The Latest Breaking News from Shreyas Royal

England reveal strong Olympiad squads as seniors campaign for gold in Krakow

Top five English grandmasters will feature in Budapest – as will nine-year-old prodigy Bodhana Sivanandan

The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2024

Fast-rising Lu and Lee, both 14, could provide Fischer v Spassky-style rivalry

Lu Miaoyi jumped to the 2400 international master level at Reykjavik, while Alice Lee defeated the US No 1 Irina Krush in St Louis

The Guardian - UK · Mar 29, 2024

Chess: India’s Praggnanandhaa, 18, beats world champion Ding at Wijk aan Zee

The Chennai teenager is being backed by his country’s second wealthiest individual as he bids to win the Candidates at Toronto in April and qualify for a title match against Ding later in 2024

The Guardian - UK · Jan 19, 2024

Chess: Caruana and Nakamura join leaders as Grand Swiss nears finale

The US world Nos 2 and 3 timed their finishing spurts well, but are paired together in Saturday’s penultimate round

The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2023

Chess: World Juniors lacks big names but Maurizzi has potential to be a star

In the 21st century the very best talents have tended to avoid the tournament, in contrast to the 1950s when several winners went on to have successful careers

The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2023

Chess: Britain’s Four Nations league fosters potential grandmaster talents

Generation Z young masters are in contention for GM performances this season, while the revamped chess.com Tour prize fund offers new incentives for the world top 200

The Guardian - UK · Feb 17, 2023

Chess: Magnus Carlsen wins online and will face the new generation at Wijk

Norway’s world champion made a clean sweep of his seven matches in the $210,000 Meltwater Tour final and will take on five of the world’s best teenagers at Tata Steel Wijk aan Zee in January

The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2022

Chess: Shreyas Royal, 13, leads Bavarian Open as records beckon

The London teenager has a chance to become the youngest English player ever to score a grandmaster result

The Guardian - UK · Nov 11, 2022

Chess: Firouzja sweeps Grand Tour while Carlsen v Niemann saga continues

The 19-year-old won the Sinquefield Cup and the Grand Tour in St Louis, while fresh cheating allegations form the backdrop to next Monday’s game between the world champion and the US teen

The Guardian - UK · Sep 16, 2022

Chess: Wesley So wins in Berlin but laments failure to qualify for Candidates

The world No 7 defeated Hikaru Nakamura but missed out on a place among eight Candidates to face Magnus Carlsen for the world championship

The Guardian - UK · Apr 8, 2022