Alexei Shirov - "Nothing against Gukesh, Maybe we shouldn't use words like World Champion... Chess should be like Tennis"

Rohith Krishna S became the Indian 89. Grandmaster (Figure via x/@Chessbaseindia) Rohith Krishna S became the Indian 89. Grandmaster (GM) after he secured his third and final GM standard on Almaty Masters QONAEV CUP in Kazakhstan. The 20 -year performance closed his performance over the Armenian international master Arthur Davtyan in the final round and finished the tournament six points out of nine.

Divya Deshmukh is the first-ever Indian woman to advance to a FIDE Women's World Cup Final (Image via X/@ChessbaseIndia) International Master (IM) Divya Deshmukh scripted history on Wednesday by storming into the final of the FIDE Women’s World Chess Cup, defeating former world champion Zhongyi Tan of China. With this win, Divya also became the first Indian ever to qualify for the Women’s Candidates tournament, which will decide the next challenger for world champion Wenjun Ju.

Humpy in Action vs GM Lei Tingjie at the Fide 2025 Women's World Cup (Figure via x/@Chessbaseindia) The Grandmaster Konero Humpy and 19 -year -old Divya Dehmukh have developed strong performances to make FIDE's first semifinals fido women to force their Chinese rivals. Humpy, playing with black pieces, held the Chinese Tingjie Lei for a comfortable draw, while Divy's solid defense denied victory to the former world champions of women Zhongya.

Magnus Carlsen and D Gukesh before Superunited Rapid & Blitz Leg of Grand Chess Tour (picture via x/@chessbaseindia) With the superior leg of Rapid & Blitz from the Grand Chess Tour on Wednesday in Zagreb, all eyes are again on Magnus Carlsen and Gukesh Dommaraju, because their rivalry continues to cook with tension, potential and now pointed words. Before their rapid and Blitz rise, former world champion Carlsen did not stay when he asked about the ruling world champion.