Watch Divya Deshmukh take on World No. 1 Hou Yifan in the Women’s Speed Chess Championship 2025 quarterfinals. Live streaming ...

R. Vaishali, the other Indian in the field, was eliminated after losing 6-8 to American IM Alice Lee in the first round.

Fresh from her historic Women's World Cup triumph, 19-year-old Divya Deshmukh underlined her status as India's brightest ...

Moving on to the Open category at the fourth edition of the FIDE Grand Swiss event, Divya will be up against a stacked field ...

Chess great Magnus Carlsen will play Hans Niemann at the Speed Chess Championship (SCC) final four in their first meeting since the former world champion hinted the then American teenager had ...

Last year, he also won Chess.com’s Speed Chess Championship and shared the World Blitz Championship with Ian Nepomniachtchi, a decision which caused controversy within the game.

In speed chess, 10 wins in a row is called “adopting” your opponent. Caruana during his first match against Carlsen at the 2018 World Chess Championship.

Last year, he also won Chess.com’s Speed Chess Championship and shared the World Blitz Championship with Ian Nepomniachtchi, a decision which caused controversy within the game.