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...
Praggnanandhaa held again, Chithambaram scores a crushing win against KeymerGrandmaster R Praggnanandhaa played his second straight draw in the Prague Masters, while Aravindh Chithambaram claimed victory over German...
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 ...
Gukesh Dommaraju: Indian teen with chess world at his finger tipsIndian chess prodigy Gukesh Dommaraju, an 18-year-old "Friends" enthusiast, is poised to become the youngest World Chess Champion. He'll fa...
The dark side of chess: Payoffs, points and 12-year-old grandmastersChess grandmasters are not made in a day. Even the brightest talents need years to earn the highest and most coveted title in the game. To ...
Netflix's 'The Queen's Gambit' sparks chess frenzy, websites register millions of new playersWorldwide, Google reported searches for "chess" are at their highest level in 14 years.
India, Russia, Bangladesh sign tripartite pact for civil nuclear cooperationNPCIL will play a key role in building a nuclear power plant on foreign soil with the proposed supply of equipment and material for the pow...
- REFILE-Chess gets VR makeover as organisers tap smartphone generation
CHESS-WORLD/VR (CORRECTED):REFILE-Chess gets VR makeover as organisers tap smartphone generation
- Iceland close to bankruptcy on meltdown fears
The country's top four banks now hold foreign liabilities in excess of $100bn, debts that dwarf Iceland's GDP of $14 bn. Top banking crises...
- Chess legend Bobby Fischer dies
Fisher died in a Reykjavik hospital on Thursday, his spokesman, Gardar Sverrisson, said on Friday.