At Grandmaster Vishwanathan Anand's Chennai home, a 27-kg chess set is the real Most Valuable Player. His wife agreesGrandmaster Viswanathan Anand's home houses a remarkable collection of chess sets, each with a unique story. From a hefty copper and bronze...
23 Apr, 2025, 11.50 AM IST
Boris Spassky, former World Chess Champion and Bobby Fischer’s famous rival, passes away at 88Boris Spassky, the Soviet chess grandmaster best known for his historic 1972 match against American Bobby Fischer, has passed away at 88 in...
01 Mar, 2025, 10.40 AM IST
Gukesh's triumph underlines India's status as global chess superpowerIndia's dominance in chess continued in 2024. D Gukesh became the youngest world champion. Indian players secured numerous gold medals at t...
24 Dec, 2024, 12.55 PM IST
India’s D. Gukesh breaks 4-decade-old record held by Russia’s 'G.O.A.T.' Garry Kasparov to become world chess champion18-year-old Indian chess prodigy D. Gukesh defeated Ding Liren to become the youngest-ever World Chess Champion in Singapore on Thursday. G...
12 Dec, 2024, 09.26 PM IST
Best chess books: Essential reads for beginners, intermediate, and advanced playersChess is a game of strategy, patience, and skill, and the right books can significantly enhance your understanding and performance. This co...
09 Jul, 2024, 10.14 PM 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
Chess: Psychological battle at heart of 'unusual' world championship matchThe play of chess grandmasters Ian Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren, battling it out for the world title, has oscillated between touches of br...
22 Apr, 2023, 12.51 AM IST
View: Building trust with robotsA crucial concern with generative AI bots is misinformation. A generative AI model trained on a dataset of fake news articles will generate...
22 Jan, 2023, 11.05 PM IST
From Djokovic deportation to Messi magic: Top 10 sports stories of 2022Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February saw them and allies Belarus become outcasts of world sport. Russia were kicked out of the football...
20 Dec, 2022, 07.10 AM IST
Watch: AR Rahman's welcome anthem for Chess Olympiad is upbeatA R Rahman and Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin feature prominently in the video of the welcome anthem for the Chess Olympiad
25 Jul, 2022, 04.10 PM IST
Chennai still holds sway as the 'mecca of chess' as it readies to host high-profile Chess Olympiad"Earlier, Chennai’s chess culture was largely player-driven but now it’s parent-driven, with ambitious parents expecting children to fulfil...
09 Jul, 2022, 11.45 PM IST
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...
02 Oct, 2020, 01.20 PM IST
Meet Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, the boy genius who became chess Grandmaster at 12Praggnanandhaa, 'Prag' as he is dubbed, is part of the new chess wave — he along with players like Nihal Sarin is breaking records and crus...
08 Jul, 2018, 12.12 PM IST
Anand hammers Ludvig Hammer to jump to sole second in Norway ChessOn what turned out to be a good day for Anand yet again, the Indian ace used the hidden dynamics out of a decent opening to beat Hammer.
25 Jun, 2015, 03.59 PM IST
Deep thoughtA tip on how to get better at both games: play a hell of a lot, and stay humble. The day you stop learning, you will be the fish at the tab...
22 May, 2015, 12.41 PM IST
Frederic Friedel: Meet the founder of the chess software company 'ChessBase'ChessBase is a computer program with millions of games and their analysis that every chess player worth his openings swears by.
24 Nov, 2013, 06.01 AM IST
Charisma is important for chess players: Susan Polgar, former women’s world championFormer women’s world chess champion Susan Polgar is active these days in the chess circuit not as a player, but as a teacher, administrator...
23 Nov, 2013, 07.52 AM IST