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How Koneru Humpy broke barriers in a male dominated chess world

By this time if you have finished watching Queen's Gambit, the American mini-series on Netflix, you must have drooled...

Md Imtiaz8 Jan 2021 1:18 PM IST

Leon Mendonca becomes India's 67th chess Grandmaster

While every other sport saw setbacks in the year of the pandemic, chess in India thrived It was for the first time India...

The Bridge Desk31 Dec 2020 11:44 AM IST

Chess Federation Election: Secretary challenges nomination of...

All India Chess Federation (AICF) secretary Bharat Singh Chauhan on Friday challenged the nomination of Venkatrama Raja...

Md Imtiaz26 Dec 2020 10:42 AM IST

India win 3 gold, 1 bronze in World Cadets and Youth Rapid Chess...

India’s junior Grandmasters (GM) Nihal Sarin, D Gukesh and Women International Master (WIM) Rakshitta Ravi clinched a...

The Bridge Desk23 Dec 2020 10:32 AM IST

Gukesh, Rakshitta advance to final of World Cadets and Youth Rapid...

GM Dommaraju Gukesh and WIM Rakshitta have stormed into to the final of the U-14 Open and U-16 Girls category...

Abhijit Nair22 Dec 2020 2:01 PM IST

4 Indian chess players advance to semifinals of World Cadets and Youth...

Four out of twelve Indian chess players, GM Nihal Sarin, GM D Gukesh, WIM Rakshitta Ravi and Mrinmoy Rajkhowa, have...

Md Imtiaz21 Dec 2020 4:56 PM IST

Nihal Sarin to lead the Indian charge at FIDE Cadets and Youth...

The FIDE Online World Cadets and Youth Rapid Championships is slated to begin today. A total of 16 Indian players, led...

Abhijit Nair19 Dec 2020 2:16 PM IST

IM Sankalp Gupta finishes second at Asian Continental selection event

The 17 year old International Master from Nagpur, Sankalp Gupta bagged the silver medal in the Asian Continental...

Abhijit Nair15 Dec 2020 4:32 PM IST

Viswanathan Anand: The Undisputed King of Indian Chess

Though many consider chess to have been invented in India, the Indians did not enjoy much success in the sport at the...

Abhijit Nair11 Dec 2020 4:16 PM IST

Netflix's Queen’s Gambit coupled with lockdown propelled chess:...

Mass lockdowns across the globe and coupled with the success of Netflix’s The Queen’s Gambit has led to a chess boon...

Press Releases11 Dec 2020 11:55 AM IST

Viswanathan Anand launches WACA Chess Fellowships to mentor India’s...

WestBridge Capital, under the umbrella of its public charitable trust, WestBridge Charitable Foundation, is set to...

The Bridge Desk9 Dec 2020 2:59 PM IST

Magnus Carlsen to host Indian Open Chess Tournament

The World Champion Chess Grandmaster, Magnus Carlsen, is looking to tap into the rapidly growing Indian digital chess...

Abhijit Nair23 Nov 2020 3:39 PM IST

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