL). Winning on demand against a former 2650+ is no easy task. GM Leon Luke Mendonca, GM Divya Deshmukh, IM Neelash Saha and IM Harshavardhan G B and IM Himal Gusain got eliminated. Round 1 tie-break games start today from 3 p.m. IST. Photos: Shahid Ahmed

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