Judit Polgar was born in Hungary and started playing chess as a child. She became a Grandmaster ... He suffers from arthritis, which forced him to miss championship matches in order to seek treatment.

According to Freestyle Chess' official website ... Carlsen’s comments came after his jeans scandal at the Rapid and Blitz Championship in New York. From India, we will also have Gukesh in ...

One of the key talking points heading into the tournament is Gukesh Dommaraju's first appearance since becoming the new and the youngest chess world champion ... Carlsen will miss the tournament ...

Indian grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa achieved a remarkable comeback to defeat world champion D Gukesh 2-1 in the tiebreaker at Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025, claiming his maiden title.

Indian president Droupadi Murmu honoured D Gukesh, the youngest world chess champion, with the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award. At 18, Chennai-born Gukesh stunned everyone and won the World ...

Cecil Moncur as the 2025 Bahamas national chess champion. The prestigious tournament concluded in dramatic fashion on January 26, capping off a thrilling 10-player round-robin competition held at ...

Gukesh Dommaraju, an 18-year-old chess grandmaster, recently dethroned reigning world champion Ding Liren to claim the title of 2024 World Chess Champion. This remarkable achievement shows not ...

The Indian juggernaut in international chess remained unstoppable as Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa fought through exhaustion and nerves to defeat world champion D Gukesh in a clash of compatriots ...

Last month, FIDE warned the Freestyle Chess Players Club, which is co-owned by Buettner and Carlsen, that they should not brand the series as a 'World Championship'. Buettner said he negotiated ...