Indian sports in 2024: A year of monumental victories, breakthroughs, and near missesIndian sports in 2024 saw major achievements including a Cricket World Cup win, multiple Olympic medals, and chess world champions. India e...
29 Dec, 2024, 12.56 PM IST
Olympiad gold could be a turning point for women's chess in IndiaIt could indeed be the inflection point in the history of women’s chess in India. The 1983 moment, if you will. For a team to go to the Oly...
29 Sep, 2024, 12.16 AM IST
PM Modi meets chess players, hails India's historic double gold triumphPrime Minister Narendra Modi praised India's young chess players for their historic gold medal wins at the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest....
26 Sep, 2024, 11.11 AM IST
AICF announces Rs 3.2 crore rewards for Olympiad-winning teamsThe All India Chess Federation announced Rs 3.2 crore in rewards for the Indian teams that won the 45th Chess Olympiad. Each player will re...
25 Sep, 2024, 08.31 PM IST
"Can call it a Golden Era for India in chess": Vidit Gujarathi after winning Chess Olympiad 2024India's men's and women's chess teams secured gold medals at the FIDE Chess Olympiad 2024 in Budapest. Vidit Gujrathi highlighted the team'...
24 Sep, 2024, 07.51 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
Chess Olympiad: Vantika helps Indian draw with United States; men split points with UzbekistanInternational Master Vantika Agrawal secured a crucial win against Grandmaster Irina Krush, leading to a 2-2 draw between India and the Uni...
22 Sep, 2024, 12.21 AM IST
The future is here: Accolades pour in for Gukesh after historic winIndia's D Gukesh has been hailed as a potential future world champion after winning the prestigious Candidates tournament in Toronto. The 1...
23 Apr, 2024, 11.20 AM IST
India's sports moms shatter stereotypes, get ready to compete at Hangzhou Asian GamesA growing number of Indian mothers are making a comeback in competitive sports, challenging stereotypes and breaking barriers. Athletes lik...
17 Sep, 2023, 12.58 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
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...
04 Aug, 2022, 02.43 PM IST
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...
27 Jul, 2022, 10.42 AM IST
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,...
29 Jan, 2022, 12.43 PM IST
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.
27 Apr, 2020, 03.49 PM IST
41st Chess Olympiad: Viswanathan Anand, Koneru Humpy missing but Indian team in high spiritThe chance of an encore for the Indian eves or bettering their performance will heavily rely on the performance by Harika and Tania Sachdev.
31 Jul, 2014, 10.50 AM IST
- Three Khel Ratnas shine bright at Rashtrapati Bhawan
Olympic heroes boxer Vijender Singh and wrestler Sushil Kumar, along with four-time world champion woman pugilist M C Mary Kom, were confer...
29 Aug, 2009, 10.45 PM IST