This year's Norway Chess will see a star-studded line-up featuring world no.1 and defending champion Magnus Carlsen (Norway), Hikaru Nakamura (USA), Gukesh D (India), Fabiano Caruana (USA), Arjun Erigaisi (India), and Wei Yi (China) among the men while the Norway Chess Women will feature Ju
The event to be held in Stavanger, Norway from May 26 to June 6 will feature World No.1 Magnus Carlsen, World No.2 Fabiano Caruana, World No. 3 Hikaru Nakamura, World No. 4 Arjun Erigaisi, World No. 5 Gukesh D, World No. 9 Wei Yi. This is one of the strongest line-ups in a chess tournament
The future of Indian chess is really in safe hands, with stars like R Praggnanandhaa, Vidit Gujarathi, D Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi, Divya Deshmukh and Vantika Agrawal shaping up to be a generation that is truly 'golden'.
Arjun's journey to the top has been nothing short of phenomenal. His breakout year began in 2022 when he clinched several high-profile victories. In January, he won the prestigious Tata Steel Chess Challengers, and by March he was crowned the Indian National Champion. That summer, he dominat
A late surge by GM Aravindh Chithambaram, which involved winning the last two classical rounds, saw him crowned the Chennai Grand Masters 2024 champion while GM V Pranav remained unbeaten throughout to claim the Challengers title in Chennai on Monday.
Grandmasters Arjun Erigaisi and Levon Aronian are now in joint lead with four points each with Aravindh, after his first win in the competition, while Amin Tabatabaei is half a point behind.
Grandmaster Levon Aronian registered a resounding victory over GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave to close the gap on table-topper GM Arjun Erigaisi, who was held to a draw by GM Parham Maghsoodloo, after the fifth round of the Chennai Grand Masters 2024
Organised by MGD1 and sponsored by the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu, the Chennai Grand Masters 2024 features two categories-Masters & Challengers. With a rating average of 2729, the Masters presents a more competitive field this time around. The debuting Challengers, meanwh
Arjun Erigaisi continued his strong start to the Chennai Grand Masters 2024 on Wednesday by holding the second-highest-ranked player in the tournament, American Grandmaster Levon Aronian, to a draw. Over in the Challengers, Vaishali R, one of two female chess players debuting this year, earn
Arjun Erigaisi, participating in his first home tournament since his historic 2800 ELO Rating, beat compatriot Vidit Gujrathi after five hours of end-to-end action in the opening round of the Chennai Chess Grand Masters 2024 in Chennai on Monday to mark a positive start. Arjun will be aiming