FIDE World Cup 2025 to be held in Goa from October 30 to November 27Goa, India, will host the FIDE World Cup 2025 from October 31 to November 27, featuring 206 players competing for a $2 million prize pool a...
26 Aug, 2025, 06.47 PM IST
International Chess Day 2025: Know the significance, history, theme and objectivesInternational Chess Day (Google Trends): International Chess Day, observed annually on July 20th, commemorates the founding of FIDE in 1924...
21 Jul, 2025, 11.36 AM IST
Boris Spassky, former World Chess Champion and Bobby Fischer’s famous rival, passes away at 88Boris Spassky, the Soviet chess grandmaster best known for his historic 1972 match against American Bobby Fischer, has passed away at 88 in...
01 Mar, 2025, 10.40 AM IST
Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen quits a tournament in a dispute over jeansMagnus Carlsen, the top-ranked chess player, exited the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships after refusing to change out of jeans des...
29 Dec, 2024, 07.09 AM IST
World Chess Championship: Gukesh plays out easy draw, scores remain tiedIn the 10th game of the World Chess Championship, defending champion Ding Liren and challenger D Gukesh played to a draw, their seventh con...
07 Dec, 2024, 05.43 PM IST
'Father of Indian chess boom': The Anand effect that's shaping a 'golden generation'India achieved a historic double gold at the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary. The men's team, featuring D Gukesh and R Praggnanand...
23 Sep, 2024, 12.55 PM IST
M&M's Anand Mahindra shares Praggnanandhaa's checkmate swagger walk as he topples world No. 2 Fabiano CaruanaAfter defeating the world's number two chess player, R Praggnanandhaa was captured on video walking with confidence, taking pictures with f...
02 Jun, 2024, 11.59 AM 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
American chess prodigy Niemann denies allegations of using 'vibrating sex toy' to beat world champion CarlsenIn a recent interview with Piers Morgan, Niemann expressed his disappointment at being accused of cheating following his victory, stating, ...
27 Sep, 2023, 05.36 PM IST
"I really enjoyed interacting with him": Praggnanandhaa on meeting with PM ModiPraggnanandhaa further said, "It's very inspiring how we performed recently as well in Global Chess League. We have a lot of strong players...
04 Sep, 2023, 02.27 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
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
Chess tournament: World championship minus the championThe upcoming World Chess Championship in Kazakhstan will proceed without Magnus Carlsen, who decided to voluntarily relinquish his title af...
08 Apr, 2023, 11.34 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
India plans to host Chess Olympiad that's been moved out of MoscowThe Chess Olympiad is a biennial event in which teams from some 190 countries compete over a two-week period. The 2022 edition was supposed...
26 Feb, 2022, 08.02 PM IST
Tech Mahindra signs MoU to create the Global Chess LeagueThe Global Chess League will also have franchise-owned teams from across the globe, composed of a mix of title players, along with juniors ...
04 Jun, 2021, 07.29 PM IST