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Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Arjun Erigaisi for winning bronze at the World Blitz Championship in Doha. Erigaisi also won bronze in the World Rapid, becoming only the second Indian male after Viswanathan Anand to medal in World Blitz

Magnus Carlsen defended his world blitz crown in Doha, winning a record ninth title after beating Nodirbek Abdusattorov. India’s Arjun Erigaisi settled for bronze, becoming only the second Indian male after Viswanathan Anand to win a World Blitz medal

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi for winning bronze at the World Blitz Chess Championship in Doha. Erigaisi’s achievement, alongside his recent World Rapid bronze, highlights India’s growing prominence in global chess

India’s Arjun Erigaisi and Koneru Humpy won bronze medals at the 2025 FIDE World Rapid Chess Championships in Doha. Carlsen clinched his sixth men’s title, while Goryachkina won the women’s crown after a tie‑break against Zhu Jiner

Arjun Erigaisi and D Gukesh joined Magnus Carlsen at the top after five rounds of the FIDE World Rapid Championships in Doha. Zhu Jiner leads the women’s section with a perfect score, while Koneru Humpy and Ju Wenjun trail with three points

Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi defeated five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand in an all-Indian final to win the Jerusalem Masters. Erigaisi prevailed 2.5-1.5 in blitz tie-breaks, pocketing USD 55,000, while Anand finished runner-up with USD 35,000

The Global Chess League, jointly organised by Tech Mahindra and FIDE, opens ticketing for Season 3 in Mumbai. Matches will be held at the Royal Opera House from December 13 to 24, featuring world champions and rising stars

Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi advanced to the FIDE World Cup quarterfinals with a stunning win over Levon Aronian in Panaji. His knight sacrifice sealed victory, while P. Harikrishna awaits a tiebreaker and other matches head to shorter formats

GM Arjun Erigaisi and GM P Harikrishna drew their Round 5 matches at the FIDE World Cup in Panaji. Arjun missed chances against Levon Aronian, while Harikrishna held Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara. Two Indians remain in contention

Indian GMs Arjun Erigaisi, P Harikrishna and Karthik Venkataraman drew their games with black pieces in Round 4 of the FIDE World Cup in Panaji, while R Praggnanandhaa survived a tense battle with GM Daniil Dubov to secure a draw

Grandmasters Arjun Erigaisi and P Harikrishna scored convincing wins with white pieces, while world champion Gukesh D drew his game as ten Indians featured in Round 3 of the FIDE World Cup 2025 being held in Panaji, Goa

The Global Chess League Season 3 player draft in Mumbai saw PBG Alaskan Knights sign Gukesh Dommaraju and Arjun Erigaisi, while Wesley So joined upGrad Mumba Masters. Six franchises finalized squads ahead of the league, scheduled at Mumbai’s Royal Opera House in December

Arjun Erigaisi held Vincent Keymer to a draw at the Chennai Grand Masters, while Pranesh stunned Abhimanyu in the Challengers, creating tight title battles in both sections of the tournament

Vincent Keymer stayed atop the Chennai Grandmasters table with a draw against Vidit. Arjun Erigaisi followed closely, while Abhimanyu Puranik extended his lead in the Challengers section with another win

Nihal Sarin ended Arjun Erigaisi’s unbeaten run in the Chennai Grand Masters, while Vincent Keymer maintained the lead. In Challengers, Abhimanyu Puranik emerged as sole leader after a crucial win

Vincent Keymer maintained his unbeaten run at the Chennai Grand Masters 2025, defeating Karthikeyan Murali. Arjun Erigaisi, Vidit Gujrathi, and Awonder Liang also won, while standings in the Challengers section remain tight

Vincent Keymer took the sole lead in the Masters section of the Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters 2025 after beating V. Pranav. Robson shocked Vidit, while most other matches ended in draws

Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi advanced to the semifinals of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam, defeating Nodirbek Abdusattorov, while R Praggnanandhaa lost to Fabiano Caruana, eliminating him from the title race

Labelled as the favourite in the six-player double round-robin 'Open' category, Gukesh is scraping the bottom of the points table having lost the opening two rounds

R Praggnanandhaa in joint lead with Uzbek Nodirbek Abdusattorov after the third round of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament