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There are still two places available in the 2024 Candidates Tournament. One of these places will go to the player with the highest Elo rating in the January 2024 world rankings who has not yet qualified for the Candidates Tournament. A tournament was therefore organised at short notice in Chennai, India, to give Erigaisi and Gukesh a better chance to qualify. Leinier Dominguez tried his luck at the Sunway Sitges Open, while Alireza Firouzja now suddenly has a chance to gain Elo in a series of ma...

Pranav also claimed the the U-14 Open gold end with 9 points from 11 rounds, a day after fulfilling the requirement to become India’s 76th Grandmaster.

Who exactly is the teenage Uzbek chess star Nodirbek Abdusattorov, who dethroned Magnus Carlsen as World Rapid Chess Champion?

Who exactly is the teenage Uzbek chess star Nodirbek Abdusattorov, who dethroned Magnus Carlsen as World Rapid Chess Champion?

Who exactly is the teenage Uzbek chess star Nodirbek Abdusattorov, who dethroned Magnus Carlsen as World Rapid Chess Champion?

In the last three days the number of leaders at the Sunway Sitges Open has always doubled, and by now the leading group consists of eight players with 6.5/8 each. Among them is the young Indian Arjun Erigaisi (pictured) who won a fine attacking game in round eight. But most of the top matches in round eight ended in a draw which allowed a number of players to catch up to the leaders. | Photos: Rupali Mullick