The European Championships are nicely poised after nine rounds
The individual European Championships have started in Skopje, Macedonia
The World Team's Championship ended on a sad note for India
Ten national teams fight it out in Astana Kazakhstan at the World Team Championships
Review of 'Game Changer: AlphaZero's Groundbreaking Chess Strategies and the Promise of AI'
The Aeroflot Open saw Kulaots Kaido pull off a stunning victory with 7 points from 9 rounds
The Aeroflot Open restarted a day late due to a bomb scare that led to a Moscow shutdown
The first edition offers $150,000 prize money to a field of 10 strong GMs in a round-robin
Kramnik nearly got another crack at the title in 2013, when he tied with Magnus Carlsen in the London Candidates
Giri received some surreal luck when Sam Shankland resigned in a drawn position
Anish Giri is on 6.5 and Anand is sharing third-fifth on 6 points with Ian Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren
D Gukesh completed his third and final GM norm at the Delhi Open to gain the Grandmaster title at the age of 12 years
The IIFL Wealth Open, which has several sections has just concluded in Mumbai. This has a special Under-13 section with Rs 800,000 in prizes and a total fund of above Rs 20 lakh
The next big event is the King Salman World Rapid and Blitz Championships
In the Asian Continentals, Makati (Manila), there's huge participation
Magnus Carlsen seems to have accepted his classical form was uncertain
Rather than dying, chess has thrived. This is partly because the advent of computers and computer databases has made chess a truly universal sport
In the women's final, Ju Wenjun came back from the brink against Kateryna Lagno
The Agon CEO, Ilya Merezon, is trying to monetise Agon's exclusive contract by seeking a 30-minute delay on move transmission
A Swiss Open requires different types of prep and mindset, compared to round robins. There's little time for specific preparation against a given opponent