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FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships 2025 - Doha

Gukesh Dommaraju (R) of india competes during the Rapid Open sixth round against Anish Kumar Giri of Netherlands at the FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships 2025 in Doha, Qatar, on Dec. 27, 2025. Photo by Nikku/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PALLANUOTO - LEN Champions League - AN Brescia vs VPK Primorac Kotor

Giri, AN Brescia's number 12, takes a shot during AN Brescia vs VPK Primorac Kotor, LEN Cup - Champions League waterpolo match in Brescia, Italy, November 18 2025

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PALLANUOTO - Serie A - Training Academy Olympic Roma vs AN Brescia

Mateo Giri (AN Brescia) during Training Academy Olympic Roma vs AN Brescia, Waterpolo Italian Serie A match in Rome, Italy, March 26 2025

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PALLANUOTO - Serie A - Training Academy Olympic Roma vs AN Brescia

Mateo Giri (AN Brescia) during Training Academy Olympic Roma vs AN Brescia, Waterpolo Italian Serie A match in Rome, Italy, March 26 2025

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(SP)ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-GRAND CHESS TOUR 2024

(240626) -- BUCHAREST, June 26, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Chess grandmaster Anish Giri of the Netherlands makes a move at a demonstrative simultaneous chess game with Romanian children and teenager players during the opening ceremony of Grand Chess Tour 2024 in Bucharest, Romania, June 25, 2024. (Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(SP)ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-GRAND CHESS TOUR 2024

(240626) -- BUCHAREST, June 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chess grandmaster Anish Giri of the Netherlands makes a move at a demonstrative simultaneous chess game with Romanian children and teenager players during the opening ceremony of Grand Chess Tour 2024 in Bucharest, Romania, June 25, 2024. (Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)

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Chinese player Wei Yi wins 2024 Tata Steel Chess Tournament

STORY: Chinese player Wei Yi wins 2024 Tata Steel Chess Tournament SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 28, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 30, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: THE HAGUE, the Netherlands CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the final round of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2024 in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands STORYLINE: Chinese grandmaster Wei Yi claimed the Tata Steel Chess Tournament title for the first time in the Netherlands on Sunday, beating Gukesh Dommaraju from India in a sensational tiebreak decider. It was the 86th edition of the prestigious chess tournament held at Wijk aan Zee, a village on the Dutch west coast. In the final, the 24-year-old grandmaster Wei, 16th in the FIDE world ranking, defeated Gukesh with a draw with the black pieces and a victory with white. In the 13th and final regular round of the tournament earlier on Sunday, Wei beat Vidit Santosh Gujrathi from India, defending champion Anish Giri from the Netherlands defeated compatriot Max Warmerdam, Nodirbek Abdusattorov from

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Tata Steel Chess Tournament kicks off in Netherlands

STORY: Tata Steel Chess Tournament kicks off in Netherlands SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 13, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 14, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:06 LOCATION: WIJK AAN ZEE, the Netherlands CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2024 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DOMINICK BURGER, Junior player 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SAMUEL LOPES, Junior player 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): Visitor 5. various of the venue STORYLINE: The 2024 Tata Steel Chess Tournament began on Saturday in Wijk aan Zee, a coastal town in the North Holland Province of the Netherlands. Chinese player Ding Liren, who won his first world title in April 2023, drew with Vidit Santosh Gujrathi from India in the first round. Women's world champion Ju Wenjun, also from China, and junior world champion Marc'Andria Maurizzi of France are also present. Dutch player Anish Giri is defending his title. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DOMINICK BURGER, Junior player "I'm just expecting to play some nice games and also look at some nice games and ha

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Anish Giri wins Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2023

STORY: Anish Giri wins Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2023 DATELINE: Jan. 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:59 LOCATION: WIJK AAN ZEE, the Netherlands CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2023 STORYLINE: Dutch chess player Anish Giri won the prestigious Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2023, which concluded in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands, on Sunday. In the 13th and final round of the 85th edition of the tournament at the Dutch west coast, the runner-up in 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019 and 2021 won playing with white against Romanian Richard Rapport. Giri finished first with 8.5 points. Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan and Norwegian world champion Magnus Carlsen ended joint second with 8 points and China's Ding Liren had to settle for 11th place with 5.5 points. Giri took over the title from Carlsen, who had won eight times in Wijk aan Zee. Twenty-eight-year-old grandmaster Giri had a strong tournament, remained unbeaten and beat both world No. 1, Carlsen, and world No. 2, Ding Liren. Xi

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(SP)NETHERLANDS-WIJK AAN ZEE-CHESS TOURNAMENT-FINAL

(230130) -- WIJK AAN ZEE, Jan. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Dutch Anish Giri, winner of the tournament, competes during the final round of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2023 in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands, Jan. 29, 2023. (Photo by Sylvia Lederer/Xinhua)

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Nepal King grabbed power only to restore peace, deputy says

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Tulsi Giri, vice chairman of the council of ministers of the Nepalese government, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Kathmandu on March 3.

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(SP) NETHERLANDS-WIJK AAN ZEE-CHESS TOURNAMENT 2022(1)

(220126) -- WIJK AAN ZEE, Jan. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Anish Giri of the Netherlands competes during the 9th round of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2022 in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands, Jan. 25, 2022. (Photo by Sylvia Lederer/Xinhua)

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(SP)NETHERLANDS-WIJK AAN ZEE-CHESS TOURNAMENT 2022

(220116) -- WIJK AAN ZEE, Jan. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Anish Giri of the Netherlands competes during the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2022 in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands, Jan. 15, 2022. (Photo by Sylvia Lederer/Xinhua)

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(SP)NETHERLANDS-WIJK AAN ZEE-CHESS TOURNAMENT 2022

(220116) -- WIJK AAN ZEE, Jan. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Anish Giri (R) of the Netherlands competes against Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa of India during the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2022 in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands, Jan. 15, 2022. (Photo by Sylvia Lederer/Xinhua)

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Nepal King grabbed power only to restore peace, deputy says

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Tulsi Giri, vice chairman of the council of ministers of the Nepalese government, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Kathmandu on March 3. (Kyodo)