A nation of sporting moments, not yet a sporting cultureIndia celebrates sports in flashes, with non-cricket athletes often struggling for recognition and financial security. Despite government s...
20 May, 2026, 01.21 PM IST
Super Chess Classic Romania 2026: R Praggnanandhaa held to draw by Jorden van Foreest as Vincent Keymer takes sole leadVincent Keymer moved into the sole lead at the Superbet Classic Chess tournament after securing an important victory, while Indian Grandmas...
18 May, 2026, 12.48 PM IST
'Game of chess', 'innings defeat', 'trusted orchestra': How military leaders described Op SindoorOperation Sindoor was launched by Indian forces to avenge the Pahalgam terror attack. Military leaders have described the operation using a...
07 May, 2026, 07.40 PM IST
8-year-old TN boy defeats World no. 7 chess grandmaster under candlelight in online tournamentSivakasi Chess Master: Eight-year-old Tamizh Amudhan from Tamil Nadu sat in darkness with only a flickering candle and his laptop screen li...
03 May, 2026, 01.13 PM IST
USA rout India 5-0 in Checkmate eventUSA achieved a dominant 5-0 whitewash against India in the first Checkmate chess spectacle in Arlington. Hikaru Nakamura stunned world cham...
05 Oct, 2025, 11.32 AM IST
Praggnanandhaa looks to achieve the No. 1 chess ranking to add to India's dominanceRameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, currently ranked No. 4 globally, spearheads India's rise in international chess, fueled by inspiration from Visw...
08 Aug, 2025, 07.31 AM IST
Hailed by Kapil Dev and world chess champion Koneru Humpy, SOGF Grandmasters Series sets new benchmarks in Mind SportsThe Skillhub Online Games Federation Grandmasters Series Championship concluded in Gurugram, celebrating mind sports with chess, blind ches...
03 May, 2025, 10.34 PM IST
Chess champ R Praggnanandhaa takes on a new challenge - but this time it's 'cooking dosa'. Check his coach’s feedbackIndian chess prodigy R Praggnanandhaa, known for his strategic brilliance, recently tried his hand at cooking for the first time by making ...
30 Mar, 2025, 11.20 PM 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
Chess prodigy Praggnanandhaa beats world champion Magnus Carlsen for the second time in 2022A one-move blunder by Carlsen led to the chess champion’s victory.
21 May, 2022, 12.02 PM IST
Anand Mahindra finds life lesson in chess champ R Praggnanandhaa's victory; Sachin Tendulkar praises 16-yr-old for beating 'experienced & decorated' CarlsenThe 16-year old prodigy was hailed by many on the social media.
23 Feb, 2022, 01.39 PM IST
Who is Praggnanandhaa, the 16-year-old who beat world champion at Airthings Masters chess?Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa's victory over Magnus Carlsen at the online rapid chess competition has stunned the world.
22 Feb, 2022, 01.03 PM IST
16-year-old GM Praggnanandhaa shocks world No. 1 Carlsen in Airthings Masters chess tournamentThe fifth-youngest person ever to achieve the title of Grandmaster, Praggnanandhaa, playing with black pieces against the 31-year-old Carls...
21 Feb, 2022, 02.39 PM IST
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.
18 Mar, 2019, 07.31 AM IST
At 12 years 10 months, Chennai boy is world’s 2nd-youngest GrandmasterPraggu, as he’s affectionately known, achieved the feat when he defeated GM Moroni Luca Jr in round 8 of the 4th Gredine Open in Italy.
25 Jun, 2018, 09.20 AM IST
Viswanathan Anand losses in World Championship but good year for Indian chessFive-time winner Viswanathan Anand lost his bid in the Sochi World Championship but Indian men's team clinched a historic bronze at 41st Ol...
26 Dec, 2014, 01.03 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