A large number of Indian GMs will play both events but Viswanathan Anand is missing out
The two best performers in the four-event Grand Prix get entries to the Candidates
The book introduces us to many other characters on the chess circuit, and chess is full of fascinating characters
The Jerusalem Grand Prix is a 16-player knockout
Ding has played extraordinary chess in the past six months
Viswanathan Anand has been a model of brilliance, consistency and, well, niceness for decades. On the eve of the release of his new book, he talks about the journey so far
The Tata Steel India Chess in Kolkata saw Magnus Carlsen register a convincing victory
Alexander Grischuk beat Jan-Krzysztof Duda in the finals of the Hamburg Grand Prix, winning 2.5-1.5 in Rapid tiebreaks
Jan Krzysztof Duda meets Alexander Grischuk in the finals of the Grand Prix at Hamburg
Wesley So is the first official World Champion at Chess960 or Fischer-Random
The World Junior concluded in Mumbai with Polina Shuvalova (Russia) winning the Girls section with 9.5/11 ahead of Mobina Alinasab (9/11 Iran) and Elizaveta Solzhenskina (8/11 Russia)
Wang Hao was the second Chinese GM to qualify for the Candidates, tying for the title at the FIDE Grand Open Chess
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In the U-18 Open, R Praggnanandhaa (7.5/9) has a narrow lead over Shant Sargsyan (7), with Aryan Gholami, Aditya Mittal and Mitrabha Guha (all 6.5) in striking distance
The World Cup finals and the Third-place match both remain dead-locked, with tiebreaks to come
The Quarters saw both Lagrave and Yu riding their luck
The World Cup in Khanty Mansiysk, Russia, turned out to be a disappointment for the large Indian contingent
The World Cup in Khanty-Mansiysk is featuring its usual mix of crazy errors and upsets
The Champions Showdown at St Louis, Missouri consisted of four C960 matches at rapid and blitz controls with delays
The Sinquefield Cup ended in a tiebreak