Serbian grandmaster Alexandr Predke emerged as the winner of the 5th International Summer Chess Festival Serbia Open 2025, edging out six players on tiebreak. The top seed lived up to expectations as a pre-tournament favorite and came out on top, despite losing five rating points along the way. A true chess spectacle, the 5th International…

The FIDE World Cup is coming to India this year! Scheduled for October 30 to November 27, 2025, the tournament will feature the world’s best players battling for the coveted title and qualification spots in the 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament. Format The FIDE World Cup 2025 will feature 206 players competing in a knockout format—a…

The 64-square battlefield bore witness to a masterclass in youthful strategy and composure as South Point School’s Rayan Rashid Mugdho emerged as the undisputed champion in the Under-18 category of the Sailor Checkmate Narayanganj 2025 Inter-School International Rapid Rating Chess Tournament recently. Celebrated on the occasion of International Chess Day, the tournament transformed Narayanganj’s historic…

Celebrating International Chess Day To celebrate the International Chess Day, the board is set and the pieces are poised as Narayanganj gears up to host the Sailor Checkmate Narayanganj 2025 Inter-School International Rapid Rating Chess Tournament today (Sunday) at the Mohsin Club in the river-port city. Affectionately known as the Dandy of the East, Narayanganj…