Magnus Carlsen recovers from wobble to complete double in Kolkata; Arjun Erigaisi slips up | Chess News

Magnus Carlsen overcame a temporary slump of form which saw him get a string of five consecutive draws on Sunday to claim the blitz title at the Tata Steel Chess…

How Arjun Erigaisi took down Magnus Carlsen in 20 moves in a blitz game

In a little less than six minutes and with just 20 moves on the board, Magnus Carlsen, the world’s greatest player of this generation, had waved the white flag of…

How Magnus Carlsen took down Arjun Erigaisi in 40 moves at Tata Steel India chess tournament | Chess News

Magnus Carlsen imposed a defeat in 40 moves over Arjun Erigaisi, the latest entrant of the 2800-rating club, in Round 6 of the Tata Steel India chess tournament at the…

Aravindh Chithambaram fights off Levon Aronian, Arjun Erigaisi for maiden Chennai Grand Masters title | Chess News

GM Aravindh Chithambaram, buoyed by a stunning turn of fortunes in the last two rounds walked away with the Chennai Grand Masters title here on Monday. On an action packed…

Another day, another Arjun Erigaisi peak: 21-year-old jumps to world no 2 in live ratings

Arjun Erigaisi rose to the world no 2 spot in the live ratings (which are updated in real time) on Thursday after beating Alexey Sarana in Round 3 at the…

‘Missed chances’: Arjun Erigaisi holds Levon Aronian to a draw to take lead in Chennai Grand Masters | Chess News

After starting off the Chennai Grand Masters event with a win on Tuesday, favourite Arjun Erigaisi on Wednesday held American GM Levon Aronian, the second-highest ranked player in the tournament.…

Arjun Erigaisi pulls off a heist against Vidit Gujrathi at Chennai Grand Masters | Chess News

At 2.45PM on Tuesday, Vidit Gujrathi was the first one to enter the playing hall at the Anna Centenary Library that is playing host to the Chennai Grand Masters event.…

Magnus Carlsen to play in Kolkata next month vs Arjun, Pragg, Vidit

World No 1 Magnus Carlsen will be in action in Kolkata in November at the 6th edition of the Tata Steel Chess India tournament where the Norwegian will take on…

Global Chess League: With no time increment, Vidit Gujrathi squanders winning position, Magnus Carlsen loses

Hands became furious blurs. Game clocks were slapped senseless. Even the wooden pieces probably were left breathless from the constant darting around the chessboard. There were dramatic, lung-bursting races towards…

Arjun Erigaisi, Gukesh in top 5 rankings after historic Chess Olympiad; Ding Liren out of top 20

India has two representatives in the top 5 rankings in FIDE’s latest published rankings after a historic Chess Olympiad where both the Indian teams won gold medals while there were…