In 2024, 18-year-old Gukesh became the youngest World Chess Champion, while India’s chess stars, including Koneru Humpy, R.
The announcement of the 2025 World Cup for young chess players taking place in Georgia has raised questions about the FIDE’s ...
R Praggnanandhaa was the poster-boy for Indian chess after his Chess World Cup heroics last year. Gukesh was struggling to even make the Candidates -- so even when he qualified with a last-gasp ...
After winning the 2018 Candidates Tournament, Caruana became the first American challenger for the World Chess Championship ...
Volodar Murzin, Alexander Grischuk and Yan Nepomnyashchy took the entire podium at the Rapid World Cup in New York City ...
Dommaraju Gukesh, 2024 FIDE World Chess Champion. Eng Chin An / FIDE The big one though is the World Cup. Held every two years, the FIDE Chess World Cup is slated for this season. In the 2023 ...
Furthermore, the Chess Federation of Georgia bid for the 2026 World Cup U8, U10, U12 and the 2026 World Chess Championships ...
Over the years, Velammal has helped produce as many as 22 grandmasters, including Gukesh and 2023 Chess World Cup finalist R. Praggnanandhaa. It is Mr Velavan who spots chess prodigies at Velammal.
Unlike the last four years, there will be no multi-sport event to look forward to in 2025. However, a year with a regular ...