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FIDE World Cup 2025 Champion: Javokhir Sindarov Makes History
We have a new World Cup winner. At just 19 years old, <a href="https://chesstv.com/profile/14205483" rel="noopener noreferrer" ta
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FIDE Team Dominates World Women’s Team Championship 2025 — Shuvalova’s 9.5/10 Leads to Gold
November 23, 2025 - Linares, Spain - When Polina Shuvalova agreed to a draw in the final round against <a href="https://chesstv.com/feder
A Wild Day in FIDE World Cup: Esipenko’s Blunder Sends Wei Yi to Candidates 2026
The FIDE World Cup 2025 semifinals in Goa gave us a day of pure drama — the kind of day that reminds you why knockout chess is so unforgiving. The biggest shock
How Chess Tiebreaks Work: Rapid, Blitz, and Armageddon Explained
Football has penalty shootouts. Tennis has tiebreakers. Chess has rapid, blitz, and Armageddon. When Arjun Erigaisi and Wei Yi finished their World Cup quarterfinal tied 1-1 on November 18, they didn't replay the match - they swit
Arjun Erigaisi Eliminated: Wei Yi Wins Tiebreak as Uzbekistan Dominates World Cup Semifinals
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World Cup Quarterfinals: Arjun Erigaisi Misses Win, Heads to Tiebreaks as Yakubboev Reaches Semis
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Ukraine Demands Russian Team Removal From Women's Chess Championship - Tournament Validity at Risk
Ukraine has filed a formal protest demanding the removal of Russian players from the <a href="https://womenscup2025.fide.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" ta
Israel's Chess Legend Calls Federation "Completely Corrupt" - And He's Not Coming Back
Boris Gelfand played for the World Championship. He coached Olympic medal-winning teams. He's the best chess player Israel has ever produced.And rig
World Cup 2025 Controversy: Illegal Move by Maghsoodloo Against Wei Yi Sparks Global Chess Debate
A major controversy erupted at the FIDE World Cup 2025<a
Harikrishna Out, India's Dream Crushed: Arjun Erigaisi Alone Against the World as Martinez Reaches Quarterfinals
FIDE World Cup 2025, Goa - November 16, 2025 - Four tiebreak matches today decided the final quarterfinal spots. India's <a href="https://chesstv.com/profile/50
Top 10 Chess Prodigies Under 18 in 2025: The Next Generation of Chess Superstars
From 11-year-old Faustino Oro breaking records to 16-year-old Ediz Gurel winning Olympiad medals, the youngest chess players in 2025 are rewriting history. Here's the complete ranking of the world's most brilliant young chess talents.<stro
Ediz Gurel: Turkiye’s Youngest GM Who Beat the World Champion
Turkey’s youngest-ever grandmaster, earning the title at age 15 in 2024, has already achieved what many players dream of: defeating reigning World Chess Champion Gukesh Dommaraju in classical play. <a href="https://chesstv.com/pro
Uzbekistan Continues to Rise: Two Uzbek Players Reach the Quarterfinals of the FIDE World Cup 2025
Uzbekistan is truly becoming one of the strongest chess nations in the world, and every year they keep proving it. We all know about the big names like Nodirbek Abdusatt
Aronian Out, Arjun Erigaisi Into Quarterfinals - Harikrishna Fights
India's Arjun Erigaisi delivered a brilliant 38...Nh3!! to defeat <a href="https://chesstv.com/profile/13300474" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"
Lorenzo Lodici: The Italian Giant-Killer Who Shocked Hans Niemann at World Cup 2025
Italian Grandmaster Lorenzo Lodici (2572) produced one of the biggest upsets of the <a href="https://worldcup2025.fide.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target=
FIDE World Cup 2025: Round 4 Tiebreak Results – All 16 Qualifiers for Round 5 Confirmed
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