Vaishali cliches women's world blitz bronze as India sign off on a highIndia's R Vaishali secures a bronze medal in the World Blitz Championship, while Koneru Humpy wins the rapid event. Ju Wenjun of China wins...
01 Jan, 2025, 11.00 AM IST
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-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
"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
Heroes' Homecoming: Gukesh, Pragg, Vaishali, and Srinath's touchdown amid fanfareIndia's chess teams received a warm welcome after winning their first gold medals at the Chess Olympiad in Hungary. The men's and women's t...
24 Sep, 2024, 12.42 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
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
Current generation of Indian chess players great at grabbing opportunities: Viswanathan AnandViswanathan Anand, transitioning from competitor to mentor and administrator, discusses the progress of Indian chess players he has mentore...
10 Sep, 2024, 06.48 PM IST
Sports ministry confirms Satwik, Chirag for Khel Ratna, Shami and 25 others for Arjuna awardThe Dyan Chand award in the life-time category will be conferred to three persons. Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar is the recipient of ...
21 Dec, 2023, 12.10 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
Koneru Humpy, Dronavalli Harika to spearhead India's challenge in Asian GamesThe team announcement was made on Sunday during the General Body meeting of the All India Chess Federation (AICF) in Kanpur, which was chai...
09 Jul, 2023, 03.50 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
India bag 13 medals in Rapid event in Asian Youth ChessIndia bagged 13 medals, including four golds, out of a possible of 18 in the Rapid event on the opening day of the Asian Youth Chess Champi...
08 Nov, 2014, 05.56 PM IST