9+ hour, 22+ min ago   (374+ words) Updated on: 24 July 2026 4:45 pm Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand has taken over the interim presidency of world chess body FIDE. Arkady Dvorkovich stepped aside following his inclusion in the European Union's list of sanctioned individuals related to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (416+ words) In squeaky bum time, the false 9 pulled off a nutmeg and scored a worldie in the top bin. Football fans from across the globe are heading to North America for the World Cup — and bringing with them their own vocabulary…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (224+ words) The TN CM honours R Praggnanandhaa with Rs. 50 Lakhs for his recent Norway Triumph. He also tried his hands in the game Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Monday honoured Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa with Rs 50 lakh, and…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (650+ words) Updated on: 4 June 2026 5:0 pm Indian chess ace R Praggnanandhaa on Thursday admitted that it was hard to come to terms with missing out the Candidates Tournament title, having given "everything" to earn the right to challenge D Gukesh for the…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (732+ words) Updated on: 3 June 2026 5:34 pm R Praggnanandhaa defeated twice in Norway Chess 2026 Magnus Carlsen has won the Norway Chess title seven times World Champion D Gukesh slipped to last place after his classical defeat to Alireza Young Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (71+ words) Arthur Gea had a tough French Open debut, needing an emergency bathroom break due to illness before losing 6-3, 7-6(3), 6-0 to Karen Khachanov in 31°C heat...

2+ mon, 8+ hour ago   (927+ words) India has a strong squad at Norway Chess with Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa leading the charge alongside Koneru Humpy and World Cup winner Divya Deshmukh in the women’s field Magnus Carlsen has won the competition a record seven times Gukesh stunned Carlsen…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (392+ words) Updated on: 10 May 2026 5:52 pm D Gukesh ended his stint with 17 points out of a possible 36 Gukesh scored nine points in rapid and eight points in blitz World champion D Gukesh had to be content with a sixth-place finish while Hans…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (440+ words) Vaishali scored a fortunate victory over China’s Tan Zhongyi Divya Deshmukh enjoyed a handy advantage against Kateryna Lagno R Praggnanandhaa remained in search of his second win after drawing with pre-event favourite Fabiano Caruana, while his sister R Vaishali scored…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (351+ words) Updated on: 4 April 2026 10:7 am R Praggnanandhaa played out a draw against Andrey Esipenko Divya Deshmukh also drew with Tan Zhongyi Get the brief scores below R Praggnanandhaa, the lone Indian in the fray, played out a draw with Andrey Esipenko,…...