1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (468+ words) S8 UL's Aravindh Chithambaram becomes first Indian chess player to qualify for Esports World Cup 2026 (PC: IANS) S8 UL Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram scripted a historic moment for Indian chess after becoming the first Indian player to qualify for the Chess main event…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (451+ words) IANS | New Delhi | November 22, 2025 10: 53 am China's Grandmaster (GM) Wei Yi and Uzbekistan's Nodirbek Yakubboev could not breach the defences of their respective opponents with white pieces as both their semifinal encounters in the FIDE World Cup 2025 ended in draws in…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (820+ words) IANS | October 31, 2025 2: 16 pm A strong Indian contingent, led by World Champion Grandmaster Gukesh Dommaraju, and the entire Olympiad-winning squad will once again look to assert the country's supremacy on the world stage as they compete for the coveted FIDE World…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (517+ words) IANS | New Delhi | November 8, 2025 12: 19 pm GM Arjun Erigaisi and P Harikrishna came up with near-perfect play with white, while world champion Gukesh D played out a draw with black pieces in the opening game of Round 3 in the FIDE World…...

6+ mon, 5+ day ago  (627+ words) IANS | New Delhi | November 13, 2025 11: 30 am Grandmaster (GM) Arjun Erigaisi and GM Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa played out solid draws while Pentala Harikrishna saved the day after finding himself in a difficult position to head into a tiebreak in the fourth round of…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (613+ words) IANS | New Delhi | November 4, 2025 1: 07 pm GM Narayanan SL and GM Diptayan Ghosh won both their rapid games to clinch their spots in the second round of the FIDE World Cup 2025 while Aronyak Ghosh joined them with a clinical performance in…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (562+ words) IANS | New Delhi | November 10, 2025 1: 01 pm GM Karthik Venkataraman continued his dream run in the FIDE World Cup 2025 as he defeated GM Bogdan-Daniel Deac (ROU) in the second game of the tiebreaker with black pieces to advance to the fourth round…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (586+ words) IANS | New Delhi | November 5, 2025 1: 57 pm World Junior Champion V. Pranav and the highest-rated Indian GM Arjun Erigasi pounced on the error from their respective opponents to win with black pieces while Vidit Gujrathi survived a scare against the tournament's youngest player…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (391+ words) The Global Chess League (GCL) will hold its player draft in Mumbai on September 26 ahead of its third season in India. IANS | New Delhi | September 24, 2025 1: 28 pm The Global Chess League (GCL) will hold its player draft in Mumbai on September…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago  (564+ words) Statesman News Service | New Delhi | August 8, 2025 6: 41 pm Chandigarh's Angad Cheema continued from where he left at the PGTI's mid-season break. Angad, the winner of the last event in the first half of the season, made it back-to-back titles after he…...