R Praggnanandhaa has had a tough run in recent months, having gone through a decline in the second half of 2025 and finishing a lowly 11th at the recent Tata Steel Chess tournament after entering as ...

Boris Gelfand, 2011 FIDE Candidates champion, discusses the significance of luck in chess tournaments, particularly the ...

Young prodigy R Praggnanandhaa stunned British Grandmaster David Howell while SP Sethuraman defeated Israel grandmaster Boris Gelfand in the fifth round of the Isle of Man International tournament.

MOSCOW (AP) – World chess champion Viswanathan Anand of India retained his title on Wednesday, defeating Israeli challenger Boris Gelfand 2.5-1.5 in a rapid tiebreaker round. Tied at 6-6 after 12 ...

MOSCOW (AP) — Viswanathan Anand of India has signed a contract to defend his world chess title in Moscow next year against Israeli Boris Gelfand. The match is to be held from May 10 to May 31 in the ...