Category: Chess

The Indian trio of R Praggnanandhaa, D Gukesh and Vidit Gujrathi played out draws on a dull fourth round day in the Prague Masters Chess tournament here. It was time … Read More

India’s R. Praggnanandhaa came up with a scintillating performance to grind down German Vincent Keymer in the first round of the Prague Masters Chess tournament that got underway here on … Read More

Following its eye-catching performance at the FIDE World Cup, the Indian chess contingent will look to continue its strong run, at the Hangzhou Asian Games. Chess, which is returning to … Read More

India will begin its campaign in chess at the Hangzhou Asian Games on September 24. Indian chess has been on the rise in recent days, with success stories flowing in … Read More

Indian Grandmaster Vidit Santosh Gujrathi, the third-highest-ranked player in the field, suffered a shock defeat at the hands of Kazakhstan’s IM Kazybek Nogerbek in the second round of the men’s … Read More

The Indian men’s team consisting of Arjun Erigaisi, Vidit Santosh Gujrathi, Pentala Harikrishna, R. Praggnanandhaa and D. Gukesh beat the Philippines in the ninth round to secure a second-place finish … Read More

The Indian team has decided to withdraw from the World Cadet Chess Championship due to safety concerns. The event was scheduled to be held at Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, from October … Read More

TENNIS Fenesta National sub-junior c’ship: Shanker, Rishitha win U-16 titles; Prisha bags U-24 crown Shanker Heisnam played a crafty all-court game to outwit V Thirumurugan 6-1, 6-2 in the under-16 … Read More

  The Tamil Nadu State Chess Association (TNSCA) is set to organise 50 IM norm closed circuit tournaments across the state in the next year, it was announced at a … Read More

India’s Karthikeyan Murali became just the third player from the country to defeat World number one Magnus Carlsen in classical chess. The 24-year-old Indian managed to topple Carlsen while playing … Read More