Is Vladimir Kramnik behind Daniel Naroditsky's death? 29-year-old US Grandmaster's sudden passing raises doubts on Russian GM's cheating allegationsThe chess world mourns Grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky's sudden death at 29. His passing has amplified criticism of Vladimir Kramnik's unsubs...
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...
Going solo at the Masters: 18-year-old Pranav’s bold no-coach gambit pays off against Dutch star Anish GiriV Pranav, an 18-year-old chess player, is making waves. He won the Chennai Grand Masters Challengers title in November 2024. He also secure...
Erigaisi 4th, Gukesh 5th in latest chess rankingsIndian Grandmasters Arjun Erigiasi and D Gukesh retained their fourth and fifth spots in the chess rankings. Magnus Carlsen remains at the ...
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...
Teen Gukesh D overtakes idol Viswanathan Anand to become India's highest FIDE rankings player, Anand Mahindra teases VishyTeenager Gukesh D has replaced India's five-time chess world champion Viswanathan Anand as the country's highest-ranked chess player after ...
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...
Global Chess League: Chingari Gulf Titans, upGrad Mumba Masters register winsThe Chingari Gulf Titans played Ganges Grandmasters in their second round-robin encounter of Global Chess League (GCL). In the previous mat...
World team chess: India lose bronze medal play-off to SpainIn the first round, Gujrathi, playing with black, drew Santos Latasa while Sarin signed peace with Guijarro in the last game of that match....
World Team Chess Championship: India beats Azerbaijan, goes down to UzbekistanA win by Vidit Santosh Gujrathi on the top board over the higher ranked Shakhriyar Mamedyarov helped India secure a 2.5-1.5 win over Azerba...
44th Chess Olympiad: Humpy, Vaishali help India beat Georgia in women's sectionIndia A defeated third-seeded Georgia 3-1 in the sixth-round match of the women's section at the 44th Chess Olympiad in Tamil Nadu. Nihal S...
All eyes on India ahead of the 44th Chess OlympiadThough the five-time world champion and legendary Viswanathan Anand has chosen not to play and donned the mentor's hat this time, the India...
Legendary Anand to mentor Indian chess players ahead of Asian GamesThe probable for the men's include, Vidit Gujarathi, P Harikrishna, Nihal Sarin, S L Narayanan, K Sasikiran, B Adhiban, Karthikeyan Murali,...
Checkmate COVID: Anand and 4 other GMs to play exhibition matches to raise COVID relief fundAny player who has a Chess.com blitz or FIDE standard rating of under 2000 can play with former world champion Viswanathan Anand by donatin...
India, Russia declared joint winners of Online Chess Olympiad after server malfunctionRussia were initially declared winners after two Indian players -- Nihal Sarin and Divya Deshmukh -- lost out on time in the final after su...
Viswanathan Anand, Yuzvendra Chahal take part in online chess event, raise Rs 8.8 lakh for waste pickers communityThe fund raised from the event will be donated to the Chief Minister's Fund.
Viswanathan Anand returns homeViswanathan Anand last played competitively in India back in 2002