Chess is boring for people; players like Gukesh, Pragg can take it to next level: Hikaru NakamuraGrandmaster Hikaru Nakamura believes that strong personalities are crucial for chess to gain popularity in the Western world, drawing inspi...
26 May, 2025, 03.26 PM IST
Crouching Tiger, Wounded Dragon: India is in a commanding position on the world chess scene, and it’s only the beginningIndian chess prodigy Dommaraju Gukesh won the World Chess Championship. He defeated Ding Liren in a tense final game. Gukesh fulfilled his ...
14 Dec, 2024, 10.53 PM IST
DG's Chess Piece de Resistance: How Gukesh overcame past heartbreak to claim gloryDommaraju Gukesh, at 18, becomes the youngest world chess champion, mirroring a previous loss where he graciously reset the board despite h...
14 Dec, 2024, 12.19 AM IST
For Chess to grow, players need to make fans, sponsors feel welcomed: Hikaru NakamuraHikaru Nakamura talks about the Global Chess League and its importance for the future of chess. He stresses the need for more player-fan en...
13 Oct, 2024, 12.42 AM IST
Olympiad gold-medallist Vantika Agrawal now aims for Grandmaster title“I remember that even in school while they were supporting me, nobody really knew about chess. So, when I used to go and tell them about my...
13 Oct, 2024, 12.33 AM IST
CBSE Class 10, 12 exam 2024 date sheets released: Check out hereCBSE class 10 board exams will be conducted from February 15 to March 13 while CBSE class 12 board exams to be conducted from February 15 t...
12 Dec, 2023, 10.40 PM IST
The King’s gambit: A chess academy goes online to find India’s next GrandmasterFrom practising with peers to interactive sessions with titled players, from playing online to moving carved wood on a real board, Chessnit...
26 Sep, 2023, 11.33 AM IST
India has entered golden era of chess, we will have 100 GMs soon, says AICF chief Sanjay KapoorTeenaged GM Praggnanandhaa caught the country's imagination as he defeated world number two Hikaru Nakamura and number three Fabiano Caruna...
27 Aug, 2023, 02.46 PM IST
- What chess tells us about our inventions
In the world rankings, India stands fourth and third in the men's and women's game (why there are two categories for a 'mind game' is somet...
10 Aug, 2022, 11.50 PM IST
How to create a holistic student profile for an impressive resume for college admissionsWhat you do with your time can help you stand out from other applicants who have similar test scores and GPAs. You also need to continue pr...
28 Jun, 2021, 01.24 PM IST
Hyderabad youth bags gold medal at Mind Sports Olympiad in London, breaks Shakuntala Devi’s RecordCity-based 20-year-old math prodigy Neelakantha Bhanu Prakash Jonnalagadda, holding the fastest human calculator in the world record, has d...
28 Aug, 2020, 10.00 AM IST
Tokyo 2020: Indian athletes look set to challenge the world. But, will that convert into medals?It has never happened before in Olympic sport that India has consistently topped the medals tally in world competitions.
24 Jul, 2019, 08.51 AM IST
Viswanathan Anand returns homeViswanathan Anand last played competitively in India back in 2002
16 Sep, 2018, 11.02 PM IST
Demis Hassabis, computer scientist, who struck $498 mn deal with Google for his secretive start-up Deep MindHassabis, has built the company to use technology and medical research to help machines to mimic the brain’s ability to improve performance.
29 Jan, 2014, 09.28 AM IST