The Latest Breaking News from Candidates

Geneva lands world chess title match as Gukesh and Sindarov set to make history

Geneva will host the world chess championship from 25 November, where Gukesh Dommaraju and Javokhir Sindarov will contest the youngest title match ever

The Guardian - US · Jul 28

Hou Yifan, women’s world No 1, stars in rare appearance at Global Chess League

The four-time women’s world champion, ranked the No 2 all-time woman after the retired Judit Polgar, showed that she retains her skills

The Guardian - UK · Dec 26, 2025

Russians absent from world chess top 10 for first time since official lists began

A poor outing from Ian Nepomniachtchi brought up an unlikely first but Serjey Karjakin made a strong comeback at Blitz last week

The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2025

Candidates Chess: Gukesh jumps into joint lead

NAGPUR: Playing with patience and waiting for the opponent to make a mistake gave D Gukesh the desired result as the 17-year-old caught up with Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia in the Candidates Chess lead on Tuesday.

The Times of India · Apr 11, 2024

Pragg forces Firouzja to split point; Vidit, Gukesh play a draw; Vaishali holds Humpy in Candidates chess

NAGPUR: Safety first was the approach on the opening day in the Candidates chess tournament at the Great Hall in Toronto, Canada, on Friday.

The Times of India · Apr 5, 2024

R. Vaishali becomes India’s third female chess Grandmaster

R. Vaishali became India's third female Grandmaster, joining Koneru Humpy and Dronavalli Harika. At 22, she achieved the 2500 Elo points needed to get the title at the Llobregat Open tournament in Spain.

The Hindu · Dec 2, 2023

Chess: Nakamura and Firouzja at risk as Fide Grand Swiss opens on Isle of Man

The world Nos 3 and 4 are battling for two Candidates places in the $460,000, 114-player event, but both started slowly while rivals who prepared with non-stop blitz began with wins

The Guardian - UK · Oct 27, 2023

Praggnanandhaa takes a giant leap, achieves career-high 2727.2 rating to become India No. 3, World No. 20

NAGPUR: Youngest World Cup chess finalist R Praggnanandhaa has reached a new high in his budding career. The 18-year-old has jumped nine places to achieve a career-high 20th rank in the world and has become India's new No. 3 behind his Chennai mates D Gukesh and mentor Viswanathan Anand.

The Times of India · Aug 26, 2023

Elated that Praggnanandhaa has sealed a Candidates berth: Mother Nagalakshmi

NEW DELHI: R Nagalakshmi, mother of teen chess prodigy R Praggnanandhaa, on Friday expressed her joy as her son secured a place in the Candidates Tournament.

The Times of India · Aug 25, 2023

Chess World Cup: Gukesh goes down fighting; Vidit also out

Praggu level with Arjun; winner of their clash today may get candidates spot

The Times of India · Aug 17, 2023