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India’s 19-year-old chess star Divya Deshmukh becomes Grandmaster. Anand Mahindra reminds us of the unsung woman behind herDivya Deshmukh, a 19-year-old, secures victory at the 2025 FIDE Women’s World Cup. She defeats Koneru Humpy in a tiebreaker. This win earns...29 Jul, 2025, 11.22 AM IST- Anand Mahindra hails Gukesh's composure after Carlsen's table slam: 'His silence roared louder'Industrialist Anand Mahindra lauded Indian chess prodigy D Gukesh. He praised Gukesh's composed win against Magnus Carlsen at the Norway Ch...03 Jun, 2025, 06.29 PM IST
- Watch Video: Magnus Carlsen punches table after shock defeat to GukeshIn a stunning turn of events at Norway Chess 2025, Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh defeated World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen, marking his first class...02 Jun, 2025, 09.06 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
- Magnus Carlsen star attraction at next month's Tata Steel Chess IndiaWorld No. 1 Magnus Carlsen will headline the sixth edition of Tata Steel Chess India, taking place from November 13 to 17. This marks Carls...21 Oct, 2024, 03.56 PM IST
- Russian chess legend Garry Kasparov Gary Kasparov replies to Rahul Gandhi's admiration with a 'joke'Russian chess champion Garry Kasparov clarifies his recent social media post about Indian politician Rahul Gandhi's chess skills, stating i...04 May, 2024, 10.55 AM IST
- Win Rae Bareli before challenging for top: Garry Kasparov reacts to Rahul Gandhi's love for chessRecently, the Congress posted a video of Gandhi playing chess on his mobile phone while on the Lok Sabha election campaign trail. In the vi...03 May, 2024, 11.59 PM IST
- Who is D Gukesh, youngest ever FIDE candidates Chess Tournament championD Gukesh, at just 17, has made history by winning the FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament 2024, becoming the youngest player ever to reach the...23 Apr, 2024, 11.20 AM 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
- Vaishali becomes GM, joins Praggnanandhaa to form world's first brother-sister Grandmasters duoThe 22-year old Chennai-based Vaishali crossed the 2500 mark at the tournament in Spain where she defeated Turkish FM Tamer Tarik Selbes in...02 Dec, 2023, 11.19 PM IST
- Humpy, Harika to spearhead India's challenge in Asian Games; chess league in country planned in DecemberIndia will send a 10-member chess team, including Koneru Humpy and Dronavalli Harika, to the upcoming Asian Games in Hangzhou. The men's te...09 Jul, 2023, 05.15 PM IST
- Thursday Throwback: Rajinikanth catches Chess Olympiad fever, shows off his game faceThe 71-year-old wished all the Olympiad participants good luck.28 Jul, 2022, 04.57 PM 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
- Play Magnus Group, Mobile Premier League forge partnership for MPL Indian Chess Tour“India is a fast-growing market for chess and the MPL Indian Chess Tour is a fantastic opportunity for young Indian players to shine on bot...30 Aug, 2021, 03.36 PM 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
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