3+ hour, 54+ min ago  (202+ words) KARIMNAGAR: Across the erstwhile Karimnagar district, a quiet effort is creating spaces where students in government schools are able to explore, express and excel, as support in sports, arts and literature helps bring their talents into the spotlight. On the…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago  (629+ words) CHENNAI: When Ramesh Babu got a call from Nagalakshmi around 12. 10am, his wife and mother of candidates champion R Vaishali, it was known that her flight had landed in Chennai, from Frankfurt." Days after beating Kateryn Lagno in the final round…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (226+ words) BENGALURU: It's official. Javokhir Sindarov will be D Gukesh's challenger at the Classical World Championships later this year. The Uzbek phenom, just 20, displayed an uncommon capacity to punish all errors made by his opponents during the ongoing eight-man Candidates event,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (375+ words) BENGALURU: Since the beginning of 2024, an Indian player or team has won the Candidates, the Olympiad as well as the world title. A clash between two 20-year-olds. In 2012, Viswanathan Anand and Boris Gelfand featured in the World Championship. They were…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (591+ words) BENGALURU: By Indian chess' recent gold medal winning standards, the last few months have been below par. The World Cup on home soil was disappointing. D Gukesh is still searching for answers in a year he has to defend the…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (512+ words) Paphos (Cyprus): Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa will be desperate for an elusive win in his bid to stay afloat in the Candidates Tournament when he takes on Dutchman Anish Giri in the eighth round here on Tuesday. The 20-year-old from…...

3+ week, 21+ hour ago  (428+ words) CHENNAI: With temperatures dipping below freezing at night and high wind speed, spring in the city of Ulaanbaatar can be harsh for outsiders. It certainly can be a challenge for most Indians. In these challenging conditions, Vishvanath Suresh is thriving....

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (270+ words) newindianexpress. com CHENNAI: D Gukesh has decided to pause a lot of his match play in a bid to rediscover his form ahead of the World Championship later this year The Indian, one of the youngest world champions in history,…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (620+ words) LONDON: Erling Haaland and Mohamed Salah are among the Premier League stars "addicted" to chess, helping to spark a surge in the game's popularity among younger people. Manchester City striker Haaland is so fascinated by the game that he recently…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (301+ words) CHENNAI: R Vaishali was seemingly down and out after a blunder in the middlegame but she rescued her losing position with a series of brilliances and great moves to rescue half-a-point against compatriot Divya Deshmukh in the second round of…...