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Indian male chess players have fallen out of the top 10 in FIDE's world rankings for the first time in over two years, with Arjun Erigaisi now the highest-ranked at 11th. This shift is attributed to recent poor results and the strong performances of Uzbek competitors.
Magnus Carlsen said Uzbekistan’s Javokhir Sindarov is a more rounded player than India’s reigning classical world champion D Gukesh.
Uzbekistan’s Javokhir Sindarov clinched the Candidates Chess Tournament in Cyprus with a round to spare to emerge as the challenger for World Chess Champion D Gukesh.
American Hans Niemann, who has been accused of cheating in chess, said the legendary Bobby Fischer is his greatest inspiration.
Aryan Chopra of India played out a quick draw in the ninth and final round of the Freestyle Open of Grenke Chess to deny Magnus Carlsen the top spot.
IM Goutham Krishna from Thiruvananthapuram was one of the standout young players at the World Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2025 in Doha.
Magnus Carlsen clinched his sixth World Rapid Chess Championship in Qatar.
D Gukesh lost to Nodirbek Abdusattorov on the penultimate day of the World Rapid Chess Championship to trail the event leaders by a full point.
However, Magnus Carlsen emerged the overall champion of Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour across five legs.
Magnus Carlsen and Hou Yifan have been World No 1 men’s and women’s players for more than a decade.
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