Indian Grandmaster Vaishali Rameshbabu (8.5) emerged the champion ahead of Kazakh GM Bibisara Assaubayeva (8.0) after the 14th round of the FIDE Women’s Candidates 2026 at the Cap St Georges Hotel & Resort in Pegeia, Cyprus…
Uzbek Grandmaster Javokhir Sindarov with a stunning 9.5/13 score won the FIDE Candidates 2026 with a round to spare after the 13th round at Cyprus. In the women’s section, GMs Vaishali Rameshbabu (India) & Bibisara Assaubayeva (Kazakhstan) led the table with 7.5 points…
GMs Zhu Jiner & Vaishali Rameshbabu led the FIDE Women’s Candidates 2026 while GM Javokhir Sindarov led the Open section after the 12th round at the Cap St Georges Hotel & Resort, Cyprus…
GMs Javokhir Sindarov (Uzbekistan) and Vaishali Rameshbabu (India) led the FIDE Candidates 2026 after the 11th round at the Cap St Georges Hotel and Resort in Pegeia, Cyprus…
“60 Minutes” features Chessboxing
Posted on November 20, 2025 BY Michael Ludwig
American news show “60 Minutes” ran a feature on chessboxing this week, focusing their story on the recent Chessboxing World Championships. Naturally, it took a US angle, but the “big bad Russians” narrative is one very familiar to chess.
Host Bill Whitaker spoke at length with proponent, fighter, and commentator Mat Thomas, and accompanied the American team to the World Championships. FM James Canty III is the most recognizable figure, who won the Super Heavyweight division in an upset.
You can view the full 12-minute feature here, or read the transcript here, and a summary article here, all on the CBS News website.
Photo via 60 Minutes / CBS News
