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Tata Steel Chess: Levon Aronian leads the table after Day 1 of the...

GM Arjun Erigiasi scored a 17-move win over two-time Indian champion GM Murali Karthikeyan

Press Trust of India17 Nov 2021 11:45 PM IST

How India tripled its Grandmaster count in the past one decade

Up until 2010, India had a total of 23 GMs – a number which has seen a massive jump to 72 from 2011 to 2021.

Abhijit Nair9 Nov 2021 3:11 PM IST

Mitrabha Guha becomes India's 72nd chess Grandmaster

The 20 year old from Kolkata also has the distinct record of beating Magnus Carlsen twice in an hour

C.C. Chengappa9 Nov 2021 1:11 PM IST

Indian GM Arjun Erigaisi finishes 3rd in Lindores Abbey Blitz...

The Indian GM scored 9.5 points out of 10 games, crushing along the way the likes of Levon Aronian, David Howell and...

Press Trust of India9 Nov 2021 11:45 AM IST

Nihal Sarin makes the best in the world sweat at Grand Swiss 2021

Nihal Sarin ended the 2021 Grand Swiss chess unbeaten and was the highest-ranked Indian in the tournament.

Abhijit Nair8 Nov 2021 6:20 PM IST

FIDE Women's Grand Swiss: Dronavalli Harika finishes 5th, qualifies...

Harika started the event as the fourth seed, shared a point with Muzychuk in 31 moves late to end with seven points and...

Press Trust of India8 Nov 2021 12:45 PM IST

Sankalp Gupta becomes India's 71st Chess Grandmaster

Sankalp Gupta earned all his three GM norms in just 24 days, making him the fastest Indian GM.

Abhijit Nair8 Nov 2021 9:20 AM IST

FIDE Women's Grand Swiss: Dronavalli Harika in joint third place

Harika Dronavalli could not break through the defences of lower-rated German Elisabeth Paehtz in the 10th round

Press Trust of India7 Nov 2021 12:17 PM IST

Viswanathan Anand to mentor Indian youngsters at Chess India Rapid and...

The Indian challenge will be spearheaded by Vidit Gujrathi, Adhiban Baskaran and Dronavalli Harika. Leading the young...

Press Trust of India6 Nov 2021 9:15 PM IST

FIDE Women's Grand Swiss: Dronavalli Harika wins ninth round to grab...

Harika opted for the Slav Defence against the Russian opponent and obtained an overwhelming advantage in a rook endgame...

Press Trust of India6 Nov 2021 1:45 PM IST

FIDE Grand Swiss: Indian GM K Sasikiran loses in the eighth round of...

Sasikiran remained on five points to share the third spot with a bunch of players, including compatriots Nihal Sarin and...

Press Trust of India5 Nov 2021 2:00 PM IST

FIDE Grand Swiss: Indian GM K Sasikiran wins his sixth round of the...

Sasikiran beat the promising, young Russian player in 53 moves in a Nimzo-Indian game

Press Trust of India2 Nov 2021 11:45 AM IST

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