GM Vidit Gujrathi married Nidhi Kataria on April 2 at the luxurious Oxford Golf Resort in Pune, India. The 30-year-old grandmaster is currently number 25 in the world on the live rating list, and Nidhi, 28, is a homeopathic doctor. The couple brok...
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Diana The Dodo
Playing strength: 400
Contrary to popular belief, the dodo...
As announced last December, IM Levy Rozman, aka GothamChess, will host his first-ever “European Tour” this May. The five-country, six-event program over 10 days is bound to enrapt audiences from the U.K. to Poland and everywhere in bet...
GM Magnus Carlsen is about to play the biggest chess game of his life. Not the most important, but the most opponents he's ever faced at once: it's Magnus Carlsen Vs. The World. The event begins on Friday, April 4, when Magnus makes his first…
Challenger GM Tan Zhongyi played the Sicilian Defense and ultimately made a comfortable 39-move draw against Champion Ju Wenjun as the 2025 FIDE Women's World Championship began in Shanghai. "From the first game I think Tan is going to be a v...