World Chess C'ships: Kasparov picks Gukesh as favourite for title

IMAGE: India's D Gukesh will go against China's Ding Liren in a battle for World title to be held in Singapore from November 25 to December 15. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Michal Walusza/FIDE......

Magnus Carlsen's Last Gambit

A title match requires months of preparation and pulling out of other events, putting together a team of seconds, etc. Carlsen just says he lacks the motivation to do this again. IMAGE: World......

World Chess Game 8: Title slipping out of grip as Anand scores another draw

World champion Viswanathan Anand and challenger Magnus Carlsen played out another quick draw in game 8. This brings Carlsen close to winning the 12-game match. The 22-year-old Carlsen leads 5-3 and......

Harikrishna outwits Canadian GM

Pendalya Harikrishna regained the lead in the eighth Montreal international chess tournament after outplaying Canadian Grandmaster Mark Bluvshtein in an intense fifth round battle of wits. The......