Chess Olympiad: Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi, Divya Deshmukh star as history beckons Indian chess teams
Both the Indian chess teams find themselves on the cusp of history-making gold medals in the open se...
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Indian chess federation left red-faced as Chess Olympiad’s Nona Gaprindashvili Cup, given to India at Chennai 2022, goes missing
IN WHAT could become a major embarrassment for India, the ‘Nona Gaprindashvili Cup’, which is awarde...
Now Vladimir Kramnik complains about cell phone recording Team India during Uzbekistan game
Former world champion Vladimir Kramnik, who is currently at the Chess Olympiad in Budapest coaching ...
Chess Olympiad: India play out first draw but stay within touching distance of gold medal
In a battle royale of prodigies, the Indian chess team played out their first draw in the Chess Olym...
Chess Olympiad: IM Vantika Agrawal fights severe time pressure to beat grandmaster Bella Khotenashvilli
The Indian women’s team continued their march towards the gold medal after bringing down the mighty ...
Chess Olympiad: China avoid Gukesh vs Ding Liren face-off, but teenager wins six-hour marathon battle
India defeated China in the seventh round of the ongoing Chess Olympiad after Gukesh took down Wei Y...
Chess Olympiad: How Divya Deshmukh pulled rabbit out of hat with 17 seconds left on clock… and with opponent up three pawns
Divya Deshmukh was in a completely losing position in the fourth round of the Chess Olympiad in Buda...
Vidit Gujrathi interview: ‘Indian team used to playing in high-stakes situations (like at Chess Olympiad)’
The Indian chess team has breezed into the fourth round of the ongoing Chess Olympiad without breaki...
Chess Olympiad: Is Indian team a hot favourite to win gold? Here’s what chess legends and GMs have said
The Indian chess team eased into the fourth round of the 45th Chess Olympiad with just one draw in t...
Chess Olympiad 2024 Full Guide: From FIDE tournament format to seeds, everything you need to know about 45th Chess Olympiad
45th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2024: The 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest will see the Indian teams battlin...
Chess Olympiad: India’s ‘strongest team ever’ heading to Budapest itching for gold medal
India’s chess Avengers are assembling in Budapest. Their mission: to win the gold medal at the Chess...
World Chess Championship match between Gukesh and Ding Liren to happen at Resorts World Sentosa
The FIDE World Chess Championship 2024 match between world champion Ding Liren and the teenaged chal...
World Junior Champion Divya Deshmukh: ‘Was expected to crush the field… but I was focussed on quality of my chess’
If you thought trying to take a flight with oversized sporting paraphernalia is something that chess...
Indian chess’s blueprint: AICF announce Rs 65 crore budget to popularise sport in every household
After a history-making month for Indian chess, the All India Chess Federation unveiled a host of ini...
Who is Ashwath Kaushik, the 8-year-old Indian origin boy who defeated a grandmaster?
Ashwath Kaushik, an eight year-old Indian origin boy hailing from Singapore, stunned Polish chess gr...
After Divya Deshmukh’s post on women in chess, Susan Polgar speaks out: ‘I consciously chose to look ugly’
A day after Indian chess player Divya Deshmukh called out the rampant sexualisation of women players...
Meet the Indian-origin chess prodigies taking Britain by storm
In August last year, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, on the verge of announcing a mega financial...