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How R. Vaishali bounced back to make history in Candidates chess
16+ hour, 56+ min ago (500+ words) How R....
Candidates chess: Can Pragg set up a all-Indian title clash with Gukesh?
2+ week, 5+ day ago (529+ words) Can R. Praggnanandhaa find his way past a daunting field to set up an all-Indian World Championship chess face-off against D. Gukesh at the end of this year? This is the biggest talking as the 2026 FIDE Candidates tournament gets underway at the…...
Tata Steel chess: Nihal, Arjun in podium as Wesley So claims Blitz crown
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (284+ words) American Grandmaster Wesley So showed remarkable consistency to clinch the Blitz title in Open category with a round to spare while India's Nihal Sarin ended as runner-up in the Tata Steel Chess India chess tournament on Sunday. "It was a…...
Tata Steel chess: Vishy Anand excited to be back as a player after six years
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (471+ words) National Herald...
World Rapid chess: Arjun, Koneru Humpy stand out with bronze finish
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (383+ words) National Herald The presence of Arjun Erigaisi, who finished with a bronze in the World Rapid Open chess which concluded in Doha on Sunday, certainly adds a competitive edge to the Tata Steel Open chess in Kolkata from 7-11 January The…...
Anand, Gukesh set to headline Tata Steel Chess in Kolkata
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (348+ words) The upcoming edition of Tata Steel Chess India in Kolkata will see the return of legendary five-time world champion Vishwanathan Anand to the fray after six years, along with his prot'g' D. Gukesh, .. . Gukesh, the incumbent FIDE world champion The marquee…...
Meet Ilamparthi AR, another whizkid and 90th chess GM from India
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (368+ words) Ilamparthi A. R. , a 16-year-old from India's chess capital of Chennai, became India's 90th grandmaster (GM) when he received his final GM norm at the Bijeljina tournament in Bosnia and Herzegovina on. .. Ilamparthi A. R. , a 16-year-old from India's chess capital of Chennai, became India's…...
Divya Deshmukh pips Humpy to win Women's World Cup, becomes GM
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (574+ words) Teenaged Indian chess player Divya Deshmukh marked a major milestone in her career by clinching the FIDE Women's World Cup with a tie-break win over seasoned compatriot Koneru Humpy in Batumi, Georgia, on Monday. The victory not just earned the…...
Divya Deshmukh: A winner on and off the chess board
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (394+ words) Chess players " make that Indian chess players " are a traditionally low-profile community. You could even say they are required to be low-profile. An unwritten prerequisite to join the club. Be brilliant, nerdy, quiet, discreet, dress down. Cool and trendy? Comfortable…...
The Gukesh-Carlsen rivalry is spicing up the chess scene
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (510+ words) The Gukesh'Carlsen rivalry seems to be the flavour of the year in the chess world of 2025 " and it's spilling over across formats now. Barely a month had passed since world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen thumped the table after losing to the…...