Norwegian Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen won the inaugural Esports World Cup chess tournament on Friday, defeating Alireza ...

Magnus Carlsen has reaffirmed his domination of competitive international chess with an impressive triumph in last week’s ...

This article was originally published on www.si.com/esports as 2025 Esports World Cup Week 4: Overwatch, Chess, Full Schedule ...

Number one grandmaster, Magnus Carlsen, has won the inaugural online chess competition at the Esports World Cup. The ...

Magnus Carlsen won the inaugural online chess Esports World Cup held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. For the first time, chess ...

The world of chess has been going through somewhat of an evolution in recent years, and it’s showing no signs of slowing down ...

Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi has advanced to the quarterfinals of the Esports World Cup chess competition in Riyadh. He ...

Today, the Esports World Cup Foundation ("EWCF"), and Chess.com announced a multi-year partnership that will bring competitive online chess to the 2025 Esports World Cup (EWC), the world's largest ...

Chess is getting ready to make its foray into Esports with teams recruiting top players ahead of this summer's Esports World Cup, hoping to attract new audiences as the game continues to grow in ...

Ralf Reichert, CEO of the Esports World Cup Foundation (EWCF) which organizes the EWC, says merging the tournament with the chess world is a huge opportunity for both parties.

Whether chess is or isn't an esport, or even an actual sport at all, it's now going to be one of the main events at 2025's Esports World Cup. And I think chess is going to work big-time.

India has become a major power in international chess led by its highest-ranked player, Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa.