Magnus Carlsen is the 2025 FIDE World Rapid Champion. The Norwegian chess star showed incredible composure and bouncebackability to win the title. Carlsen had beaten Hans Niemann to take the sole lead ...
Recently, Dutch Grandmaster Anish Giri seized one such moment to poke fun at reigning chess champion Magnus Carlsen, following an incident at the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships held in ...
A social media clash erupted between Anish Giri and Peter Heine Nielsen after Giri commented on D Gukesh's drawing tendencies. Nielsen criticised Giri's view on player mentality, sparking a heated ...
Dutch GM Anish Giri decided to take an indirect dig at Magnus Carlsen’s World Blitz Championship controversy after Praggnanandhaa beat D Gukesh. It was R Praggnanandhaa’s moment as he reigned supreme ...
3. GIRI DEFEATING CARLSEN IN SECOND GAME - WOULD GO ON TO DEFEAT CARLSEN 2.5 TO 1.5 4. COMMENTATORS SPEAKING TO GIRI ABOUT HIS WIN OVER CARLSEN WHILE MAXIME VACHIER-LAGRAVE (FRANCE) IS PLAYING ALIREZA ...
The Global Chess League is the world's first franchise-based chess league -- think the IPL but on 64 squares -- and attracts some of the world's best players to compete with, and against, each other.
Tensions soared at the Esports Chess World Cup 2025 as Nihal Sarin of India triumphed over Dutch champion Anish Giri, triggering a fit of rage from Giri, who was seen banging his mouse. This incident ...
“Magnus, Magnus,” they screamed. “Giri, Giri,” shouted the rest. It wasn’t the most usual of sights you would see ahead of a game of chess. Normally there would be pin-drop silence. But, the Tech ...