The former world chess champion Garry Kasparov, arguably one of the greatest players in the history of the game, has also made a final ruling on the perennial comparison between Magnus Carlsen and Bobby Fischer
The 2024 World Blitz Championship in Doha will be remembered as the event where Arjun Erigaisi was playing as a champion and did not take the crown. Two exhausting days the Indian Grandmaster of 21 years was not merely a part of the pack, but the undisputed leader of the pack
The feeling of euphoria was strong in India, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi said it was an exemplary accomplishment and millions of people rejoiced when the title came back to the cradle of the game. However, just one year and a half after, the story has changed as a story of celebration to a story of apprehension.
There has been buzz in the chess world since December 2014 when former World Champion, Magnus Carlsen, sat down and had an open-ended interview. As the Candidates Tournament in Cyprus is closer than ever, there were no personalities who did not want to hear what the Mozart of Chess was predicting.
The chess community is in a very shocking and tragic twist of events since the alleged suicide of the Grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky one of the most loved and respected chess personalities in the modern world has shocked the chess community. What has provoked anger and grief on the internet is that more and more netizens … Read more
One of the biggest scandals the chess world faced involved Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi, aka Nepo. The scandal referred to allegations involving pre-arranged draws, and even alleged match-fixing at a high-stakes final blitz match. There is criticism to the fact that FIDE doesn’t punish on the same footing as it was done before; people are demanding much more consistent rule enforcement. The scandal ignited debate over the archaic FIDE regulation and reforms, with particular regard to player conduct and disciplinary action. Indeed, the spotlight focusing on Carlsen’s reputation made it more glaring that keeping chess intact is what’s really important.