India celebrates sports in flashes, with non-cricket athletes often struggling for recognition and financial security. Despite government s...

Vaishali Rameshbabu secured her spot in the Candidates tournament. She demonstrated remarkable mental fortitude at the FIDE Women's Grand S...

RookTook, a T9L QUBE incubated startup, is partnering with STAIRS Foundation to launch the Indian Chess League (ICL), aiming to rebuild Ind...

Indian chess prodigy R Praggnanandhaa, known for his strategic brilliance, recently tried his hand at cooking for the first time by making ...

The world of chess has gotten caught in a major tug-of-war between the freestyle chess of Magnus Carlsen and the classical chess of FIDE. T...

In 2019, Viswanathan Anand partnered with WestBridge Capital to establish the WestBridge Anand Chess Academy (WACA). Inspired by successful...

In the great game of chess, Uzbekistan will be India’s rival in the foreseeable future. Young girls and grizzled men duel over chess boards...

“I remember that even in school while they were supporting me, nobody really knew about chess. So, when I used to go and tell them about my...

The 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...

Adani recently dethroned Reliance Industries head Mukesh Ambani to become the richest man in Asia. He also ranks 12th in the global billion...

From practising with peers to interactive sessions with titled players, from playing online to moving carved wood on a real board, Chessnit...

The Asian Games-bound Indian men's chess team, which includes World Cup silver medallist GM Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa along with three othe...

"Earlier, Chennai’s chess culture was largely player-driven but now it’s parent-driven, with ambitious parents expecting children to fulfil...

Touted as the one for the future when he became an International Master at the tender age of 10 years and nine months in 2016, Praggu, as h...

Chess was a part of Asian Games programme at the 2006 edition in Doha and 2010 in Guangzhou.

Indicating that he is still hungry for success, five-time chess world champion Viswanathan Anand today said he is not quitting the game any...

Viswanathan Anand is the symbol of India's technological prowess and has made contribution in globalising the game, a top Russian billionai...