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Praggnanandhaa opens up on Candidates heartbreak, vows to enjoy chess againIndian chess prodigy R Praggnanandhaa reflects on his Candidates Tournament disappointment. He gave his all but missed out on the title. No...- Who is Hikaru Nakamura and why did he throw a chess piece after his match with D Gukesh?Hikaru Nakamura defeated reigning world champion D Gukesh in a thrilling bullet chess match, sealing a 5-0 sweep for the USA against India....
- Parliament passes Online Gaming Bill amid protests from OppositionThe Rajya Sabha passed the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025, prohibiting all online games involving money. This action,...
- "Gaming not just play, it is livelihood": E-Sports Players Association writes to PM ModiThe Esports Players Welfare Association (EPWA) has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding the Online Gaming Bill 2025. EPWA is ...
- Problem is online money gaming, not esports: MeitY Secretary KrishnanIndia aspires to be the online gaming capital. The government plans to boost esports and game development. A new bill seeks to regulate onl...
- Praggnanandhaa looks to achieve the No. 1 chess ranking to add to India's dominanceRameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, currently ranked No. 4 globally, spearheads India's rise in international chess, fueled by inspiration from Visw...
- Chess: Magnus Carlsen claims first Esports World Cup titleMagnus Carlsen emerged victorious at the inaugural Esports World Cup chess tournament in Riyadh, securing a $250,000 prize after defeating ...
- Magnus Carlsen wanted to draw some line in the sand by beating Gukesh in Norway Chess: Viswanathan AnandViswanathan Anand commented on Magnus Carlsen's emotional outburst after his loss to Gukesh in Norway Chess, suggesting Carlsen felt challe...
- Chess, a chequered Islamic past & present: Banned by Taliban, backed by Saudi as it hosts its debut WCThe Taliban recently suspended chess in Afghanistan. Chess faced bans previously due to religious concerns. Ironically, Islamic world has a...
- Hailed by Kapil Dev and world chess champion Koneru Humpy, SOGF Grandmasters Series sets new benchmarks in Mind SportsThe Skillhub Online Games Federation Grandmasters Series Championship concluded in Gurugram, celebrating mind sports with chess, blind ches...
- Gukesh Dommaraju's triumph heralds '83 moment' for chessGukesh Dommaraju's World Chess Champion title has boosted chess's popularity in India. Livestream records have been set, and platforms like...
- King of Chess may now rule the world of brandsGukesh's World Chess Championship victory has propelled him into the spotlight, attracting potential brand endorsements. His win is expecte...
- Online video game 'Fortnite' now an Olympic esportThe International Olympic Committee (IOC) has added the popular online video game 'Fortnite' to the Olympic Esports Finals lineup. The inau...
- Mobile Premier League acquires GamingMonk; launches Esports arenaGamingMonk hosts esports tournaments across multiple platforms including PC, console and mobile
- Online gaming has potential to become bigger than entertainment industry: MPL CEO Sai SrinivasIn two-to-three years, online gaming will be much larger than the entertainment industry in India, Mobile Premier League (MPL) CEO Sai Srin...
- Esports is the new rage in the Indian arenaViewership of esports in India doubled to 17 million in 2020 while prize money pool grew 25-30%, according to industry estimates.
- The crackdown on online gaming threatens to cripple a nascent but promising industryThe sector was expected to reach Rs 18,700 crore by 2022, at a CAGR of 43%. Though numbers for 2020 are not yet available, the previous yea...
- Beckham to Buffett, small IPOs using big names to sell sharesBeckham-backed Guild Esports Plc said Tuesday it raised 20 million pounds ($25.6 million) in a London listing, buoyed by the rising popular...
- Esports had a demonstration at the Asian Games, and there are factors that make its inclusion worth itAfter the medal ceremony, the winning athletes used terms like ‘experience’, ‘staying calm’, and ‘working hard’, things we hear in any athl...
- Making video gaming a medal sport: May the twiddliest fingers win eSportsIn case you give out an incredulous snort, remember, your beloved cricket made the grade only at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou. And, ye...
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