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Carlsen and Goryachkina are World Rapid 2025 Open and Women Champions, Bronze for Arjun and Humpy

29/12/2025 -

Magnus Carlsen won his sixth World Rapid title scoring 10.5/13 at FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025 Open. He needed just a draw in the final round to become a clear champion. In the penultimate round, he defeated Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus (TUR) whom the World no.1 touted as the strongest 14-year-old he has ever known. Vladislav Artemiev drew all four of his games to finish second 9.5/11. Arjun Erigaisi defeated Aleksandr Shimanov to score 9.5/11 and finish third on tie-breaks. Arjun became the second Indian after Vishy Anand to win a medal at a World Rapid Championship. GM Aleksandra Goryachkina defeated GM Jiner Zhu (CHN) 1.5-0.5 in the Playoffs to win the Women's event. Jiner secured second place. GM Humpy Koneru secured a Bronze medal scoring 8.5/11. She missed a win in the endgame in the last game of the day, for two days in-a-row. This time against IM Savitha Shri B. A total of 13 rounds in Open and 10 rounds in Women Blitz games will be played today. Round 1 starts today at 2 p.m. local time, 4:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Shahid Ahmed

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Christmas Puzzles 4 – Retractors

28/12/2025 -

These days it is not easy to challenge anyone with problems or studies. Loading the PGN and clicking Start will usually get you the solution in seconds. So we are trying to provide you with "computer resistant" puzzles in this year's Christmas Puzzle Week. Today the subject is taking back a move in a given position and looking for a move to fulfil the condition. As in this 100-year-old problem by Thomas Dawson: it requires you to take back one move and then mate the opponent in two. Can you think how? Photo: ChessBase

Deepan Chakkravarthy Scores 6/6 after 1st Loss at Athens of The East

28/12/2025 -

Things are heating up at the Athens of the East after 7 rounds. GM Deepan Chakkravarthy, who suffered a loss in the first round of the event against CM Aarav A, is now leading the event with 6/7 points and is half a point ahead of the field. For second place, it's a tie between 6 players right now: GM Srihari L R, GM Aleksandrov Aleksej, GM Fedorov Alexei, Sri Sai Baswanth P, GM Laxman, R.R., and FM Jai Sankar Subramanian. All the mentioned players are on 5.5/7 points. The hero of the starting rounds, Sharnarthi Shlok suffered a Loss against Sri Sai Baswanth P in the 6th round, but he held a draw with IM Srihari L in the 7th round, and now he is on 5/7 points. Aarit Kapil from Delhi won his 7th round against IM Gochelashvili David, and he will be facing GM Vladimir Burmakin in round 8. The action of round 8 will start from tomorrow at 10 am IST, and now only 1 round will be played on each day in the last 3 days. Photo credit: IA Vijayaraghavan V/Ananthi Chess Academy

World Rapid 2025 Day 2: Humpy and Jiner emerge coleaders

28/12/2025 -

The reigning and defending champion, GM Humpy Koneru and GM Jiner Zhu (CHN) are the coleaders at FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025 Women. They will inevitably clash against each other in Round 9. Humpy crushed IM Sara Khadem (ESP) to gain sole lead after Round 7. Then she missed few winning chances against GM Aleksandra Goryachkina in the following round, allowing Jiner to catch up with her. GM Harika Dronavalli is among the ten pursuers at 6/8 each. In the Open section, GM Vladislav Artemiev handed the World no.1, GM Magnus Carlsen (NOR) his first loss of the event in Round 7. Currently, Artemiev and GM Hans Niemann (USA) are the coleaders at 7.5/8 each. Carlsen is trailing by a half point with GM Alexey Sarana (SRB), GM Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus (TUR) and GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB) at 7/8 each. Round 10 Open and Round 9 Women starts today at 2 p.m. local time, 4:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Shahid Ahmed

Christmas Puzzles 3 – Just some text

27/12/2025 -

There are chess puzzles which only consist of a line of text, asking you to construct a position or a game that it describes. Some can be awesomely difficult, like the puzzle we first posted 41 years ago. Two world champions were not able to solve it. We tell you about that, and present a new ones, not quite as tough, for you to solve. Photo: ChessBase

Shlok Sharnarthi leading at 5th Athens of The East GM

27/12/2025 -

The 5th Athens of the East International Grandmaster Open is currently taking place in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. Organized by the Ananthi Chess Academy, this event is a major part of the Tamil Nadu Chess Festival.The tournament began on December 24 and will conclude on December 31, 2025. Games are being held at the Amika Hotel.The total cash prize pool is ₹48,00,000 In addition to money, the tournament is famous for giving away 8 brand-new cars, 3 bikes, and 100 cycles to winners in different categories. Untitled Sharnarthi Shlok beat 2nd seeded Grandmaster L R Srihari in the 4th round and GM Alexei Fedorov of Belarus and Sharnarthi Shlok are now leading with 4 points, and now both of the players will face each other in round 5. Youngster Aarit Kapil successfully drew his game against Arpan Das in round 4. Photo credit: IA Vijayaraghavan V / Ananthi Chess Academy

World Rapid 2025 Day 1: Great start for Goutham Krishna, Arjun shows true grit against Carlsen

27/12/2025 -

IM Goutham Krishna H made a great start at FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship 2025 Open. He scored an unbeaten 4/5 against all-star opponents. World no.1, Magnus Carlsen (NOR), Arjun Erigaisi and World Champion, D Gukesh are in a five-way lead 4.5/5 with Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) and Vladislav Artemiev. Arjun showed incredible resilience against Carlsen in the fifth round. GM Sandipan Chanda and GM Nihal Sarin are at 4/5 each. Sandipan played some wild games to score a hat-trick of wins including victories against Levon Aronian (USA) and R Praggnanandhaa in consecutive battles. In the Women's section, GM Harika Dronavalli is trailing the leader by a half point at 3.5/5. Four rounds of Rapid games will be played today in each section. Round 5 starts today at 2 p.m. local time, 4:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Shahid Ahmed

Christmas Puzzles 2 – Not that easy!

26/12/2025 -

Take a look at this position, in which White should mate in two. Looks very easy, and hundreds of readers of the newspaper in which it appeared submitted a solution. But it was not correct. In our Christmas Puzzle week the consummate expert of unusual chess problems, Werner Keym, asks you to look carefully at the position and find a genuine way for White to mate Black in two moves. There are two other problems to solve. Photo: ChessBase

Arjun, Gukesh, Nihal, Pragg to battle Carlsen and co. at World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2025

26/12/2025 -

Press Conference and Draw of Lots were held a day before the start of FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2025. A total of 42 Indians, 29 in Open and 13 in the Women are slated to take part which is the highest ever. Volodar Murzin, Humpy Koneru, Magnus Carlsen, Ian Nepomniachtchi and Wenjun Ju return to defend their World Rapid and Blitz titles. Arjun Erigaisi, World Champion - D Gukesh, Nihal Sarin, R Praggnanandhaa, Pentala Harikrishna, Raunak Sadhwani, Pranav Venkatesh, Aravindh Chithambaram, Surya Sekhar Ganguly, Narayanan S L, Humpy Koneru, Harika Dronavalli, Women's World Cup 2025 champion - Divya Deshmukh and Vaishali R are the top Indians in the fray. Five rounds of Rapid in the Open and four in the Women will be played today. Round 1 starts today at 2 p.m. local time, 4:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Shahid Ahmed

ChessBase Christmas Puzzle Week

25/12/2025 -

Christmas day is usually celebrated with a Christmas tree – in problem chess circles occasionally with a puzzle shaped like a Christmas tree. Like this example, composed by the famous Thomas Rayner Dawson, 101 years ago. It illustrates the universal principle of symmetry, and how it can be broken in a chess problem. Mathematics professor Christian Hesse delves into the very profound thinking behind the problem. But you are invited to solve it first. Photo: ChessBase

Augustin A wins Magic Square Rapid Rating Open 2025

25/12/2025 -

Augustin A, IM Apoorv Kamble FM Samyak Dharewa scored 8/9 each at Magic Square Rapid Rating Open 2025. Augustin won the tournament on tie-breaks. Apoorv and Samyak were placed second and third respectively. Only Apoorv remained undefeated among them. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹400000. The top three prizes were ₹30000 + trophy, ₹20000 + trophy and ₹15000 each. The one-day nine round Rapid Rating Open tournament was organized by Deekshith J, Founder of Magic Square Chess Academy at MG Stadium in Tumkur, Karnataka on 30th November 2025. This is Augustin's sixth overall, first rating tournament triumph of the year. Photo: Magic Square Chess Academy

How four schoolboys are using chess for social impact

24/12/2025 -

There is a certain simplicity in how meaningful initiatives begin. In this article, we look at one such story that started with four schoolboys and a game they loved. Aaditya, Nehan, Krish, and Vivaan are young chess players from Mumbai who chose to share the joy of chess with more people. They named the initiative Chess4Change. It began as a few teaching sessions at the AngelXpress Foundation in Sewri and slowly grew into something larger, moving from in-person workshops to online sessions, and later into partnerships that helped distribute chess sets in tribal schools and pediatric care centres. These little kids have touched many lives through their journey. Read the article to see how sharing a game became a way of giving back. Photo: Mid-day

Cheniram Pegu clinches 1st Arunachal Pradesh Chess Festival Below 2000 Rating B 2025

24/12/2025 -

Cheniram Pegu, Soram Rahul Singh, Vigneshwaran S and Amartya Saumitra Gupta scored an unbeaten 7.5/9 each at 1st Arunachal Pradesh Chess Festival Below 2000 Rating Category B 2025. Cheniram won the tournament on tie-breaks. The remaining three were placed second to fourth respectively. The total prize fund of the festival was ₹3500000, ₹1200000 in Category B. The top three prizes in B were ₹200000, ₹150000 and ₹100000 along with a trophy each. The four-day nine round Below 2000 Rating tournament was organized by All Arunachal Pradesh Chess Association at Padi Yubbe Indoor Stadium in Ziro, Arunachal Pradesh from 5th to 8th December 2025. This is Cheniram's fifth overall, second rating tournament triumph of the year. Photo: All Arunachal Pradesh Chess Association

Peng Li Min prevails at Jura Open 2025, C R G Krishna third

24/12/2025 -

GM Peng Li Min (SUI) scored an unbeaten 6.5/7 to win Jura Open 2025. He finished a half point ahead of the rest. IM Tom Decuigniere (FRA) scored 6/7 to secure second place. IM C R G Krishna edged past five other players on tie-breaks to finish sixth scoring 5.5/7. C R G's sole loss of the event was against the eventual champion, Peng in Round 6. The top three prizes were CHF 1200, 800 and 500 each. The three-day seven round Rating Open tournament was organized by Échiquier BruntrutainÉchiquier Bruntrutain at Espace Auguste-Viatte in Porrentruy, Switzerland from 28th to 30th November 2025. Unlike other events, the first three rounds were played in Rapid time control and the last four in Classical. Photo: Official site

Alpine SG Pipers ends Triveni Continental Kings' two-year reign to win Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2025

24/12/2025 -

Triveni Continental Kings started Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2025 with a victory over Alpine SG Pipers. However, ASGP finished the event with two emphatic victories in the Finals to end the champion's two-year-long reign. Alireza Firouzja (TCK) scored the lone win for their team in the first Final match. Anish Giri, GM Nino Batsiashvili and Leon Luke Mendonca were the victors for ASGP. In the second match, GM Alexandra Kosteniuk (TCK) scored the only win for their team. Fabiano Caruana, Giri, R Praggnanandhaa and Leon scored the wins for ASGP and ensured the team wins the event for the first time. PBG Alaskan Knights both tie-break matches against Ganges Grandmasters to finish third. World Champion, D Gukesh lost, drew the next two and then won against Vishy Anand in tie-breaks. Arjun Erigaisi won three consecutive games against Vincent Keymer before finishing with a loss. Photo: IA Vivek Sohani

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