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Keymer takes aim at Gukesh's crown with Chennai Grand Masters win
Keymer's last trip to Chennai was to help Gukesh become world champion - now he has his biggest classical win.
Rafal Oleksiewicz / FIDE
Chess
Experience, defensive prowess the key as Anish Giri charts path to World Championship
"When I play a lot of players, what I immediately see is mistakes," says Anish Giri
Chess
Which is chess' most important format? Frequent switching raises questions
The rapid growth of chess is leading to the proliferation of new formats, which is in turn creating a crowded year-long calendar.
Chess
Meet Awonder Liang: The atypical GM hunting chess' elite
"Chess is a very important part of your life, but it can't really be everything," says USA's Awonder Liang.
Chess
'Speed demon' Nihal Sarin turns to Gukesh's old trainer to fix Classical stagnation
With his peers leapfrogging him in classical chess, Nihal Sarin has turned to GM Vishnu Prasanna to aid him.
Chess
Harika Dronavalli plays Chennai Grand Masters with 2-year-old daughter: 'Happy she could witness my life in a way'
For the first time, Harika's daughter Hanvika is experiencing her mother's world around the chess board.
Chess
Arjun Erigaisi, Anish Giri among top players looking to get into Classical groove at Chennai Grand Masters
CGM brings with it circuit points and the incentive of building form and momentum as the 2026 World Championship cycle starts.
Chess
FIDE Chess rankings for August: Divya Deshmukh reaches career-high rank of 15
Check out the FIDE rankings of the best chess players in the world.
Chess
Global chess is now in the era of Vishy's children
You look around in the chess world these days, you will find a young Indian competing for the top honours.
Chess
Indian chess's latest W: World Cup crown just the start for Divya Deshmukh
It must be a giddy feeling to be associated with Indian chess right now, as Divya Deshmukh joins the list of title holders
Chess
Divya Deshmukh beats Koneru Humpy to win 2025 FIDE Women's Chess World Cup
Divya Deshmukh won the rapid tie-breaks to be crowned the winner of the Women's World Cup.
Chess
Divya rejects Humpy's pressure to draw game 2 and push World Cup final into tie-breaks
Divya walked a tight-rope in search of a win, but avoided Humpy's traps to gain a draw in game 2 of the final.
Chess
Koneru Humpy, Divya Deshmukh draw in game 1 of FIDE Women's Chess World Cup final
Koneru Humpy and Divya Deshmukh played out a draw in 41 moves in game 1 of the Women's Chess World Cup in Batumi, Georgia.
Chess
Koneru Humpy makes it India vs India in 2025 Chess World Cup final
Koneru Humpy will face Divya Deshmukh in the 2025 Women's Chess World Cup final after both Indians beat Chinese top seeds in the semis.
Chess
Teenager Divya Deshmukh slays nerves and seeded players to reach first Chess World Cup final
The 19-year-old is the first Indian to reach the final of the Women's Chess World Cup.
Chess
FIDE Women's Chess World Cup 2025: Humpy leads Indian charge at 107-strong field with an eye on Candidates
All you need to know as R Vaishali, Harikia Dronavalli and other Indians battle chess's best in the World Cup.
Chess
New year, New Pragg: How a change in mentality pushed Praggnanandhaa past Gukesh as India's new no.1
After a middling 2024, Pragg has rebounded in 2025 with three big titles that underline his Candidates bid.
Chess
FIDE Chess rankings for July: R Praggnanandhaa becomes India no.1 in classical
Check out the FIDE rankings of the best chess players in the world.
Chess
Magnus Carlsen's Norway win is just another testament to his greatness
Despite lacking motivation for the format and even questioning the need to play it at all, Magnus Carlsen was still superior to the world's top players at Norway Chess.
Chess
Magnus Carlsen pips D Gukesh to Norway Chess 2025 title
Magnus Carlsen won the Norway Chess title for the seventh time in his career.
Chess
Koneru Humpy finishes joint-first in FIDE Women's Grand Prix Pune; here's how she can qualify for Candidates
Humpy finished joint-top along with Zhu Jiner at the FIDE Women's Grand Prix event in Pune to move to overall second place in the Grand Prix series.
Chess
Koneru Humpy: Mother, World Champion, Queen across the board
Koneru Humpy speaks on motherhood, challenges as a woman in sport, and what it takes to be a champion.
Chess
Former world chess champ Boris Spassky, 88, dies
Boris Spassky, a Soviet-era world chess champion who lost his title to American Bobby Fischer in a legendary 1972 match, has died at the age of 88.
Chess
Erigaisi finds new boards at eSports World Cup but remains focussed on Candidates
Arjun Erigaisi has been signed by Gen G eSports to compete for a $1.5 million prize pool at the 2025 eSports World Cup in Saudi Arabia.
Chess
Gukesh loses quarterfinal against Caruana in Freestyle Chess Weissenhaus
D Gukesh will vie for the fifth to eighth place rankings in the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam at Weissenhaus.
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Eight matches that doomed Louis van Gaal at Manchester United
John Brewin reviews the eight matches that ultimately doomed Louis van Gaal's tenure as manager at Manchester United.
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'I think I'm a better fisherman than Steyn and Morkel'
South African fast bowler Kyle Abbott brags about his angling skills, and confesses to bullying Australians in the Kings XI dressing room
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Was Cozier the last of a golden age of commentators?
The sport and media landscape has changed so much that we may never have definitive voices like his ever again
