From Gukesh 'The Chennai Sharpshooter' D to Magnus 'The Lone GOAT' Carlsen: Chess stars turn CowboysIn a surprising twist, chess grandmasters traded their strategic board for a Western adventure at the Norway Chess Games. The "Chess Cowboy...
31 May, 2025, 03.51 PM IST
Erigaisi hands world champion Gukesh second defeat in two days in Norway ChessIn Norway Chess, Arjun Erigaisi defeated D Gukesh. Hikaru Nakamura stunned Magnus Carlsen in the Armageddon tie-break. Erigaisi and Nakamur...
28 May, 2025, 10.00 AM IST
PM Modi hands over social media to women achievers on Women's Day: Meet the women taking overPrime Minister Narendra Modi marked International Women’s Day by honouring ‘Nari Shakti’ and reaffirming his government’s commitment to wom...
08 Mar, 2025, 12.04 PM IST
Youngest world chess champion D Gukesh's schooling, education and family background18-year-old Indian chess prodigy D Gukesh has made history, becoming the youngest world chess champion by defeating Ding Liren. The thrilli...
12 Dec, 2024, 07.59 PM IST
Hail Kings and Queens of 64 Squares: Indian men and women win maiden Chess Olympiad gold medalsGrandmaster and World Championship challenger Gukesh beat Vladimir Fedoseev, while Erigaisi prevailed over Jan Subelj. Even if the Indians ...
22 Sep, 2024, 07.57 PM IST
R Praggnanandhaa surpasses Viswanathan Anand to become India's No.1, following victory over Ding LirenThe 18-year-old defeated China's Liren with the black pieces at the 2024 Tata Steel Chess Tournament on Wednesday and surpassed the legenda...
17 Jan, 2024, 11.14 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
Sibling supremacy! R Praggnanandhaa & Vaishali Rameshbabu make chess history as first brother-sister Grandmaster duo, netizens hail it as 'remarkable achievement'Vaishali, at 22, secured the milestone by crossing 2500 FIDE ratings during the IV El Llobregat Open in Spain. Praggnanandhaa had previousl...
03 Dec, 2023, 11.59 AM IST
Vaishali becomes GM, joins Praggnanandhaa to form world's first brother-sister Grandmasters duoThe 22-year old Chennai-based Vaishali crossed the 2500 mark at the tournament in Spain where she defeated Turkish FM Tamer Tarik Selbes in...
02 Dec, 2023, 11.19 PM IST
Indian men and women's chess teams clinch silver medalsTop seeds Arjun Erigaisi, D Gukesh, Vidit Gujrathi, and Harikrishna Pentala all won their matches against their Filipino counterparts while...
07 Oct, 2023, 05.04 PM IST
Praggnanandhaa, Gukesh in Kolkata Asian Games camp from Aug 30The Asian Games-bound Indian men's chess team, which includes World Cup silver medallist GM Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa along with three othe...
26 Aug, 2023, 05.19 PM IST
Beaming picture of R Praggnanandhaa's mother Nagalakshmi goes viral; Snapdeal boss Kunal Bahl wants documentary on chess champIndian chess prodigy Praggnanandhaa has reached the final of the FIDE World Cup, becoming the first Indian to do so since Viswanathan Anand...
25 Aug, 2023, 12.30 PM IST
Chess prodigy Praggnanandhaa beats world champion Magnus Carlsen for the second time in 2022A one-move blunder by Carlsen led to the chess champion’s victory.
21 May, 2022, 12.02 PM IST
Pragga prodigy: The Rise and Rise of Rameshbabu PraggnanandhaaThe boy, who loves playing hide-and-seek at his coach Ramesh’s Chess Gurukul when he comes ahead of time, is opposite on the board. He is p...
27 Feb, 2022, 09.04 AM IST
Praggu's 'Magnus' Opus: How sister's hobby shaped young chess wizard Praggnanandhaa's lifeTouted as the one for the future when he became an International Master at the tender age of 10 years and nine months in 2016, Praggu, as h...
22 Feb, 2022, 04.43 PM IST
Who is Praggnanandhaa, the 16-year-old who beat world champion at Airthings Masters chess?Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa's victory over Magnus Carlsen at the online rapid chess competition has stunned the world.
22 Feb, 2022, 01.03 PM IST
At 12 years 10 months, Chennai boy is world’s 2nd-youngest GrandmasterPraggu, as he’s affectionately known, achieved the feat when he defeated GM Moroni Luca Jr in round 8 of the 4th Gredine Open in Italy.
25 Jun, 2018, 09.20 AM IST