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Viswanathan Anand honoured with Russian Order of Friendship

Viswanathan Anand, a man who, few would argue, is a legend in his field, has been honoured with the Russian "Order of...

Press Releases11 Sept 2018 10:39 AM IST

Nihal Sarin becomes the country's 53rd Grandmaster

14-year-old Nihal Sarin has continued India's excellent run in chess, by becoming the country's fifty-third Grandmaster....

Akshat Mehrish15 Aug 2018 11:18 AM IST

Medals galore for the Indian chess team at the Asian Nations Cup

The Indian chess team will be coming home from the recently finished Asian Nations Cup with a bag full of medals. Both...

Akshat Mehrish4 Aug 2018 1:41 PM IST

Neglect of Chess in India brought to limelight again after Divya...

Little did Nagpur-born Divya Deshmukh know as a 4-year old that her shift from badminton due to height issues to the...

Sohinee Basu26 July 2018 9:31 AM IST

Praggnanandhaa finishes second in Italy but does chess get its due in...

Remember the name R Praggnanandhaa. The Chennai boy who has not even turned 13 has already been setting ripples along...

Press Releases25 Jun 2018 10:09 AM IST

R Praggnanandhaa becomes the second youngest chess Grandmaster in...

While the world was wrapped up in the thunderous match that went down between Germany and Sweden at the FIFA World Cup...

Press Releases24 Jun 2018 11:09 AM IST

National Camp for Chess Olympiad begins in Delhi; Viswanathan Anand...

The Indian contingent has already started preparing for the 43rd edition of chess Olympiad, to be held in Batumi...

Press Releases17 March 2018 11:35 AM IST

Indian chess player Shailesh Nerlikar passes away at 40

India lost one of its most special chess players' ever in the likes of Shailesh Nerlikar who was just 40. The never give...

Sounak Mullick11 March 2018 1:54 PM IST

Viswanathan Anand: The tiger cub from Madras

It is like a guy taking a Maruti 800 into a Formula One championship to actually compete for the title and winning it....

Priyadarshan Banjan9 Feb 2018 7:19 AM IST

Harika settles for draw, looking to get back to winning ways

Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands), January 16: Indian Grandmaster Harika Dronavalli had to settle for her third consecutive...

Press Release16 Jan 2018 1:07 PM IST

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