Veteran pulled out of vital tournament due to security concerns during Iran conflict, but it looking forward to a heavy ...

India cemented its dominance in the global chess arena by winning both the men’s and women’s team gold medals at the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad in Budapest. Alongside the team triumphs, India also ...

In an exclusive interaction with India Today's sister group Sports Today, 21-year-old Indian chess grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi reflected on his remarkable 2024 season, including his golden Chess ...

R Vaishali’s victory at the Candidates tournament resonated beyond the chess board. It was another glimpse into the ...

Dr. Rajinikanth and his wife Dr. Padma would regularly play chess together for fun at their family home in India. Always at their side, watching wide-eyed, observing intensely as each piece was ...

With some 357 open and women’s teams and more than 7,700 games played, let’s just concede right at the top that it’s impossible to keep up with even a fraction of the storylines from the recent 45th ...

Bodhana Sivanandan, a fourth-grader, has become one of England’s best players just a few years after discovering chess during pandemic lockdown. By Isabella Kwai Since learning chess during a pandemic ...

From not having a single Grandmaster until 1988 to producing 95 of them in less than four decades, India has come a long way ...