Today, in Azerbaijan’s city of Baku — “one of the fastest growing cities in Eurasia” — International Master Max Illingworth will limber up with the best in the world to compete in the Chess World Cup.

The 25-year-old, who has been a member of the Norths Chess Club in Cammeray for about 19 years, dominated the 11-day biannual championship, which showcases the skills of chess enthusiasts from across ...

DEE WHY’s Max Illingworth has had anything but a chequered past in his rise to becoming one of the country’s best players. Mr Illingworth, 22, took runner-up in the Australian Open Chess Championships ...

Highest rated Indian P Harikrishna crushed Max Illingworth of Australia to virtually book a second round berth in the World Chess Cup now underway in Baku, Azerbaijan. Harikrishna and Sethuraman just ...

Indian Grandmasters P Harikrishna and SP Sethuraman made it to the round of sixty-four, winning their mini-matches against Max Illingworth of Australia and Sanan Sjugirov of Russia respectively in the ...

ISTANBUL: Pakistan went down fighting against a strong Australian team by 2.5 to 1.5 points in the fourth round of the 40th Istanbul World Chess Olympiad at the Expo Centre Hall here on Friday evening ...

Mr Illingworth, 21, became the 2014 Australian Chess Champion last month, defeating the country­'s­ top players in Melbourne­. He became the fourth youngest player to win the national title and the ...

Grandmaster P Harikrishna will look to put his best foot forward when he meets Max Illingworth of Australia in the first round of the World Chess Cup. BAKU (Azerbaijan): Grandmaster P Harikrishna will ...

Highest rated Indian P Harikrishna crushed Max Illingworth of Australia to virtually book a second round berth in the World Chess Cup now underway. It turned out to be a mixed day otherwise for the ...