Triveni Continental Kings’ formula for success: Foreign captain, no Indian players, an easy-going culture | Chess News

Alireza Firouzja, the 21-year-old icon player of the Triveni Continental Kings, walked up to the emcee with a wide grin on his face. The Kings had claimed their second title…

Nodirbek Abdusattorov interview: Uzbekistan team looking for revenge from India at next Olympiad | Chess News

The story of the past two Chess Olympiads has been India and Uzbekistan’s rising prowess. The two nations have challenged each other for gold in the past two editions. And…

Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura play out terse draw

Hikaru Nakamura and Magnus Carlsen, the world’s top two ranked players, played out a 48-move draw as the Alpine SG Pipers defeated the American Gambits in their Global Chess League…

Hikaru Nakamura interview: World No 2 on Magnus Carlsen’s ‘we’re not a serious sport’ statement and why he doesn’t mind no-increment rule | Chess News

Ever since the much-talked-about draw between Indian prodigy Nihal Sarin and Daniel Dardha in the Global Chess League in the matchup between PBG Alaskan Knights and Alpine SG Pipers, there…

Drama in GCL: Pieces rolling on the board, players standing up to play and an appeal

Daniel Dardha’s king rolled over on the chessboard more than once before being picked up roughly and slammed onto a square. Nihal Sarin, with his time shaved down to three…

Global Chess League: Presence of legends of the game and spectator-friendly format can revive the sport in Britain

It’s been three decades since the world of chess turned its attention to London when Garry Kasparov and Nigel Short fought over the board in the rebel world championship organised…