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Koneru Humpy, Harika Dronavalli to lead Indian challenge at Women's...

Four Indian women chess stars have qualified for the FIDE Women's Chess World Cup to be held in Russia in the month of...

Abhijit Nair21 May 2021 7:30 AM GMT

Viswanathan Anand and 4 other GMs to play exhibition matches to raise...

Viswanathan Anand and four other Indian Grandmasters will play simultaneous online exhibition matches against other...

Press Trust of India11 May 2021 5:54 AM GMT

AICF launches initiative to help chess community fight COVID-19

The All India Chess Federation launched the 'Checkmate Covid Initiative' to help the chess community affected by the...

Press Trust of India4 May 2021 5:15 PM GMT

The game of chess helped this village escape from gambling and...

A small seed sown by C. Unnikrishnan has not only helped Marottical escape from the clutches of social vices, but also...

Abhijit Nair21 April 2021 8:33 AM GMT

Viswanathan Anand's father passes away aged 92

He was 92 and breathed his last at a city hospital

Press Trust of India15 April 2021 7:30 AM GMT

GM Leon Mendonca wins 2nd Kumania GM tournament in Hungary

Young Indian Grandmaster Leon Luke Mendonca emerged victorious with a score of 6.5 points from nine rounds.

Press Trust of India26 March 2021 1:30 PM GMT

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 8:31 AM GMT

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 8:46 AM GMT

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 11:02 AM GMT

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 10:46 AM GMT

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 6:25 AM GMT

Chess player Leon Mendonca wins tournament in Hungary

Young Indian International Master Leon Luke Mendonca earned his maiden Grandmaster norm after winning the title in...

Press Trust of India26 Oct 2020 2:55 PM GMT

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