The tournament’s live broadcast caught a sight of Magnus Carlsen sitting back in his chair yawning away while his opponent was hunched over the board trying to diffuse the ticking explosive in front o

World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen recorded a flawless performance, securing victories against S L Narayanan, Wesley So and Arjun Erigaisi, to take the sole lead at the Tata Steel Chess India Rapid Tournament in Kolkata on Thursday.

Arjun Erigaisi moved his way up to No.2 in the rankings after beating Alexey Sarana in the third round of the Chennai Grand Masters 2024 on Thursday, November 7, in Chennai.

Indian chess grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi secured a victory against Amin Tabatabaei in the Chennai Grandmasters Chess tournament, propelling him to the

For the Norwegian, six wins out of nine games culminated into a two-point lead over runner-up R Praggnanandhaa

Starting the day just half a point behind overnight leader Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Magnus Carlsen’s masterful play elevated him to the top of the leaderboard with a commanding five points out of a possible six in the ‘Open’ section.

Magnus Carlsen wins against S L Narayanan, Wesley So and Arjun Erigaisi. Carlsen leads the Tata Steel Chess India Rapid tournament. Aleksandra Goryachkina leads the women's division. Nodirbek Abdusattorov trails Carlsen by half a point.

Magnus Carlsen leads Tata Steel Chess India after winning three games in Round 5, while Aleksandra Goryachkina tops the women's section with five points.