The Indian GM – on the cusp of 2700 Elo – hasn’t had a full-time coach since 2021. There appears to have been a change on ...

Russian Grandmaster Kateryna Lagno has withdrawn from the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix India 2025 in Pune, alleging bias against ...

Sports: Hailing from UP, where chess is still gaining prominence, Vantika has already left significant mark on the sport, proving that talent knows no regional boundaries ...

Indian chess legend Viswanathan Anand believes the country has already become a ‘chess superpower,’ drawing comparisons with ...

Chess is a game of strategy, skill, and deep thinking. The world’s best players compete at the highest level, constantly ...

The southern Indian city of Chennai is known for its high achievers. In recent years, it has produced some of the world's most formidable chess players — and the youngest world champion.

CHENNAI: Not many would ever imagine that a small boy, all of just seven years old, watching his idol Viswanathan Anand play ...

The southern Indian city of Chennai has produced some of the world's most formidable chess players. Reporter Omkar Khandekar traveled there to learn more. OMKAR KHANDEKAR, BYLINE: It's a standing ...

But India's Arjun Erigaisi seems to have found a cheat code. In an interview with freestyle-chess.com, India No. 2 Erigaisi ...

Indian professional chess player Vantika Agrawal and Grandmaster Pranav Venkatesh graced the NDTV Yuva conclave and talked about how chess is growing in the country.