Playing with the black pieces in Round 11 on Saturday, she claimed a jaw-dropping win over the former World Championship ...

Exposure to international circuits, access to advanced training tools, and mentorship from grandmasters have created a ...

India, April 13 -- Delhi-based 10-year-old Aarit Kapil became the youngest Indian chess player to make an International ...

Anish Giri won two games in a row to advance into second place, but has little chance of overhauling the leader ...

India Chess sensation R Praggnanandhaa suffered a bitter defeat at the hands of Javokhir Sindarov in the Candidates 2026.

R Vaishali, like fellow Indian Grandmaster Divya Deshmukh, was off to a slow start at the Fide Women’s Candidates 2026 in ...

Indian chess player Divya Deshmukh achieved a remarkable win, turning a potential draw into a victory, bringing her into the joint lead of a crucial tournament. Meanwhile, R Praggnanandhaa’s ...

India has become a major power in international chess led by its highest-ranked player, Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa. He's No. 4 in the world, one place above compatriots Gukesh Dommaraju, the current ...

TheFIDE Women’s Chess World Cup is among the most grueling of tournaments. It goes on for nearly a month and features more than 100 players, prodigies to world champions, across age and nationalities.

CHENNAI, India – On a balmy morning last fall in the coastal Indian city of Chennai, dozens of fans perched on their seats as they watched an elite-level tournament unfold. Some shook their legs ...