The FIDE Women's Chess World Cup is among the most grueling of tournaments. It goes on for nearly a month and features more than 100 players, prodigies to world champions, across age and nationalities ...

Teenager Gukesh Dommaraju became the youngest-ever undisputed classical chess world champion after beating Ding Liren 7.5-6.5 in their best-of-14 final in Singapore on Thursday. The 18-year-old Gukesh ...

Prominent Indian Grandmasters, including world-ranked number 11 Arjun Erigaisi, Vidit Gujrathi, Raunak Sadhwani, and Karthikeyan Murali, have successfully reached the closed playoffs in the Top 8 ...

CHENNAI, India – On a balmy morning last fall in the coastal Indian city of Chennai, dozens of fans perched on their seats as they watched an elite-level tournament unfold. Some shook their legs ...

NEW DELHI: Defending champions India have named formidable men's and women's squads for the FIDE Chess Olympiad, with world champion D Gukesh, in-form R Praggnanandhaa and Women's Candidates winner R ...

NEW DELHI (ANI) – India celebrated a landmark year in chess as the nation achieved unprecedented accomplishments on the global stage, cementing its position as a powerhouse in the sport. From stellar ...

The All India Chess Federation has launched a historic Rs 42.3 lakh stipend programme for 42 promising young players, aiming to empower India's next generation of chess champions by easing financial ...

The Indian chess team for the Esports Nations Cup (ENC) 2026 has been finalized, with Grandmaster Mitrabha Guha securing his spot by winning the regional qualifier. He will join Grandmaster Nihal ...

Arjun Erigaisi: The $1.5 Million Bet That Made a 19-Year-Old Indian India’s Highest-Paid Chess Player For three years, a boy in Warangal sat on the outskirts of a city that did not know his name, ...