Fans call out Vladimir Kramnik for Daniel Naroditsky's death - here's what happenedDaniel Naroditsky is gone—just 29. Fans are now calling out former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik, linking his 2024 cheating accusations t...
21 Oct, 2025, 05.09 PM IST
T9L QUBE-incubated RookTook partners with STAIRS Foundation to launch the Indian Chess LeagueRookTook, a T9L QUBE incubated startup, is partnering with STAIRS Foundation to launch the Indian Chess League (ICL), aiming to rebuild Ind...
14 Aug, 2025, 12.16 PM IST
Arjun Erigaisi creates history as first Indian to reach semifinals of Freestyle Chess Grand Slam TourArjun Erigaisi, the Indian Grandmaster, has made history by becoming the first Indian to reach the semifinals of the Freestyle Chess Grand ...
18 Jul, 2025, 05.28 PM IST
Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen faces showdown against 'the world.' Will it end in a draw?Magnus Carlsen is currently engaged in a unique online chess match against 140,000 players worldwide, a game that may surprisingly end in a...
17 May, 2025, 11.02 AM IST
When chess champions Viswanathan Anand, Gukesh Dommaraju danced their hearts out at grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi’s wedding. Videos go viralTop chess grandmasters, including World Champions Viswanathan Anand and Gukesh Dommaraju, celebrated GM Vidit Gujrathi's wedding with Nidhi...
05 Apr, 2025, 12.00 PM IST
Gukesh Dommaraju's triumph heralds '83 moment' for chessGukesh Dommaraju's World Chess Champion title has boosted chess's popularity in India. Livestream records have been set, and platforms like...
01 Jan, 2025, 06.10 PM IST
Anand Mahindra hails 'Indian Queen' Koneru Humpy after she emerges victorious at FIDE Women's Rapid Chess competitionIndian Grandmaster Koneru Humpy triumphed over Indonesia’s Irene Sukandar to win the FIDE Women’s World Rapid Chess Championship. Her remar...
29 Dec, 2024, 12.19 PM IST
New world chess champion D Gukesh shares two connections with superstar Rajinikanth.18-year-old Indian chess prodigy D Gukesh has made history, becoming the youngest world chess champion by defeating China's Ding Liren. The...
13 Dec, 2024, 12.33 AM IST
India’s D. Gukesh breaks 4-decade-old record held by Russia’s 'G.O.A.T.' Garry Kasparov to become world chess champion18-year-old Indian chess prodigy D. Gukesh defeated Ding Liren to become the youngest-ever World Chess Champion in Singapore on Thursday. G...
12 Dec, 2024, 09.26 PM IST
World Chess Championship 2024: All eyes on historic Gukesh vs Ding Liren, here's full schedule, live streaming, prize moneyThe 2024 FIDE World Chess Championship final will be held in Singapore. The championship will run from November 25 to December 13. India's ...
25 Nov, 2024, 11.47 AM IST
Bodhana Sivanandan, Indian-origin schoolgirl chess prodigy, to be youngest in England teamNine-year-old Indian-origin schoolgirl Bodhana Sivanandan will make chess history as the youngest person chosen to represent England intern...
04 Jul, 2024, 01.40 PM IST
Indian mission in London launches Chalo India, Living Bridges campaignsIndian High Commission in London launches Chalo India and Living Bridges campaigns to engage diaspora. Chalo India promotes tourism, encour...
09 Mar, 2024, 06.53 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
The story of Kerala's Marottichal, the chess village of IndiaMarottichal, a village in Kerala, India, has become known as a chess haven after a local tea shop owner introduced the game in the 1960s as...
03 Sep, 2023, 11.17 AM IST
Mahindra Group chairman Anand Mahindra gifts electric SUV to R Praggnanandhaa's parentsAnand Mahindra, chairman of the Mahindra Group, has announced plans to gift an XUV400 electric SUV to the parents of Indian chess prodigy R...
29 Aug, 2023, 08.38 PM IST
India has improved its performance in Chess in last eight years: PM ModiHighlighting India's contributions in the invention of games like Chaturanga and Chess, the PM said that these games help the brain to refi...
19 Jun, 2022, 06.42 PM IST
'Queen of Katwe' star Nikita Pearl Waligwa succumbs to brain tumour at 15; Mira Nair, Lupita Nyong'o mourn deathUganda's oldest Gayaza High School, where Waligwa studied, also paid tribute.
17 Feb, 2020, 02.16 PM IST