Chess to debut at 2025 Esports World Cup
5 days, 22 hours ago

Chess to debut at 2025 Esports World Cup

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru: Chess will make its debut at the 2025 Esports World Cup, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The Esports World Cup Foundation, and Chess.com have announced a multi-year partnership that will bring competitive online chess to the 2025 Esports World Cup, with world No 1 and former world champion Magnus Carlsen as global ambassador. “Bringing chess, a game that has been played for 1,500 years, to the Esports World Cup is a truly exciting moment,” said Ralf Reichert, CEO of the Esports World Cup Foundation. “I’m thrilled to see chess join some of the biggest games in the world at the Esports World Cup,” said Carlsen.

World Game Chess Cup Esports Magnus Carlsen Esports World Cup Ewc 2025 Esports World Cup  games  cup  partnership  world  chess  debut  players  carlsen  esports  game  2025

History of this topic

Magnus Carlsen: A New Era for Chess
2 months ago

Magnus Carlsen: A New Era for Chess

The Hindu  

Magnus Carlsen is stepping down from professional chess to focus on helping the game he loves into a spectator sport. He will launch a new app called Take Take Take, which will follow live games and players, explaining matches in an accessible way. Carlsen intends to use his experience to provide recaps and analysis on his new app, starting with …

Esports World Cup: The new tournament in Saudi Arabia causing a big splash and division in the industry
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Esports World Cup: The new tournament in Saudi Arabia causing a big splash and division in the industry

CNN  

CNN — In the heart of Saudi Arabia’s capital, a seismic moment for esports is underway; one which has triggered both excitement and concern across the industry. “That was the guiding principle when we thought about, designed it and then announced it.” But while the tournament will be a shot of adrenaline for esports, its launch has refreshed existing concerns …

Saudi gamer prince announces eSports World Cup in 2024
1 year, 2 months ago

Saudi gamer prince announces eSports World Cup in 2024

The Hindu  

Saudi Arabia said on Monday it would organise an eSports World Cup starting next year, the latest boost to a sector Riyadh hopes will create tens of thousands of local jobs. “The eSports World Cup is the natural next step in Saudi Arabia’s journey to become the premier global hub for gaming and eSports,” the Gulf kingdom’s de facto ruler, …

Chess has taught me to stay patient with my cricket, says Chahal
1 year, 5 months ago

Chess has taught me to stay patient with my cricket, says Chahal

The Hindu  

India leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, who knows a thing or two about chess, says playing the sport at a competitive level has helped him to stay patient while dealing with challenges in his cricket career. Chahal, who has represented India in the World Youth Chess Championship, has joined SG Alpine Warriors as their ambassador in the ongoing Global Chess League. The …

Carlsen: Only a matter of time before India becomes leading Chess nation
1 year, 6 months ago

Carlsen: Only a matter of time before India becomes leading Chess nation

The Hindu  

Former five-time World Champion Magnus Carlsen said it is only a matter of time before India becomes the leading Chess nation in the world. “I think India is doing a lot of right things so far, and it is a matter of time before it is clearly the leading chess nation in the world,” Carlsen was quoted as saying in …

Carlsen, Anand, Liren to be part of inaugural edition of Global Chess League
1 year, 7 months ago

Carlsen, Anand, Liren to be part of inaugural edition of Global Chess League

The Hindu  

The first season of the Global Chess League will feature reigning World Chess Champion Ding Liren, the world’s top-ranked chess player Magnus Carlsen, five-time World Champion Viswanathan Anand, and four-time Women’s World champion Hou Yifan, among others. GCL, which is a joint venture between Tech Mahindra and FIDE, will be held in Dubai from June 21st to July 2nd, 2023, …

213 Teams Including from Ukraine Registered for Chess Olympiad in Mahabalipuram
2 years, 7 months ago

213 Teams Including from Ukraine Registered for Chess Olympiad in Mahabalipuram

News 18  

A total of 213 teams from over 100 countries including Ukraine, have registered to compete in the 44th Chess Olympiad to be held at Mahabalipuram, said an official of All India Chess Federation. “Till now 115 teams in the open category and 98 teams in the women’s category from over 100 countries have registered to play in the upcoming Chess …

Esports World Championship 2021 finals to begin from November 14
3 years, 1 month ago

Esports World Championship 2021 finals to begin from November 14

The Hindu  

The 13th IESF Esports World Championship 2021 is set to begin in Eilat, Israel on November 14 and will go on till November 20. It will feature four official games titles, DOTA 2, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Tekken 7 and eFootball™ 2022 and one promoted title, Audition. Vlad Marinescu, President of IESF added, “The IESF is incredibly excited for the 13th …

World Esports League 2021 postponed due to COVID-19 outbreak
3 years, 2 months ago

World Esports League 2021 postponed due to COVID-19 outbreak

The Hindu  

World Esports League 2021 has been postponed owing to COVID-19 restrictions and visa issues, as confirmed by the official website on Monday. The tournament was scheduled to take place in December this year, but with no confirmed postponed dates, the organising committee has hinted that it will now take place in 2022. The WSL adds on to a number of …

Discover Related