NEW DELHI: French Grandmaster Alireza Firouzja was crowned champion of the fourth edition of the Chennai Grand Masters after holding Indian GM Arjun Erigaisi to a draw in the final round on Wednesday, while world champion D Gukesh endured a disappointing campaign, finishing last in the elite tournament.Firouzja finished the competition with 4.5 points after…
NEW DELHI: Do you remember the feeling of sitting your Class 10 board exam? Very few don’t feel butterflies in their stomach beforehand. For India’s 98th Grandmaster (GM) Aswath S, the board exam meant putting the chessboard, his lifelong companion, aside for four months, from the start of the year until April, for the sake…
Indian Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi (PTI Photo) Indian Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi’s bid to qualify for the Esports World Cup (EWC) 2026 ended in heartbreak as Dutch Grandmaster Benjamin Bok edged him 2-1 in sets in the final of the India Rising: Road to EWC at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai last Saturday.Bok sealed the…