Category: Chess

D. Gukesh punished China’s Wei Yi for a tactical error and raced away to a resounding 33-move victory with black pieces in the second round of the Tata Steel Masters … Read More

Vidit Gujrathi maintained his consistent play when he held Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi in 55 moves in the third round of the Tata Steel Masters chess at Wijk aan Zee, near … Read More

On what turned out to be the brightest day for Indian chess in the New Year, R. Praggnanandhaa stunned World champion Ding Liren in the fourth round of Tata Steel … Read More

Earlier this week, R. Praggnanandhaa defeated reigning world champion Ding Liren to overtake Viswanathan Anand as India’s top-ranked chess player in FIDE’s live ratings. Praggnanandhaa follows D. Gukesh, who in … Read More

D. Gukesh produced a clinical finish to tame World championship finalist and top Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi in the fifth round of the Tata Steel Masters at Wijk aan Zee, near … Read More

In recent times, rarely has so much happened in one calendar year for India. With chess icon Viswanathan Anand passing the torch to the younger generation, 2023 brought an abundance … Read More

India’s male chess players made huge strides in 2023. First, let’s compare the rating lists from January 2024 to January 2023. Almost every player under the age of 25 gained … Read More

From the era of Viswanathan Anand challenging world chess giants to today’s immensely gifted youngsters making waves against elite players, Indian chess is giving fans more reasons to rejoice than … Read More

D. Gukesh produced another gritty performance to nail local hope Jorden van Foreest in 45 moves for his second straight victory that placed him in the joint third spot after … Read More

D. Gukesh completed a hat-trick of victories when he nailed Dutch Max Warmerdam after Vidit Gujrathi ended his sequence of six draws by delivering a seventh-round shock to Alireza Firouzja … Read More