Aarav Dengla becomes India’s 93rd Grandmaster (Special Arrangements) NEW DELHI: “Chess is war over the board.” The line, often attributed to former World Champion Bobby Fischer, has long defined...
Koneru Humpy vs Divya Deshmukh (Photo: @FIDE_chess on X) The pairings for the 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament and Women’s Candidates Tournament have been announced, setting the stage for who will chal...
Arshiya Das (Special Arrangements) NEW DELHI: In a region where borders blur into mountains and valleys fold into one another, India’s Northeast has never lacked talent. What it has lacked, for decade...
Norway Chess 2026 will take place in Oslo from May 25 to June 5, featuring elite men’s and women’s tournaments with equal prize money and format. Six players in each event will compete in a double rou...
R Praggnanandhaa (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India will have a strong presence at Norway Chess 2026, with reigning World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju confirmed as the fourth participant for the prestigious to...
D Gukesh, Magnus Carlsen, and R Praggnanandhaa NEW DELHI: Norway Chess has revealed another big name for its 2026 edition. After announcing Magnus Carlsen and R Praggnanandhaa earlier, the organisers ...
D Gukesh and Arjun Erigaisi (Photos from PTI) NEW DELHI: Indian chess grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa has confirmed his participation in the prestigious Norway Chess tournament for the third time. This w...
Protest disrupts Wijk aan Zee tournament in Netherlands (Photo by @NLRebellion on X) NEW DELHI: The Tata Steel Chess Tournament in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands, witnessed an unprecedented disruption ...
India’s 92nd GM Aaryan Varshney with his father Gaurav (Special Arrangements) NEW DELHI: “Main pal do pal ka shaayar hoon, pal do pal meri kahaani hai. (I am a poet of a moment or two, my story ...
Indian GM R Praggnanandhaa (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra) NEW DELHI: India’s R Praggnanandhaa has admitted that his form has dropped in recent months. The 20-year-old grandmaster spoke honestly ab...