Youngest world chess champion Gukesh meets Gautam AdaniGautam Adani praised 18-year-old Gukesh Dommaraju for becoming the youngest world chess champion by defeating Ding Liren. Adani highlighted...
02 Jan, 2025, 05.43 PM IST
Indian sports in 2024: A year of monumental victories, breakthroughs, and near missesIndian sports in 2024 saw major achievements including a Cricket World Cup win, multiple Olympic medals, and chess world champions. India e...
29 Dec, 2024, 12.56 PM IST
India’s D. Gukesh breaks 4-decade-old record held by Russia’s 'G.O.A.T.' Garry Kasparov to become world chess champion18-year-old Indian chess prodigy D. Gukesh defeated Ding Liren to become the youngest-ever World Chess Champion in Singapore on Thursday. G...
12 Dec, 2024, 09.26 PM IST
Chess Championship: Gukesh beats China's Ding Liren to become the youngest world chess champion at 1818-year-old Indian chess prodigy Gukesh Dommaraju has become the youngest world chess champion, dethroning Ding Liren in a thrilling 14-gam...
12 Dec, 2024, 09.15 PM IST
Shatranj Ke Khiladi: India's chess stars shine, backed by an NCA-style academyIn 2019, Viswanathan Anand partnered with WestBridge Capital to establish the WestBridge Anand Chess Academy (WACA). Inspired by successful...
07 Dec, 2024, 11.27 PM IST
The future is here: Accolades pour in for Gukesh after historic winIndia's D Gukesh has been hailed as a potential future world champion after winning the prestigious Candidates tournament in Toronto. The 1...
23 Apr, 2024, 11.20 AM IST
Gukesh wins Candidates, becomes youngest ever challenger for world title17-year-old D Gukesh makes history by winning the Candidates Chess Tournament, becoming the youngest challenger to the world title. Gukesh,...
23 Apr, 2024, 11.19 AM IST
FIDE's decision sparks debate: Transgender women's participation in Chess under scrutinyThe World Chess Federation (FIDE) has announced a controversial ruling imposing restrictions on transgender women.
17 Aug, 2023, 06.40 PM IST
Cheating in chess ain't so black & whiteOn October 4, the first day of the 2022 US Chess Championship, Chess.com released a 72-page report detailing an internal investigation of g...
22 Oct, 2022, 10.55 PM IST
Chessmaster Viswanathan Anand's motto: You never achieve perfection, but can strive towards itThe 48-year-old on engaging with Gilchrist, his idea of perfection and India's sporting culture.
17 Nov, 2017, 09.47 AM IST
Worry about people, not jobs: Garry KasparovIn an email interview with ET, New York-based Kasparov shares his views on chess, AI, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.
18 Jun, 2017, 12.01 AM IST
- REFILE-Chess gets VR makeover as organisers tap smartphone generation
CHESS-WORLD/VR (CORRECTED):REFILE-Chess gets VR makeover as organisers tap smartphone generation
12 Sep, 2016, 06.35 PM IST
Viswanathan Anand faces must-win situation against Magnus CarlsenThe chances for Anand are diminishing with each passing game and the fact that Carlsen has been vulnerable is what's keeping the Indian goi...
22 Nov, 2014, 04.53 PM IST
Charisma is important for chess players: Susan Polgar, former women’s world championFormer women’s world chess champion Susan Polgar is active these days in the chess circuit not as a player, but as a teacher, administrator...
23 Nov, 2013, 07.52 AM IST
- Ambiguities cloud the spyscape
In international espionage, Russian & English have been usual players.
08 May, 2010, 05.33 AM IST
- A gentleman champion
Viswanathan Anand won won the unified world chess championship in Bonn. Anand has always conducted himself with grace and dignity. He is a ...
31 Oct, 2008, 02.04 AM IST
- Chess legend Bobby Fischer dies
Fisher died in a Reykjavik hospital on Thursday, his spokesman, Gardar Sverrisson, said on Friday.
19 Jan, 2008, 12.56 AM IST