The April 2025 FIDE rating list brings major shifts at the top—led by Indian grandmasters. Arjun Erigaisi overtakes Fabiano Caruana for world number 4, while Aravindh Chithambaram rockets to 11th after winning the Prague Masters.
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Germany’s Matthias Blübaum etched his name in the history books by becoming the first player ever to win the European Individual Chess Championship twice.
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The most famous chapter of his chess career will always be his match against Bobby Fischer in 1972—a duel that transcended the game itself and became a symbol of the Cold War.
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GM Aravindh Chithambaram continued his meteoric rise by winning the 2025 Prague Chess Festival Masters.
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The chess world has lost one of its greatest legends. Boris Spassky, the tenth world champion, a man of extraordinary elegance both on and off the chessboard, has passed away at the age of 88.
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One of Europe's biggest chess events, the Prague Chess Festival, kicks off on February 25, 2025. Among the participants is Czech grandmaster Thai Dai Van Nguyen, who won the Challengers tournament in Wijk aan Zee in January.
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