Swapnil Dhopade

Chess World Champions are exceptional players. But there are a few geniuses that created masterpieces like the world champions but never became one. One of them is Polish Genius Rubinstein. In 1907, he created the 'Immortal Game'. It makes you fall in love with chess 🧵👇

WIM Shubhi Gupta (2242) from Uttar Pradesh scored her first WGM norm at the Munich IM norm tournament 2026 happening in Germany. The 2010 born youngster had just achieved her WIM title just a month ago and has now shown tremendous performance to take the next big step in her career. Shubhi scored 6.5/9, scoring 4 wins and 5 draws, remaining unbeaten, performing at an Elo of 2433 and narrowly missing out on her IM norm. She also gained 92 Elo points, taking her to 2334 on the rating list. The youngster is trained by GM Swapnil Dhopade and is supported by Pravaha Foundation as her sponsor! We wish Shubhi the best in her journey of getting the remaining two WGM norms and becoming the next WGM of India! #chess #chessbaseindia #shubhigupta #talent

Hearty Congratulations to @chessvaishali for winning the FIDE candidates 2026 and qualifying for the Women's World Championship. Thanks to everyone involved in this journey🙏.

@Rameshchess Congratulations sir! Without you this wouldn't be possible 🙏 Great initiative

100 camps! A huge milestone achieved in such a short span of time. Humbled and honoured to be a part of this wonderful initiative. Educating a curious mind is a noble deed and a huge responsibility. Thanks to everyone involved in making this happen🙏

The country’s first Vande Bharat Sleeper Train 🚆 - a major attraction among the youth Equipped with a modern interior and enhanced amenities, the Vande Bharat Sleeper Train will offer a new long-distance travel experience for students, youth and the working population. It will be flagged off by Hon’ble PM Shri Narendra Modi Ji on January 17. #ViksitBharat #ViksitRail #Railway4Purvodaya #AmritKaal #YouthwithRailways #IndianRailways #Rail4Purvodaya

Looking for a Grand Master from abroad ( not from India, France and Kazakhstan please as we already have players from these countries ) rated around 2500-2550 to play in Chola Chess Grand Master norm Round Robin tournament at Chennai, India from 3rd to 11th February 2026. We will take care of the air tickets, expenses and provide an appearance fee. Please DM me if interested! @CholaChess @Aarthieramesh

@askavrukh Nice Queen sacrifice. Reminds me of my own similar Queen sacrifice!

Move of the year?

A historic final featuring two outstanding Indian chess players! Proud of the young Divya Deshmukh on becoming FIDE Women's World Chess Champion 2025. Congratulations to her for this remarkable feat, which will inspire several youngsters. Koneru Humpy has also displayed immense prowess throughout the championship. Best wishes to both players for their future endeavours. @DivyaDeshmukh05 @humpy_koneru

Huge congratulations to @DivyaDeshmukh05 for winning the 2025 FIDE Women’s World Cup, becoming a Grandmaster and also qualifying for the candidates tournament. A triple delight! A big shoutout to @humpy_koneru as well for a phenomenal tournament and a hard-fought final. Truly inspiring battle! ♟️🙌 🔥 A historic moment for Indian chess!

My long time dream project will be formally launched tomorrow at Chennai. The launch of the project @CholaChess sponsored by the Cholamandalam group thanks to the kindness and big heart of @Vellayan_S and @KanikaSubbiah will be graced by the presence of Five- time World Champion and the legendary @vishy64theking Anand. Alongside, the website cholachess.com will be launched as well so that the deserving players can directly register for the free monthly camps according to their ratings. We have run the project on a pilot basis for the last 6 months. Already completed 36 camps, more than 150 students, more than 15 Grand Masters as students. Thanks to @ChessbaseIndia and @chesscom_in for agreeing to live stream and cover the event. There will be an exhibition match between @rpraggnachess @pawnof64squares @KarthikeyanM64 @Praneshchess which will be covered live from 3 pm IST onwards.

Back-to-back wins against Magnus isn’t luck — it’s a statement. Gukesh isn’t just cementing his status as the world champ... He’s pushing for something bigger: respect from the greatest. 🔥 The rivalry is real. What’s your take: Is Gukesh now the man to beat in world chess?

The final picturesque position. White's King is completely exposed. Black's Knights protect each other like real brothers. Black's Rook ready to deliver the lethal check on a3. Magnus kept playing a few more moves out of inertia. But the game was sealed.

🚨 Gukesh beats Carlsen AGAIN! The World Champion just took down the World No.1 with an attacking masterpiece. Is this the beginning of a new era in chess? Let’s break down this incredible game 👇

Thanks a lot @ChessbaseIndia for covering this article!