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Chess960 or Freestyle chess will soon be the centre of attention. The 1st German Chess960 Championship will take place in Berlin, Germany, on 9 February and in the German spa Weissenhaus at the Baltic see the world's best chess players will compete in the Freestyle Chess G.O.A.T. Challenge. But who invented this form of chess? Chess historian Hans D. Post has been searching the archives. | Picture: Philip Julius van Zuylen van Nijevelt, who probably was the first to come up with the idea of ...

Pragya or Prajna in Sanskrit means intelligence, wisdom, or enlightenment. Last week witnessed India’s “Pragya” scaling amazing heights to touch the moon, literally. On August 23, Chandrayaan-3 made India the fourth nation to soft-land on the moon and

I dont want to tense Praggnanandhaa by saying you have to win -- you should not do that, Sudha Murty told Moneycontrol.

Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa held his own against World Number 1 Magnus Carlsen to secure a draw in the first classical game of the final of the FIDE World Cup Chess here on Tuesday. The 18-year old GM held his own against a fancied and higher-rated opponent and forced a stalemate in 35

The FTX Crypto Cup, kicks off next week with world champion Magnus Carlsen and new rival Alireza Firouzja topping a stellar line-up. The all-play-all tournament is the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour’s second Major of the season and will be held on-site at the Eden Roc Miami Beach in Miami, Florida, from August 15 to 21. On offer is $210K plus an additional $100K tied to the price of bitcoin provided by leading cryptocurrency exchange FTX.

Magnus Carlsen and Jan-Krzysztof Duda defeated Ding Liren and Le Quang Liem respectively to reach the final of the Charity Cup. Much like in the quarterfinals, no tiebreaks were seen in the semifinals. Carlsen and Duda will face off in a 2-set match starting Friday, with each set a 4-game rapid confrontation. | Photo: Lennart Ootes (Archive)

Rating favourites Magnus Carlsen, Ding Liren, Jan-Krzysztof Duda and Le Quang Liem all won their quarterfinal matches at the Charity Cup. Out of the four, only Le needed four games to defeat David Navara, as the remaining three winners of the day managed to knock out their opponents after only three encounters. | Photo: Alina l’Ami