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Meet Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha, the 3-year-old Indian chess prodigy who became the youngest player in history to earn an official FIDE rating at just 3 years, 7 months and 20 days- Meet Faustino Oro, the Argentine chess prodigy who became a grandmaster at 10 years, 8 months and 16 days, setting a record as the youngest South American grandmaster
- Meet Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus, the 15-year-old Turkish chess prodigy who became the youngest player ever to break the 2,700 rating barrier and climbed into the world's top 30
- Global Chess League Season 4 kicks off in Bengaluru with Carlsen’s returnThe fourth Tech Mahindra Global Chess League season commenced in Bengaluru this Saturday. Six teams are competing in a nine-day franchise t...05 Sep, 2026, 08.30 PM IST
- It’s time to Pragg: The 21-year-old became the first Indian to win Grand Chess Tour titleR Praggnanandhaa secured the Grand Chess Tour title by defeating Fabiano Caruana. He demonstrated strong performance in rapid and blitz che...02 Sep, 2026, 12.08 AM IST
- Vandan Sawai: This 15-year-old from Delhi beat world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen before bed, but isn't sure about a career in chessFifteen-year-old Vandan Alankar Sawai from Delhi stunned the chess world by defeating the legendary Magnus Carlsen in an online tournament ...26 Aug, 2026, 12.37 PM IST
- 19-year-old Indian Grandmaster Pranesh M clinches Kanizsa Open 2026 title in HungaryIndian Grandmaster Pranesh M secured victory at the Kanizsa Open 2026. He defeated Vadim Petrovskiy in the final round to clinch the title....24 Aug, 2026, 09.07 AM IST
- From IIT dropout dream to chess success: He left home, became Rajasthan’s first Arena Grandmaster, built academy in 30 countriesChandrajeet Singh Rajawat turned away from an IIT path as a teenager to pursue chess, leaving home in 2014 with little financial security. ...20 Aug, 2026, 05.10 PM IST
- Gukesh crumbling under pressure, needs to shut out noise: Grandmaster Hikaru NakamuraGrandmaster Hikaru Nakamura advised D Gukesh to block out pressure and regain his form. He believes Gukesh is crumbling under expectations ...13 Aug, 2026, 02.28 PM IST
- A 3-year-old chess prodigy, a national award and a journey that began at home: What Anish Sarkar’s parents did right without turning his childhood into a pressure cookerParenting Lessons: At just three years old, Anish Sarkar became the world’s youngest FIDE-rated chess player, showcasing his remarkable tal...09 Aug, 2026, 10.27 AM IST
- This 100-house Gujarat village has 17 international chess players: How one teacher’s dream of turning needy kids into grandmasters is making India proudA small village in Gujarat is buzzing with promise as the Mahisagar district administration embarks on establishing a government chess scho...07 Aug, 2026, 03.18 PM IST
- Meet teenager Aswath S from Tami Nadu, India's 98th grandmaster, who started playing at the age of 3Aswath S from Tamil Nadu achieved Grandmaster status, becoming India's 98th. He secured his third norm at the Pune International GM Round R...09 Jul, 2026, 01.33 PM IST
- Meet Bengaluru's Pratitee Bordoloi: Born 50 years after Kasparov, the 13-year-old maths prodigy becomes India's only medallist in World Youth ChessMeet Bengaluru's Pratitee Bordoloi: Thirteen-year-old Woman FIDE Master Pratitee Bordoloi won silver at the FIDE World Youth Chess Champion...03 Jul, 2026, 04.32 PM IST
- Nursery kid Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha from MP becomes India’s youngest chess record-holder at just 3India's Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha, at just three years, seven months, and 20 days old, has become the youngest player in world chess history ...04 Dec, 2025, 04.00 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
- 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
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