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Yeoh Li Tian becomes the first-ever Grandmaster of Malaysia

08/08/2025 -

It has been a long time coming, but Malaysia finally has a chess grandmaster in 26-year-old Yeoh Li Tian. This milestone comes 51 years after the formation of the Malaysian Chess Federation in 1974. With this achievement, Yeoh joins an elite group of about 2000 players recognised by the World Chess Federation (FIDE) for their mastery of the game. Quah Seng Sun writes about this historic feat. He is a former chess columnist in The Star from 1980 to 2012. Yeoh earned his final GM-norm at Chess Hub - MCF 1st GM Invitational tournament 2025. He also became champion in it. Get to know about his journey in chess, etching his name in the Malaysian history forever. Photo: Malaysian Chess Federation

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Quantbox Chennai GM R1: Keymer, Arjun, Leon, Diptayan and Pranesh make a winning start

08/08/2025 -

Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters 2025 is off to a great start. Arjun Erigaisi and Vincent Keymer (GER) scored the wins in the Masters section. Leon Luke Mendonca, Diptayan Ghosh and Pranesh M won their respective games in the Challengers. Arjun got the better of Awonder Liang (USA) who could not navigate his attack well. Nihal Sarin had an opportunity to bounce back in the endgame after an initial mistake. Unfortunately he could not find it in low time. Jorden van Foreest (NED) quite possibly played the most exciting game of the round after he sacrificed his knight against Vidit Gujrathi. Both player could not capitalize on their game and it ended in a draw. Round 2 starts today at 3 p.m. IST. Photo: Anmol Bhargav

Marium Fatima clear first at 47th Barbera del Valles B 2025, Pratik Gengaje second and Parth Moghe third

07/08/2025 -

Marium Fatima scored an unbeaten 7.5/8 to win XLVII Barbera del Valles Open B (<2099) 2025. The teenager finished a half point ahead of the rest. Pratik Gengaje scored 7/8 to finish second. Four players scored 6/8. Out of them, Parth Moghe was placed third due to better tie-break scores. The top three prizes in Open B were €400, €300 and €250 each respectively. The nine-day eight-round Swiss League Rating tournament was organized by  Marina Ponsa Alcubierre at Barbera del Valles in Barcelona, Spain from 4th to 12th July 2025. The tournament was truncated by one round due to a force majeure situation. This is Marium's second rating tournament triumph of the year. Few months ago she won Bihar State Women Rating 2025. Photo: FI Niklesh Jain

Zaven Andriasian dominates MRU Blitz 2025, Velavaa Ragavesh third

07/08/2025 -

GM Zaven Andriasian scored an unbeaten 10/11 to win MRU Blitz Rating Open 2025. It was part of Vilnius Open 2025. He finished a whopping 1.5 points ahead of the field. Three players - FM Andrey Levitskiy (UKR), CM Velavaa Ragavesh and IM Vaidas Sakalauskas (LTU) scored 8.5/11 each. They secured second, third and fourth place respectively according to tie-breaks. Velavaa drew against the eventual winner of the tournament, Zaven in the ninth round. The total prize fund was €500. The top three prizes were €100, €70 and €50 along with a medal each. The one-day eleven round Blitz Rating Open tournament was organized by Public institution Chess World, MRU SSC and Vilnius Chess Club at Mykolas Romeris University in Vilnius, Lithuania on 11th July 2025. Velavaa gained 108.85 Blitz Elo rating points at this event. Photo: Vilnius Chess Club

Pranav Venkatesh beats Kazybek Nogerbek in a Wild Card match to earn his place at FIDE Grand Swiss 2025

07/08/2025 -

In a battle of two World Junior champions, the current champion, GM Pranav Venkatesh defeated the former champion, GM Kazybek Nogerbek (KAZ) 1.5-0.5. The match was for a Wild Card entry into the FIDE Grand Swiss 2025. Pranav did not qualify via rating, thus he had to play this match. The first game was a draw, Pranav won the second one, which resulted in him winning the match. A total of 18 Indians, 13 in Open and five in Women have qualified to FIDE Grand Swiss and Grand Swiss for Women event respectively. It will take place from 3rd to 15th September in Samarkand, Uzbekistan next month. Photo: Asian Chess Federation

World Champion D Gukesh to face World Cup winner Jan-Krzysztof Duda in Katowice, Poland

07/08/2025 -

Currently, there is a trend of various matches between two chess players. However, this match is quite a unique one. The reigning 18th World Champion, D Gukesh will battle FIDE World Cup 2023 winner, Jan-Krzysztof Duda. It will be a match of six Blitz games with a time control of 3'+2" each. The match will take place at Rialto Cinema in Katowice, Poland. Silesian Chess Federation and Mokate are organising this event. IM Jakub Seemann became Poland's latest Grandmaster a few days ago. It is a great time for chess fans in Poland. Check out a vlog created by our very own Aditya Sur Roy who is present at the venue. Catch all the action live on our youtube channel today from 10 a.m. local time, 1:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Official site

Subrota Biswas clear first at GM Zia Memorial 2025, Kushagra Mohan third

06/08/2025 -

FM Subrota Biswas scored 8/9 to win GM Zia Memorial Rating 2025. He finished a half point ahead of the rest. Late GM Ziaur Rahman's son - FM Zia Tahsin Tajwar (BAN) and IM Kushagra Mohan scored 7.5/9 each. They secured second and third place respectively according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund of the tournament was Tk 500000. The top three prizes were Tk 150000, 100000 and 75000 each respectively. The seven-day nine round Rating Open tournament was organized by Tasmin Sultana and Bangladesh Chess Federation at Bangladesh Chess Federation in Dhaka, Bangladesh from 5th to 11th July 2025. Subrota faced all four IMs who took part in this event. He managed to beat three out of them and suffered only one loss. Photo: Bangladesh Chess Federation

Anirudhha Potawad wins 3rd G H Raisoni Memorial Pune Rapid Rating Open 2025

06/08/2025 -

Four players - FM Anirudhha Potawad, IM Kushagra Mohan, Viresh Sharnarthi and IM Akshay Borgaonkar scored 8/9 each at 3rd G H Raisoni Memorial Pune Rapid Rating Open 2025. Anirudhha won the tournament due to better tie-break scores. The remaining three were placed second to fourth respectively. Anirudhha lost to Kushagra in the last round. Before that he defeated Viresh and Akshay. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹300000. The top three prizes were ₹51000 + trophy, ₹30000 and ₹26000 each respectively. The one-day rapid rating tournament was organized by G H Raisoni Sports and Cultural Foundation and Kalpana Prakash Welfare Foundation at G H Raisoni Institute of Engineering & Management in Pune, Maharashtra on 13th July 2025. This is Anirudhha's fourth overall, third rapid rating tournament triumph of the year. Photos: Ravindra Potawad

Arjun, Vidit, Nihal, Karthikeyan and Pranav set to battle top players at Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters 2025

06/08/2025 -

Chennai Grand Masters continues to be the strongest classical super tournament to take place in India. The average rating of the Masters section is 2700. For, Challengers, it is 2558. Masters participants - Arjun Erigaisi, Anish Giri (NED), Vincent Keymer (GER), Vidit Gujrathi, Jorden van Foreest (NED), Awonder Liang (USA), Nihal Sarin, Ray Robson (USA), Karthikeyan Murali and Pranav V. Challengers - Abhimanyu Puranik, Aryan Chopra, Leon Luke Mendonca, Pranesh M, Iniyan Pa, Diptayan Ghosh, B Adhiban, Harika Dronavalli, R Vaishali and IM Harshavardhan G B. The event is sponsored and supported by Tamil Nadu Government and Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu. The total prize fund is ₹1 Crore, for Masters it is ₹7500000, an increase of 50% from previous edition. The top three prizes are ₹2500000, ₹1500000 and ₹1000000. Round 1 starts tomorrow 7th August at 3 p.m. IST. Photo: Anmol Bhargav

Divya Deshmukh's amazing chess career in pictures

05/08/2025 -

Divya Deshmukh winning the FIDE Women's World Cup 2025 is a phenomenal moment for Indian chess! She became the fourth Indian woman to achieve the Grandmaster title. What makes her achievement even more extraordinary is that she didn’t have a single GM norm before the event. With this, Divya has entered the top 15 in the women's rating list. The 19-year-old has also qualified for the FIDE Women's Candidates 2026. Recently, Divya reflected on her journey through some of the most memorable pictures of her career. Let's have a look at it in this article. Photo: Andrei Anosov

Abhishek T M clear first at 7th Ayodhana Rating Open 2025

05/08/2025 -

Abhishek T M scored an unbeaten 8/9 to win 7th Ayodhana Rating Open 2025. He finished a half point ahead of the competition. Three players - Karan J P, Pradeep Tiwari and Abhijith U scored 7.5/9 each. They secured second, third and fourth place respectively according to tie-breaks. Abhishek drew with the eventual runner-up, Karan in the penultimate round. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹400000. The top three prizes were ₹70000, ₹50000 and ₹30000 along with a trophy each. The tournament was organized by Chess Players' Parents Forum, Guwahati, Assam at Assam Down Town University in Guwahati, Assam from 8th to 13th July 2025. This is Abhishek's first rating tournament triumph of the year. Photo: Assam Down Town University

Yuri Solodovnichenko triumphs at 5th La Plagne Masters 2025, Iniyan Pa second and Nitish Belurkar third

05/08/2025 -

GM Yuri Solodovnichenko (UKR) scored an unbeaten 7.5/9 to win 5th La Plagne Masters (>1900) 2025. Five players - GM Iniyan Pa, IM Nitish Belurkar, IM Harikrishnan A Ra, IM Svyatoslav Bazakutsa (UKR) and GM Christian Bauer (FRA) scored 7/9 each. They were placed second to sixth respectively according to tie-breaks. The top four remained undefeated. Harikrishnan earned his final GM-norm to become India's 87th Grandmaster. The total prize fund was €20000 in Masters. The top three prizes were €3500, €2500 and €1800 along with a trophy each. IM Nitish Belurkar scored his second GM-norm. FM Suyog Wagh scored an IM-norm. IM Sanket Chakravarty and Suyog scored 6.5/9 each. They secured eighth and ninth place respectively. Ananya Khadelwal won the Amateur (<1600) event scoring 7.5/9. Photo: Manuel Maulet/Club d’Échecs du Bassin Annemassien

Michael Concio Jr. perfect at 1st Bangkok Summer Open 2025, Nithin Babu second and Sayantan Das third

05/08/2025 -

IM Michael Concio Jr. won 1st Bangkok Summer Open 2025 with a 100% score 9/9. He won the tournament with a round to spare and finished a whopping two points ahead of the rest. Nithin Babu and GM Sayantan Das scored 7/9 each to secure second and third place respectively according to tie-breaks. The top three prizes were THB 70000 + trophy, 30000 + Gold medal and 12000 + Silver medal each. Shubham Shukla won the Challegers (<2000) event scoring 8.5/9. N Tarun finished third in it 6.5/9. They won THB 20000 + trophy and 3500 + Silver medal respectively. Nithin finished third in the Blitz Open scoring 7/9. He got THB 2500 + Silver medal. This is Shubham's fifth overall, second rating tournament triumph of the year. Photo: Miguel Concio

Iniyan Pa clinches 2nd Dole Trophy Pasino Grand Aix 2025 Masters via Playoffs

04/08/2025 -

GM Iniyan Pa defeated GM Jan Malek (POL) 1.5-0.5 in Playoffs to win 2nd Dole Trophy Pasino Grand Aix 2025 Masters (>2100). In the ninth round, Malek won against the sole leader, GM Pavel Eljanov (UKR), propelling himself to the top. Iniyan being in a virtual must-win situation versus Poland's latest Grandmaster, Jakub Seemann, also was in the same boat. Iniyan won that game to insert himself in the Playoffs with Malek. Thus, Malek secured second place, Eljanov third. The total prize fund was more than €30000. The top three prizes were €8000, €5500 and €3500. Total 17 players scored 18 different norms - 2 GM, 11 IM, a WGM and 3 WIM-norms. Indians earned three IM-norms and a WIM-norm. Photos: Shahid Ahmed

Hriday Garg wins Bronze at 23rd ASEAN Under-10 Open Age Group Championship 2025

04/08/2025 -

Xuan Phuong Nguyen (VIE) scored 8/9 to clinch Gold at 23rd ASEAN Under-10 Open Age Group Championship 2025. He finished a half point ahead of the rest. Hoang Tan Vinh (VIE) scored sole 7.5/9 to secure a Silver medal. Hriday Garg earned a Bronze medal scoring 6.5/9. He lost the eventual Gold medalist, Xuan in Round 4 and defeated the Silver medalist, Tan Vinh in Round 3. The reigning Delhi State Under-9 Open 2025 champion, Hriday won the sole medal for India at this event. The seven-day nine round Rating tournament was organized by ASEAN Chess Confederation, Malaysian Chess Federation, Penang Chess Association in Penang, Malaysia from 2nd to 8th July 2025. Photo: Hriday Garg's fb

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