Chess
Top-ranked Magnus Carlsen to play in Tata Steel Chess India tournament next month
Magnus Carlsen, the top-ranked player in the world, will compete in the 6th Tata Steel Chess India tournament in Kolkata in November. World No. 1 Norwegian will face some of the best players in India, such as Arjun...
India’s strongest team ever eyes a gold medal in the Chess Olympiad
India's chess Avengers are assembling in Budapest with the goal of winning the gold medal at the Chess Olympiad, the sport's most prestigious team competition. An Indian team had previously won an Olympiad gold...
Chess World Championship: Ding Liren looks nervous, Gukesh hyper-focused, says Dutchman Anish Giri
The ongoing Sinquefield Cup has allowed the chess world to witness both Ding Liren and Gukesh compete in the classical format before their much-anticipated clash in Singapore with the world champion’s crown on the...
Sinquefield Cup: Praggnanandhaa holds Liren, Gukesh draws with Vachier-Lagrave
In the final stage of the Grand Chess Tour, the sixth round of the Sinquefield Cup, Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa handled his match against the current world champion Ding Liren with remarkable ease, securing a...
Praggnanandhaa finishes at the bottom in the rapid section of the Grand Chess tour
Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa had a rare poor day in the office, finishing at the bottom of the table in the rapid section of the Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz Chess Tournament. Praggnanadhaa, who had lost three...
Pragganandhaa eyes a better finish in Grand Chess Tour final outings
R Pragganandhaa will lock horns with the world's best once again when the Indian Grandmaster takes the elite field in the St Louis Rapid and Blitz event that gets underway. Despite a minor fall in recent results,...
Gukesh’s hopes to challenge Ding Liren on home turf fail.
India's efforts to secure a home World Championships match for D Gukesh were futile, with Singapore pipping Delhi and Chennai to claim hosting rights for the elite chess event, which would face the youngest...
Praggnanandhaa stuns World Champion Liren
Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa resumed his giant-slaying streak in Norway Chess, defeating World Champion Ding Liren in an Armageddon tiebreaker in Round 7. The 18-year-old maintained his cool throughout the...
Praggnanandhaa topples Magnus Carlsen for the first time in Classical Game
R Praggnanandhaa, an Indian prodigy, made history at the prestigious Norway Chess Tournament by defeating the reigning world champion, Magnus Carlsen. The 18-year-old grandmaster's first classical triumph over the...
Indian teenager Gukesh to face Ding Liren in World Championship
India's D Gukesh will face reigning world champion Ding Liren in the World Chess Championship in November-December of this year. Indian teenage Grandmaster is gearing up to take on China’s Liren for the world...
