Uzbek grandmaster wins Candidates with round to spare
Sindarov, 20, to face India’s Gukesh for world title in fall
Javokhir Sindarov will challenge for Gukesh Dommaraju’s world chess championship this …
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Chess: Gukesh bottom in Prague as world champion, 19, struggles for form ⊕
The youngest ever global title holder has had a hard time this year, but hopes for better in May, when he meets Magnus Carlsen in Norway Chess at Oslo, and in the autumn, when he defends his crown
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88 days ago
‘Chess Wimbledon’ starts with world champion challenged by rising stars ⊕⊕
India’s Gukesh Dommaraju takes on Candidates qualifiers and stars who missed out, plus a talent for the 2030s
The annual “chess Wimbledon” at Tata Steel Wijk aan Zee in the Netherlands is unusually in…
7 months ago
Chess: Gukesh wins impressively on Silk Road as Grand Swiss starts in Samarkand ○
The contest in Uzbekistan will qualify two of the eight 2026 world title Candidates, but Nakamura, the world No 2, has controversially preferred a low-rated qualification route
The 11-round $625,000 F…
Chess: Vincent Keymer, 20, routs Indians in their Chennai heartland ○
The German has jumped into the world top 10, while Praggnandhaa advanced to No 4 as he crushed world champion Gukesh in the $325,000 Sinquefield Cup
Germany’s Vincent Keymer, 20, has laid down a marke…
8 months ago
Duda defeats world champion Gukesh in Katowice blitz clash ○
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Katowice in southern Poland hosted a high-profile chess encounter on Thursday as reigning world champion Gukesh Dommaraju faced Polish grandmaster Jan-Krzysztof Duda in a blitz match.
9 months ago
Chess: Carlsen fights off Gukesh in Zagreb as ChessFest returns to Trafalgar Square ○
The Norwegian, 35, lost his second game in a row to the 19-year-old Indian but won a third in “old man’s chess” style, while 20,000 fans are expected in London on Sunday
It looked as if the Carlsen er…
10 months ago
Chess: Carlsen targets last classical hurrah at Stavanger after defeat against Gukesh ○
The world No 1 can still win the event in Norway but he says: ‘It’s a long time since I enjoyed a classical tournament’
Magnus Carlsen’s shock loss to Gukesh Dommaraju was the world No 1’s first class…
Magnus Carlsen slams table after shock loss to Gukesh Dommaraju in Norway ○
Gukesh defeats Carlsen in classical for first time ever
Carlsen punches table, storms out after late blunder
World champion rises to third in Norway Chess table
World champion Gukesh Dommaraju earned hi…
Magnus Carlsen sets early pace as stars collide at Norway Chess ○
Home hope leads after four rounds at Stavanger following his comprehensive victory in the Speed Championship
Magnus Carlsen arrived in vintage form at the start of the Norway Chess tournament. The enc…