Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi, on Saturday, overtook five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand to become the new India No 1 in FIDE’s live rating list. The 29-year-old achieved the feat as he took down ...

India slipped to 25th in the 2026 Gender Equality in Chess Index (GECI), highlighting gender imbalance in the sport. Despite strong performances by elite women players, female participation in youth ...

Chess Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen Is Forced Into a Draw in a Showdown Against ‘The World’ BERLIN (AP) — Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen was forced into a draw Monday by more than 143,000 ...

Satish Pawar was part of Yerawada prison medal-winning teams at intercontinental prison tournament, prepares to improve ...

India's tryst with incredibly young chess talent continues. Giving the word 'prodigy' a whole new meaning, West Bengal's Anish Sarkar has reportedly become the youngest rated player of all time, at ...

Gukesh Dommaraju’s emotional apology during the Prague Masters highlighted a broader dip in form among India’s top players, including Arjun Erigaisi and Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa. Experts cite heavy ...

Tamizh Amudhan has emerged as one of the brightest young talents in chess, becoming the youngest player to cross the 2000+ ELO rating mark. Ranked World No.1 in the U-9 category, the prodigy recently ...