Indian chess grandmaster D Gukesh held ... Gukesh, 18, who became the youngest challenger to the world championship crown, recovered from a defeat in Game 1 and has been improving consistently.

Four-time defending champion GM Ju Wenjun beat challenger GM Tan Zhongyi in Game 3 to level the 12-match series at 1.5-1.5 in the FIDE Women’s World Chess Championship 2025 in Shanghai on Sunday. Game ...

Magnus Carlsen capitalised on a blunder by Hikaru Nakamura to seize the lead in the final of the Freestyle Chess Grand ... in the middle game while playing with black pieces and was handling every ...

Chinese grandmaster Ju Wenjun secured her fifth consecutive Women’s World Chess Championship on Wednesday, defeating ...

GM Tan Zhongyi leads 1.5-0.5 in the 2025 FIDE Women’s World Championship ... of the first six games were decisive after an opening draw — a sign that more fighting chess may be ahead.

Magnus Carlsen holds Hikaru Nakamura to a draw in Game 2 of their blockbuster final to defeat the American GM 1.5-0.5 and win ...

Ju Wenjun has secured her fifth FIDE Women’s World Championship ... The final game of the match was a calm affair. With children making the ceremonial first move, Ju opened 1.e4 and Tan replied ...

The rivals have faced off for gold at 23 of 24 women’s world championships since the tournament began in 1990, including last ...

The World No. 1 also collected the 300,000 USD prize money. The next Freestyle Chess Grand Slam will be held in Las Vegas in July, and is scheduled to take place from July 15-19. The Paris event ...

Chinese grandmaster Ju Wenjun secured her fifth consecutive Women’s World Chess Championship on Wednesday ... putting together a four-game winning streak to take a firm grip of the trophy ...