Global Chess League Season 4 kicks off in Bengaluru with Carlsen’s returnThe fourth Tech Mahindra Global Chess League season commenced in Bengaluru this Saturday. Six teams are competing in a nine-day franchise t...
05 Sep, 2026, 08.30 PM IST
Global Chess League 2026 Begins Today: Check full schedule, September 5 match timings, teams and key playersThe Global Chess League 2026 kicks off today in vibrant Bengaluru, India, with six fierce teams vying for the championship glory. This exhi...
05 Sep, 2026, 03.45 PM IST
Nomination process for 2026 National Sports Awards likely from next monthThe Sports Ministry will likely start the 2026 National Sports Awards nomination process next month. This follows a re-evaluation of the 20...
19 Aug, 2026, 04.08 PM IST
National Sports Awards 2025: Tejaswin, Vidit, Divya among Arjuna winners; Check full listDivya Deshmukh and Tejaswin Shankar received the prestigious Arjuna Award. Shuttler Gayatri Gopichand and boxer Narender also earned nomina...
18 Aug, 2026, 02.25 PM IST
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...
10 Aug, 2025, 11.18 AM IST
Who’s a 'real' doctor? How Chess grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi vs The Liver Doc's viral war of words began... over a selfieVidit Gujrathi's tribute to his family on National Doctors’ Day ignited controversy. The Liver Doc questioned the 'doctor' title for Gujrat...
06 Jul, 2025, 11.23 AM IST
When chess champions Viswanathan Anand, Gukesh Dommaraju danced their hearts out at grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi’s wedding. Videos go viralTop chess grandmasters, including World Champions Viswanathan Anand and Gukesh Dommaraju, celebrated GM Vidit Gujrathi's wedding with Nidhi...
05 Apr, 2025, 12.00 PM IST
"Feel this will bring more people into this game": Vidit Gujrathi after D Gukesh's Chess World Championship title win18-year-old Indian chess grandmaster D Gukesh defeated China's Ding Liren to become the youngest-ever FIDE World Champion. Gukesh secured a...
13 Dec, 2024, 08.35 AM IST
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...
21 Oct, 2024, 03.56 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
Praggnanandhaa, Vidit score crucial victories; Gukesh continues in joint leadIn a brilliant sixth-round display, Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa and Vidit Gujrathi secured commanding victories, while D Gukesh maintained...
11 Apr, 2024, 12.00 PM IST
FIDE Candidates: R Praggnanandhaa enters as India's best betAfter nearly 35 years as many as three Indians – Praggnanandhaa, D Gukesh and Vidit Gujrathi -- have qualified for the most prestigious eve...
03 Apr, 2024, 12.37 AM IST
Praggnanandhaa blunders again, goes down to RapportAfter briefly going ahead of Viswanthan Anand and attaining the top Indian status in the live rating list, this double blow cost the Indian...
01 Mar, 2024, 03.57 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
What makes Vidit Gujrathi a chess championThe shy 22-year-old is currently ranked at number three chess player in India.
26 Oct, 2017, 11.43 AM IST
Harikrishna, Sethuraman win in World Chess CupGrandmaster S P Sethuraman also scored an easy victory over Russian Sanan Sjugirov in the first game of the first round of this knock-out e...
12 Sep, 2015, 11.25 AM IST