Number one grandmaster, Magnus Carlsen, has won the inaugural online chess competition at the Esports World Cup. The ...

Magnus Carlsen won the inaugural online chess Esports World Cup held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. For the first time, chess ...

Whether chess is or isn't an esport, or even an actual sport at all, it's now going to be one of the main events at 2025's Esports World Cup. And I think chess is going to work big-time.

Divya Deshmukh creates history as the first Indian woman at the age of 19 to win the FIDE Women’s Chess World Cup 2025. Learn ...

In a stunning victory, 19-year-old Divya Deshmukh clinched the FIDE Women’s World Cup title, defeating India no. 1 Koneru ...

Nineteen-year-old Divya Deshmukh was celebrated at Nagpur airport after her Women's World Cup victory in Batumi, where she ...

According to the FIDE website, the total prize fund accumulated for this year's Women's World Cup was $691,250. Here is how ...

Alexandra Goryachkina won the previous FIDE Women's Chess World Cup in 2023. Dipayan Bose/NurPhoto via Getty Images The top three seeds are all Chinese - Lei Tingjie, Zhu Jiner, and Tan Zhongyi.

R Praggnanandhaa began the third day of his epic final with Magnus Carlsen in the FIDE World Cup on a strong note but the day, and match, ended as predicted: Carlsen, the world no. 1, winning his ...

Chess is getting ready to make its foray into Esports with teams recruiting top players ahead of this summer's Esports World Cup, hoping to attract new audiences as the game continues to grow in ...

Teenager shows great fighting spirit to hold veteran Koneru Humpy to two draws before prevailing in rapid format ...

India has become a major power in international chess led by its highest-ranked player, Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa.