"So I think I'm gonna peak in three years, and that's when I'll become the World Champion," said Anish Giri two months ago during Croatia #grandchesstour event. Fast forward: he wins the Grand Swiss, qualifies for the Candidates… looks like the peak might be arriving ahead of

Only in Chennai. You randomly bump into a 2 time International Chess Federation Grand Swiss winner at the airport... Welcome back Vaishali . WACA_Chess

The order is set. The matchups are locked in. 🇺🇸 USA vs India 🇮🇳 Legends, prodigies, and influencers take the stage one by one: 1️⃣ Fabiano Caruana vs Arjun Erigaisi 2️⃣ Tanitoluwa Adewumi vs Ethan Vaz 3️⃣ Carissa Yip vs Divya Deshmukh 4️⃣ Levy Rozman vs Sagar Shah 5️⃣ Hikaru

✨ Throwback to the 2019 Grand Chess Tour Finals in London! ✨ The top four Carlsen, Ding, MVL, and Aronian battled it out in the semifinals. Ding Liren defeated Levon Aronian, while MVL narrowly beat Magnus Carlsen in a thrilling match. In the final, Ding was unstoppable ,

Next stop for Divya Deshmukh ➡️ the less stressful FIDE World Cup in 🇮🇳 Goa, India #FIDEWorldCup

🚨 History in motion! 🇦🇷 11-year-old Faustino Oro has clinched his first GM norm with two rounds to spare at the Legends & Prodigies 2025 tournament, becoming the second youngest ever to do it, only behind World Champion Gukesh D 🇮🇳 It has been a week of milestones for the

Garry Kasparov: “Here you will not know the name of the winner until the very last moment! Enjoy it!” 🎉♟️ The 13th World Champion has already landed in São Paulo for the Grand Chess Tour Finals and is sending this message out to chess fans everywhere. The stage is set, and the

Had a great time at the alternative simultaneous exhibition here at São Paulo Grand Chess Tour! All the players joined in and played a few moves each. Indeed a fun and different experience over the board.

Grand Chess Tour Finals - Round 1 Praggnanandhaa R vs Vachier Lagrave ½-½ 365chess.com/game.php?gid=4… Caruana vs Aronian ½-½ 365chess.com/game.php?gid=4…

Grand Chess Tour Finals - Round 1.2 Vachier Lagrave vs Praggnanandhaa ½-½ 365chess.com/game.php?gid=4… Aronian vs Caruana ½-½ 365chess.com/game.php?gid=4…

Watch how the first decisive game in the GCT Finals unfolded! MVL 1-0 Pragg #GrandChessTour #GCTFinals

European Team Chess Championship 2025 starts this Sunday in Batumi, Georgia! 🤩 #etcc2025 ♟The event will be played from 5-14 October with the participation of 76 teams, 40 teams competing in Open section, and 36 teams will play in the Women's event. The rating favourites of

Grand Chess Tour Finals Fabiano Caruana vs Vachier Lagrave ½-½ 365chess.com/game.php?gid=4…

🔥 Yesterday at the Grand Chess Tour Finals in São Paulo: Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (2738) vs Fabiano Caruana (2789) – Round 2.2 ended in a hard-fought ½-½ 🤝 👉 365chess.com/game.php?gid=4… #Chess #GrandChessTour #365Chess

Grand Chess Tour CEO and Kasparov Chess Foundation Executive Director Michael Khodarkovsky presented Fabiano Caruana with the winner’s trophy. Congratulations to Fabiano on his great victory! 🏆🎊 #Chess #FabianoCaruana #Grandchesstour Photos by Lennart Ootes and Eric Rosen/GCT

European Team Chess Championship 2025 has started in Batumi, Georgia! #etcc2025 The President of the European Chess Union Mr. Zurab Azmaiparashvili and the President of the Georgian Chess Federation Mr. Akaki Iashvili addressed the players and captains, and declared the

Garry Kasparov’s arrival was delayed, but the Legends autograph session still shined with Vishy, joined by Fabiano, Leinier, Levon, Yasser, and Maurice! The GMs had a great time hanging out with chess fans and now we’re all waiting for Garry to join the St. Louis chess scene

Congratulations to Garry Kasparov on winning the Clutch Chess: The Legends! This unforgettable match against Viswanathan Anand marks the grand reopening of the Saint Louis Chess Club in the Chess Capital of America, bringing two of the greatest champions back to the board where

The 7th round of the European Team Chess Championship 2025 has started in Batumi, Georgia! #etcc2025 #chess ♟Today's round was opened by Mrs. Meline Arakelian, Ambassador of Kingdom of the Netherlands to Georgia, who played the first ceremonial move in the game between GM Anish

US Championship 2025 - Round 1 365chess.com/tournaments/US… Wesley So vs Hans Niemann ½-½ 365chess.com/game.php?gid=4…