Indian Grandmasters Lalit Babu and Neelotpal Das scored impressive victories in the eighth round to jump into a joint three-player lead, along with GM Gharibyan Mamikon, in the Mumbai International ...

While Magnus Carlsen successfully defended his Norway Chess title with 16 points, world champion D Gukesh (14.5 points) finished third.

Also, Chinese GM Wei Yi came sixth with 9.5 points. Magnus Carlsen during a match. (HT_PRINT) Carlsen’s current Elo rating is 2837, which is more than 30 points clear of second-placed Nakamura.

Arjun Erigaisi is the new India No. 1 and overtaking D Gukesh in the updated FIDE rankings. In the June FIDE rankings, Erigaisi occupies third position, ahead of Gukesh, who is now fifth with 2776 Elo ...

The final result of the two-week tournament in Stavanger, Norway also gave a fair idea that the old guard is here to stay, with 34-year-old Carlsen and 32-year-old Caruana finishing in the top-two ...

Ice-cool Carlsen smiles away after Arjun Erigaisi lands shock Armageddon checkmate: WATCH Updated on: 07 June,2025 07:49 PM IST | Stavanger (Norway) mid-day online correspondent | ...

And then he (Wei Yi) missed this Bishop h7, which was kind of cute,” said Gukesh after his third Classical win in the tournament, with the two previous ones coming against world No 1 Carlsen and ...

Reigning world champion D Gukesh crossed another hurdle, beating China's Wei Yi in the ninth and penultimate round to earn three full points and emerge as a top contender, along with Norwegian ...

Reigning world champion D Gukesh and legendary Magnus Carlsen are leading the race to win Norway Chess, going into the final round of the tournament. Carlsen is leading the race with 15 points to his ...