The Latest Breaking News from Magnus Carlsen

Erigaisi Arjun and R Praggnanandhaa - two teenage friends - went toe-to-toe and braincell-to-braincell before the latter emerged winner in their World Cup chess quarterfinal in Baku on Thursday.

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

NEW DELHI: As young GM R Praggnanandhaa on Friday stunned second-seeded Hikaru Nakamura to enter the last 16 of the FIDE World Cup chess tournament in Baku, world no.1 Magnus Carlsen, in a delightful gesture, congratulated the teenage Indian prodigy while his match was still on.

World No 1 lost first game to Germany’s Vincent Keymer through endgame blunder, but finally won 3.5-2.5 after speed tiebreaks

NAGPUR: International Master (IM) Divya Deshmukh bowed out of the World Cup, but with her head held high at Baku in Azerbaijan on Sunday.

There will be major support for England’s international teams, plus a boost for teaching the game in state schools, and a plan to install 100 chess tables in public parks

The seven-time champion Michael Adams, 51, shares the lead in Leicester, while England’s No 1 is preparing to meet the elite in the 206-player knockout in Azerbaijan

D Gukesh of Chennai touched Elo 2750 with two wins in the last two rounds of Turkish League on Thursday. With that, he broke Magnus Carlsen’s record of being the youngest to touch this level of FIDE rating.

The Hungarian gave up competitive play in 2014 but her online commentaries show that she is as sharp as ever