How Arjun Erigaisi broke an eight-year jinx to storm onto the World Rapid podium

How Arjun Erigaisi broke an eight-year jinx to storm onto the World Rapid podium | Chess News

Arjun Erigaisi (Image credit: X) NAGPUR: Hope. Heartbreak. Repeat. That has long defined Arjun Erigaisi’s relationship with world championships. For eight years, the script barely changed: promise gave way to disappointment and near-misses piled up into a quiet burden. Until Sunday night, when Arjun finally caught a break, secured a podium finish in the Open…

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Watch: Magnus Carlsen slams table again after loss to India’s Arjun Erigaisi at World Blitz Championship

Watch: Magnus Carlsen slams table again after loss to India’s Arjun Erigaisi at World Blitz Championship | Chess News

Magnus Carlsen slams table again (Screengrabs) World No. 1 and five-time World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen once again grabbed headlines for his emotional reaction at the chessboard on Monday. This time, it happened after he lost to India’s Arjun Erigaisi at the World Blitz Championship in Doha. GM Bibisara Assaubayeva Exclusive: Sindarov’s World Cup win,…

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'One Indian is quite surprising': Dutch No. 1 Anish Giri rates Candidates 2026 line-up, reveals hilarious prep hurdle | Exclusive

‘One Indian is quite surprising’: Dutch No. 1 Anish Giri rates Candidates 2026 line-up, reveals hilarious prep hurdle | Exclusive | Chess News

Anish Giri and R Praggnanandhaa (FIDE Photo) NEW DELHI: When Grandmaster R Vaishali defended her FIDE Women’s Grand Swiss crown last September, it was a wish that her younger brother R Praggnanandhaa would join her on the Candidates 2026 journey. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!The marquee tournament, scheduled from March…

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