New Delhi: It has been a week of double happiness for Indian grandmaster Nihal Sarin. First, it became an official qualification for the Sports Chess World Cup. Shortly after, the 21-year-old became the first Indian to earn a direct qualification invite to the main event of the inaugural edition of the Esports Nations Cup (ENC)…
Ralph Reichert, head of the Saudi-based esports foundation, with French President Emmanuel Macron. (Image credit: Esports Foundation) The world’s biggest esports tournament will be held in Paris this summer after organizers moved the event from Riyadh due to concerns about ongoing conflict in the Middle East.The 2026 edition of the Esports World Cup will run…
Arvind Chithambaram (second from left) New Delhi: Indian Grandmaster Arvind Chithambaram became the first Indian player to qualify for the Esports World Cup (EWC) 2026 chess main event after winning the Road to EWC qualifier at DreamHack Atlanta.The 26-year-old produced a composed display in the high-pressure rapid format, where matches consist of two 10-minute games…
R Praganandha, Nihal Sarin, and Arjun Erigisi (Special Arrangements) NEW DELHI: 20-year-old Javakhir Sundarov’s memories of outdoing his opponents at the Candidates tournament were still alive when 30-year-old Russian grandmaster Daniil Dubov went 3-0 against him, a stunning feat in the final week of his online qualification lying on Chipthcom. For the Esports World Cup…