3+ mon, 3+ week ago (132+ words) Published : Aug 08, 2025 20:10 IST - 15 MINS READ Also Read | When Gukesh went at "King" Carlsen and didn"t miss "Professional chess requires significant financial investment, including constant upgrading of technology, coaching, and travelling to various corners of the globe. The challenges for young boys in the field are compounded for girls." Also Read | Winning moves: Why are Indians getting so good at chess? According to Thipsay, the government too has been very "proactive" in promoting chess. "Women have not been discriminated against in any way and were rewarded with awards. In fact, when Margaret Alva was a Central minister, chess began to get a lot of exposure. She was instrumental in getting women players jobs in the public sector. This encouraged more players to emerge," he said....

11+ mon, 2+ week ago (396+ words) Published : Dec 13, 2024 12:43 IST - 7 MINS READ His serene countenance that barely showed any emotion in either defeat or victory finally lost its stoicism as he broke down in tears at the end of a do-or-die final of the FIDE World Championship in Singapore. And one realised the enormity of his accomplishment: he is just a kid playing a game of philosophers and kings. The calmness he exuded through his meteoric rise in the ruthlessly competitive world of professional chess often made one forget how young he was as he beat some of the world's greatest players. After winning the highest possible honour in the game, 18-year-old Gukesh Dommaraju hugged his father and wept, his impassivity crumbling under the weight of his historical achievement. On December 12, Gukesh, the teenage grandmaster from Chennai, was crowned the 18th undisputed world chess champion. He had created…...

7+ hour, 41+ min ago (1044+ words) The celebrated world of competitive chess is sustained by prodigious talent but shadowed by emotional strain. From Morphy to Naroditsky, the game reveals how genius and fragility often travel together. Behind the clean geometry of the board lies a harsher truth about pressure, isolation, and the toll of brilliance. The pride and sorrow of chess Published : Nov 30, 2025 13:30 IST - 6 MINS READ For all its appearance of sedentary serenity, stripped down, chess is a brutal sport, more so when played at the highest competitive level. Though an ancient game of enormous elegance, subtlety and sophistication, it is not for the faint-hearted. To put the argument in context, one need only recall the chilling answer of the 11th World Chess Champion Bobby Fischer (1943-2008) when asked what gave him pleasure in chess: "I like the moment when I break a man's ego." Chess is a…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago (779+ words) At just 18, world chess champion Gukesh Dommaraju scored his 1st classical win over Magnus Carlsen at Norway Chess, ending Carlsen's unbeaten record and silencing critics six months after his historic world title win. When Gukesh went at "King' Carlsen and didn't miss With the momentous win, the chess wizard from Chennai reaffirms his world champion status. Published : Jun 03, 2025 17:44 IST - 7 MINS READ On December 12, 2024, 18-year-old Gukesh Dommaraju created history by becoming the youngest-ever world chess champion. The teenage chess wizard from Chennai had beaten a star-studded line-up in the Candidates Tournament, including Super GMs (Grandmaster) like Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Alireza Firouzja, and others, before finally defeating the reigning world champion Ding Liren from China. But the crown did not rest easy on the young king's head. Even though he was the world champion, the long shadow of Magnus Carlsen…...