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Eight teams on perfect score as inclusion and lifelong love for chess take center stage in Samarkand
12+ hour, 4+ min ago (1158+ words) Round 2 of the 3rd FIDE Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities brought another day of competitive chess to Samarkand, with eight teams maintaining perfect records and setting up four direct clashes between the leaders in Round 3. Beyond the results, the day…...
Magnus Carlsen loses but Alpine Pipers enter GCL final
4+ hour, 10+ min ago (293+ words) The Times of India BENGALURU: Grandmaster Alireza Firouzja crashed through the defences of World No 1 Magnus Carlsen with the black pieces in 49 moves, as the French GM ensured Carlsenâs first defeat in this seasonâs Global Chess League on…...
Carlsen vs Nepo in GCL final, Alpine APL Pipers face Ganges Grandmasters
10+ hour, 2+ min ago (264+ words) Bengaluru: It’s going to be Magnus Carlsen vs Ian Nepomniachtchi in the final of the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League as the Alpine APL Pipers take on the Ganges Grandmasters in the battle for the top prize on Sunday. The…...
Carlsen suffers first defeat in Global Chess League: Alireza Firouzja beats world No. 1; American Gambits fall short of making it to finals
3+ hour, 16+ min ago (284+ words) Magnus Carlsen suffered his first defeat in the Global Chess League 2026. In the match played in Bengaluru on Saturday, Triveni Continental Kings' Alireza Firouzja defeated him. Despite this, Carlsen's Alpine Pipers reached the final in second place with 18 match points....
Chess coaching leads to explosion in popularity of the sport at Shakaskraal Primary
12+ hour, 44+ min ago (143+ words) Chess is booming at Shakaskraal Primary School, where a development programme has grown from 14 to 46 players in just a few months. The growth follows the North Coast Chess Club’s decision to fund a term of coaching at the school, led…...
Topalov Builds Solid Lead Over Kasparov
7+ hour, 1+ min ago (507+ words) GM Veselin Topalov won both blitz games to take a five-point lead over GM Garry Kasparov at the end of the second day of the 2026 Clutch Chess: The Legends Chess960 match. Topalov leads the match with a score of 8.5-3.5. Kasparov failed…...
2026 Global Chess League: Carlsen Vs. Nepomniachtchi To Play In Final After Both Leaders Lose Last Match
12+ hour, 23+ min ago (1007+ words) GM Magnus Carlsen's Alpine APL Pipers will play GM Ian Nepomniachtchi's Ganges Grandmasters in this year's title match at the 2026 Tech Mahindra Global Chess League. In a rare outcome for a chess tournament, both leaders lost on the final day…...
Timur Turlov and the FIDE election: How a business approach could change global chess
15+ hour, 23+ min ago (94+ words) The FIDE presidential election will take place on September 26 in Samarkand. Among the three candidates is Timur Turlov, president of the Kazakhstan Chess...
Five players share lead in Brilliant Trophy chess
17+ hour, 20+ min ago (161+ words) Hyderabad: Five players — Charvik, Aarush Rao, G. Maanya, P. Nikhil and Gowtham Nanda — shared the lead with three points each after three rounds in the 244th Brilliant Trophy Open Chess Tournament at Brilliant Grammar School, Dilsukhnagar, here on Saturday. Sreesa Sarvana,…...
Salesforce to power the future of chess
13+ hour, 46+ min ago (299+ words) This is a full repertoire after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 focussing on the Evans Gambit as the main weapon. The partnership between FIDE and Salesforce covers the 2026 and 2028 World Championship Matches, the 2027 Women’s Match, and the world rankings. The official world championship matches and…...