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...
05 Jun, 2025, 04.54 PM IST
Gukesh's triumph underlines India's status as global chess superpowerIndia's dominance in chess continued in 2024. D Gukesh became the youngest world champion. Indian players secured numerous gold medals at t...
24 Dec, 2024, 12.55 PM IST
Google Doodle today: Search engine honours two-player strategy game played on 64 black and white squares; Check what it meansThe FIDE World Chess Championship final will happen in Singapore. The games will be played between 25 November and 13 December 2024. Curren...
25 Nov, 2024, 07.57 AM IST
Can Anand Mahindra outsmart this 3-year-old prodigy? Even the billionaire is not sureBillionaire Anand Mahindra commends three-year-old chess prodigy Anish Sarkar, who recently became the youngest FIDE-rated player. Anish’s ...
04 Nov, 2024, 10.39 AM IST
UP CM Yogi plays chess with Kushagra Agrawal, the youngest FIDE-rated playerUP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath played chess with Kushagra, a five-year-old FIDE-rated player, in Gorakhpur. He assured Kushagra of full ...
04 Oct, 2024, 09.17 PM IST
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...
02 Jul, 2024, 10.10 AM IST
You're on a roll: Gautam Adani lauds Praggnanandhaa for beating top-two ranked players at Norway ChessAdani Group chairman Gautam Adani praised Indian teen chess sensation R Praggnanandhaa for defeating world number one Magnus Carlsen and wo...
02 Jun, 2024, 12.47 PM IST
Norway Chess: R Pragananadhaa stuns world number two, achieves unique feat in classical chessIndian teenage chess sensation R Pragananadhaa has continued his dominance in the Norway Chess competition, defeating world number two play...
02 Jun, 2024, 09.02 AM IST
Adani Group to support Indian chess sensation Praggnanandhaa, Gautam Adani applauds his triumphsGautam Adani, Adani Group's head, praised chess sensation Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa as a symbol of Indian youth inspiration. Adani showcase...
05 Jan, 2024, 05.36 PM IST
'More dangerous than Pepsi & Mentos.' Swiggy Instamart cheers chess stars R Vaishali & R Praggnanandhaa for becoming 1st brother-sister Grandmaster duoVaishali secured the title at the IV Elllobregat Open in Spain, becoming India's third female Grandmaster by surpassing the 2500 ELO rating...
04 Dec, 2023, 10.26 AM IST
Sibling supremacy! R Praggnanandhaa & Vaishali Rameshbabu make chess history as first brother-sister Grandmaster duo, netizens hail it as 'remarkable achievement'Vaishali, at 22, secured the milestone by crossing 2500 FIDE ratings during the IV El Llobregat Open in Spain. Praggnanandhaa had previousl...
03 Dec, 2023, 11.59 AM IST
Meet Hoor Fatima: The youngest champion of the 2nd Kashmir Open International FIDE rated chess tournamentHoor Fatima, a chess prodigy, has become the youngest champion of the 2nd Kashmir Open International FIDE Rated Chess Tournament. The tourn...
14 Oct, 2023, 02.09 PM IST
Chess official calls for more research as decision to block transgender women from events draws fireThe foundation of chess, which she called an "intellectual sport," is equal: "I mean, there is no difference between men and women at the i...
19 Aug, 2023, 10.20 PM IST
India's 5-year old Tejas Tiwari is world's youngest player with FIDE ratingThe kindergarten student achieved his first rating (of 1149) at the first Late Dhiraj Singh Raghuvanshi Open FIDE rated chess tournament in...
27 Jul, 2023, 08.35 PM IST
M Pranesh becomes India's 79th chess GrandmasterSeeded 22nd, the Indian made a clean sweep of the field in Stockholm, winning eight games and finishing a full point ahead of IM Kaan Kucuk...
06 Jan, 2023, 12.45 PM IST
Mumbai boy Dev Shah wins world schools chess titleWith this win, he also qualified to hold the title of Candidate Master awarded by world chess body FIDE, with a current international ratin...
06 Dec, 2014, 04.35 PM IST
- Chess will soon become most popular sport after cricket: Sahaj
Sahaj, who made a mark by clinching the world under-10 chess title in 2005, is keen to make his presence felt in the junior world champions...
05 Oct, 2014, 03.53 PM IST