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FIDE World Cup 2025 to be held in Goa from October 30 to November 27Goa, India, will host the FIDE World Cup 2025 from October 31 to November 27, featuring 206 players competing for a $2 million prize pool a...
Delhi GM Open offers prize purse of Rs 1.21 croreThe 21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament is set to take place in New Delhi from June 7-14, attracting over 2,500 pla...
AICF announces Rs 3.2 crore rewards for Olympiad-winning teamsThe All India Chess Federation announced Rs 3.2 crore in rewards for the Indian teams that won the 45th Chess Olympiad. Each player will re...
R Praggnanandhaa, Arjun Erigaisi, and D Gukesh: Indian Chess makes history with three players in World top 10, four in top 11Indian chess reaches a historic milestone as Arjun Erigaisi, D Gukesh, and R Praggnanandhaa secure positions in the world's top 10 FIDE rat...
Chennai's chess nursery: The learning ground for Gukesh, PraggnanandhaaChennai's chess culture has flourished, with Velammal Institutions being the catalyst behind the chess revolution in the city. The school, ...
FIDE makes urgent appeal to Canada to issue visas to players for CandidatesFIDE urges Canada to process visa applications for the Candidates event in Toronto. Concerns over timely arrival of players. Indians compet...
India has entered golden era of chess, we will have 100 GMs soon, says AICF chief Sanjay KapoorTeenaged GM Praggnanandhaa caught the country's imagination as he defeated world number two Hikaru Nakamura and number three Fabiano Caruna...
Praggnanandhaa, Gukesh in Kolkata Asian Games camp from Aug 30The Asian Games-bound Indian men's chess team, which includes World Cup silver medallist GM Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa along with three othe...
Humpy, Harika to spearhead India's challenge in Asian Games; chess league in country planned in DecemberIndia will send a 10-member chess team, including Koneru Humpy and Dronavalli Harika, to the upcoming Asian Games in Hangzhou. The men's te...
Koneru Humpy, Dronavalli Harika to spearhead India's challenge in Asian GamesThe team announcement was made on Sunday during the General Body meeting of the All India Chess Federation (AICF) in Kanpur, which was chai...
Chennai still holds sway as the 'mecca of chess' as it readies to host high-profile Chess Olympiad"Earlier, Chennai’s chess culture was largely player-driven but now it’s parent-driven, with ambitious parents expecting children to fulfil...
Chess helped me become what I am, it's time for me to give back: Viswanathan AnandAnand, whose moves on the board still leave opponents grasping at straws, wants to fully commit himself as "someone" who can work towards t...
India to bid for Chess Olympiad, start game's professional league"We want India to become the chess destination for the world. We have drawn out a detailed plan to achieve this goal," All India Chess Fede...
Happy that Chess is back in Asian Games: Vishwanathan AnandChess was a part of Asian Games programme at the 2006 edition in Doha and 2010 in Guangzhou.
AICF wants inclusion of sports infrastructure in smart citiesVijay Kumar Malhotra today urged the Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu to include sports infrastructure in the master plan of propo...
- Jayalalitha grants Rs 29 crore for World Championships
Jayalalitha today granted Rs 29 cr for conducting the World Championship after an MOU was signed between All India Chess Federation and FIDE