What is the big football tournament in 2025?
Be at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™Be at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ Witness 32 of the planet’s most successful clubs competing across the USA from 14 June 2025. Witness 32 of the planet’s most successful clubs competing across the USA from 14 June 2025. Chelsea have been crowned champions of the the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 after they beat Paris Saint-Germain 3-0 in the final on Sunday (13 July) in New Jersey.
Who invented chess?
Early forms of chess originated in India around the 6th century AD in the Gupta Empire. Its ancestor, “Chaturanga,” a Sanskrit name for a type of battle formation, found its mention in Mahabharatha. The history of chess can be traced back nearly 1,500 years to its earliest known predecessor, called chaturanga, in India; its prehistory is the subject of speculation. From India it spread to Persia, where it was modified in terms of shapes and rules and developed into shatranj.
Who won chess in 2025?
Number one grandmaster, Magnus Carlsen, has won the inaugural online chess competition at the Esports World Cup. The 34-year-old Norwegian will take home $250,000 (around £188,000). Magnus Carlsen (born Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen, 30 November 1990) was the World Chess Champion (2013-2023). He became World Champion on 22 November 2013, by defeating Viswanathan Anand by 6½ to 3½. Carlsen also won the return match in 2014 by 6½–4½.Magnus Carlsen Wins 1st Ever Chess Esports World Cup. World number-one Magnus Carlsen is the first ever Chess Esports World Cup Champion after winning the final three games to beat GM Alireza Firouzja in the Grand Final.