Global Chess League Day 3: Ganges Grandmasters reign supreme

Dubai, 24th June 2023 – The Ganges Grandmasters maintained their dominant streak as they kicked off the third day of the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League (GCL) with yet another impressive victory. They are the only team in the Global Chess League to have three victories out of all three matches. SG Alpine Warriors – Triveni […]

European Solving Championship: Polish solvers regain titles, Lithuanians keep rising

Photo: Eddy van Beers (Belgium, bronze), Kacper Piorun (Poland, gold) and Piotr Murdzia (Poland, silver) The season of the official solving competitions organized by the World Federation for Chess Composition is getting closer to its final and the most important stage: the 46th World Chess Solving Championship in Batumi (September 2-9). The 16th European Chess Solving Championship is in […]

FIDE World Cup 2023: Official website is launched

The official website of the FIDE World Cup 2023 and FIDE Women’s World Cup 2023 is up. All the information related to these competitions can be found there.  The event has seen its combined prize pool boosted to a whopping USD 2.5 million, the single largest one at any chess event in the world.  The knock-out chess […]

Global Chess League: Chess legends face off

The second day of the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League witnessed the debut of Magnus Carlsen, the strongest chess player in the world. Carlsen played his first game against Ian Nepomniachtchi, a two-time challenger for the world crown. SG Alpine Warriors – Balan Alaskan Knights (9-7) The first to face each other were the teams […]