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Vishwanathan Anand joined the live studio during the Women’s World Cup tiebreaks, won by Divya Deshmukh. The ex World Champion provided insightful commentary and answered to questions by the studio hosts.

Asked about cricket and chess in India and how they compare, Vishy Anand was clear, “If you talk to Indians it is best not to compare chess to cricket”

The FIDE Women Candidates Chess 2026 is going to take place in April. It is a major event of The Chess Calendar and features eight qualified players.

The winner of this 8-player double round-robin becomes the Challenger for the chess crown in a match vs the current World Champion Ju Wenjun. In case of a tie for first place after 14 rounds, the playoff determines the winner.

Divya Deshmukh, Humpy Koneru and Tan Zhongyi have just qualified via the World Cup.

Divya Deshmukh is the newly crowned champion and winner of the Women’s World Cup 2025. Congratulations!

After a month of exciting chess battles, it has all come to the all-Indian final match Humpy Koneru vs Divya Deshmukh. The classical games finished 1-1, and the match will be decided in a tiebreak.

The 9th International Chess Festival – Batumi Municipality Cup-2025 is taking place on July 29 – August 08 in Batumi, Georgia. The tournament is separated in 9 categories – A Open, B Open, C Open, U12 Open, U12 Girls, U10 Open, U10 Girls, U8 Open and U8 Girls. The U10 Open sections is a 9 round Swiss system tournament with time control 90 mins + 30 secs / move.

The 9th International Chess Festival – Batumi Municipality Cup-2025 is taking place on July 29 – August 08 in Batumi, Georgia. The tournament is separated in 9 categories – A Open, B Open, C Open, U12 Open, U12 Girls, U10 Open, U10 Girls, U8 Open and U8 Girls. The U12 Girls sections is a 9 round Swiss system tournament with time control 90 mins + 30 secs / move.

The 9th International Chess Festival – Batumi Municipality Cup-2025 is taking place on July 29 – August 08 in Batumi, Georgia. The tournament is separated in 9 categories – A Open, B Open, C Open, U12 Open, U12 Girls, U10 Open, U10 Girls, U8 Open and U8 Girls. The U12 Open sections is a 9 round Swiss system tournament with time control 90 mins + 30 secs / move.

The 9th International Chess Festival – Batumi Municipality Cup-2025 is taking place on July 29 – August 08 in Batumi, Georgia. The tournament is separated in 9 categories – A Open, B Open, C Open, U12 Open, U12 Girls, U10 Open, U10 Girls, U8 Open and U8 Girls. The C Open sections is a 9 round Swiss system tournament with time control 90 mins + 30 secs / move.

The 9th International Chess Festival – Batumi Municipality Cup-2025 is taking place on July 29 – August 08 in Batumi, Georgia. The tournament is separated in 9 categories – A Open, B Open, C Open, U12 Open, U12 Girls, U10 Open, U10 Girls, U8 Open and U8 Girls. The B Open sections is a 9 round Swiss system tournament with time control 90 mins + 30 secs / move.

The 9th International Chess Festival – Batumi Municipality Cup-2025 is taking place on July 29 – August 08 in Batumi, Georgia. The tournament is separated in 9 categories – A Open, B Open, C Open, U12 Open, U12 Girls, U10 Open, U10 Girls, U8 Open and U8 Girls. The A Open sections is a 9 round Swiss system tournament with time control 90 mins / 40 moves + 30 min + 30 secs / move.

To mark International Chess Day 2025, FIDE and Lichess.org hosted a 24-hour global online blitz tournament as an open celebration of chess as a universal language. The response was overwhelming. More than 20,000 players joined the event, making it one of the largest social chess tournaments ever held.

In total, 20,078 players took part, playing 85,252 games and making over 5.5 million moves. The format was a 5+3 blitz, and players could join at any time throughout the 24-hour period, making the event truly global and inclusive.