Panaji: Wei Yi, the Chinese GM who made it to the final of the FIDE World Cup on Sunday, couldn't believe his eyes when Andrey Esipenko blundered and offered him a place in the all-important ...

R Praggnanandhaa's hopes of winning the Candidates tournament took another blow in Round 5 on Friday, as the Indian only managed a draw with the white pieces against Andrey Esipenko, on a day when ...

Andrey Esipenko secured a spot in the Candidates tournament by winning the third-place playoff at the Chess World Cup. Despite a semi-final loss, the Russian prodigy's victory over Nodirbek Yakubboev ...

Doha, Qatar: Armenia’s Shant Sargsyan yesterday drew with India’s pre-tournament title-favourite Arjun Erigaisi in the 7th round of Qatar Masters Open 2024 to maintain the lead along with Russian ...

DOHA: Russia’s World No. 45 Andrey Esipenko, competing under the FIDE flag, yesterday defeated veteran Indian Grandmaster Surya Shekhar Ganguly to climb up to the peak of the points tally on the third ...

Doha: Russian GM Andrey Esipenko held his nerve against pre-tournament favourite and World No.4 ranked Arjun Erigaisi of India, securing a draw in the decisive final round to clinch the Qatar Masters ...

Russian GM Andrey Esipenko on Thursday managed a draw against top seed Arjun Erigaisi of India to win the Qatar Masters title for the first time. The 22-year-old finished with 7.5 points after the ...

Indian chess player R Praggnanandhaa draws his game while Javokhir Sindarov's impressive victory over Hikaru Nakamura highlights the latest round of the Candidates Tournament in Cyprus. IMAGE: R ...