[ad_1] D Gukesh’s coach, Grzegorz Gajewski, acknowledged the young champion’s aggressive style, saying it was an integral part of his identity and had led him to the world title. (Photo/FIDE) OSLO: Playing chess battles and taking risks on the board “is part of de Gokash’s identity”, his coach Grzygorz Gajewski said in an interview to…
[ad_1] D. Gokesh, Divya Deshmukh, Koneru Hampi, and R. Praganananda (Photo by Mikel Valoza/Norwegian Chess) New Delhi: This year, Norwegian chess returned to the capital Oslo for the first time, after 13 consecutive years in Stavanger. In another change, it won’t be a global number. 1 and five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen’s only classical appearance…
[ad_1] Alireza Feroza playing against Javakhir Sandroof from a special room (screen grabs) New Delhi: A highly unusual scene unfolded on Monday at the Grand Chess Tour’s SuperBeat Chess Classic Romania 2026 when French grandmaster Alireza Feruzja played his classic game against Uzbek prodigy Javakhir Sundarov in a special room while confined to bed due…
[ad_1] D Gokesh’s Viral Celebration (Screen Grab) New Delhi: 2026 World Chess Championship challenger Javakhir Sindarov finally got his revenge against De Gokesh at the Grand Chess Tour Super Rapid and Blitz event in Warsaw, defeating the reigning world champion in their first blitz meeting on Friday.The win came just two days after Gokesh had…
[ad_1] Aarao Sarabalya transforms chess as a material (special arrangements) New Delhi: It was a Round 3 match between Ramesh Babu Praganandha and the eventual winner, Javakhir Sandroof, at the FIDE Candidates Tournament a few weeks ago. 12-year-old Arav Sarabalya, a FIDE Master (FM), had virtually joined the commentary panel of a popular YouTube channel…
[ad_1] Jawaharlal Nehru among the candidates (Photo by Niki Riga) New Delhi: Had this article been written a few days later, the word “possibility” might not have been needed in the headline. It seems more like a matter of time than anything else that Uzbekistan’s Javakhir Sandrov will be announced as the winner of the…