Gukesh to face Carlsen in World Cup quarter-finals

IMAGE: India's D Gukesh will face World No 1 Magnus Carlsen for a place in the FIDE World Cup Chess semi-final. Photograph: Kind courtesy FIDE/Twitter Three Indian players D Gukesh, R......

Anand draws with Ivanchuk, slips to fourth position

World Champion Viswanathan Anand played his fourth draw on the trot, sharing the point with tournament leader Vassily Ivanchuk of Ukraine to slip to the fourth spot after the eighth round of the......

Chess GM Ivanchuk robbed at gunpoint in Sao Paulo

In a tragic end to the Sao Paulo leg of the 4th final Masters tournament, Grandmaster Vassily Ivanchuk of Ukraine was robbed at gun point and lost his luggage and valuable belongings enroute to the......

Grischuk beats Ivanchuk to reach World Cup final

Local favouriteGrandmaster Alexander Grischuk of Russia knocked out Ukraine's Vassily Ivanchuk in the semi-rapid tie-breaker to move into the final of the World Chess Cup now underway in Khanty......

Anand loses to Ivanchuk, slips to 3rd position

World Champion Viswanathan Anand suffered a major defeat at the hands of Vassily Ivanchuk of Ukraine to slip to the third position after the sixth round in the Amber Blindfold and Rapid Chess......