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All India Chess Federation announces a packed schedule for the year...

The year will begin with the MPL National Junior Championship (Under-20), while Ahmedabad will host the first...

PTI6 Dec 2021 5:00 PM IST

GM Arjun Erigiasi crowned Rapid Champion at Tata Steel Chess 2021

With this win, Arjun Erigiasi becomes the first Indian to win the Tata Steel Chess rapid title.

Abhijit Nair19 Nov 2021 6:21 PM IST

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

PTI17 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...

PTI9 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...

PTI8 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

PTI7 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...

PTI6 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...

PTI6 Nov 2021 1:45 PM IST

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