Building on more than a decade of defining excellence at the highest level of the game, the Grand Chess Tour (GCT) returns in May 2026 with a star-studded roster of elite competitors, a $2 million ...

SAINT LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the 2025 Grand Chess Tour (GCT) returns this April and promises even more excitement and exceptional chess from the world’s top players, ...

Five-time World Champion and World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen, former FIDE World Champion Veselin Topalov, rising Indian star Aravindh Chithambaram and more join tour as Wild Card Contenders Grand Chess ...

Indian Grandmaster Wins Second Leg of the Grand Chess Tour; Takes Home $77,667 Prize In a thrilling playoff finale, Indian Grandmaster (GM) Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu emerged victorious as the 2025 ...

Gukesh Dommaraju, the World Champion in classical chess, once against proved his growing stature as a force to reckon with as a force in the shorter formats by beating American Wesley So in the final ...

Following a $20 million fundraise, the inaugural U.S. tournament will also introduce a live audience along with “Chesstival” - featuring prominent NBA stars LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Freestyle Chess ...

Magnus Carlsen, the world’s top chess player, is bored of chess. Carlsen has spent much of the past year appearing to dismiss the game he has mastered: It was no longer exciting to play, he told a ...

PARIS, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Freestyle Chess Grand Slam tour boss Jan Henric Buettner and all-time great Magnus Carlsen have called on International Chess Federation (FIDE) president Arkady Dvorkovich to ...

Indian chess star R Praggnanandhaa has confirmed his return to the prestigious Norway Chess in 2026, where he claimed his ...

FIDE said that six players have already qualified for the eight-player event, based on their results during the 2025 ...