Anand, not surprisingly given his status in Indian chess, is where Gukesh's career effectively started. His first glimpse of ...

Five-time world champion Carlsen began his day with a win over Indian grandmaster S.L. Narayanan. He concluded with a victory ...

Three-year-old Anish Sarkar from Kolkata has become the world's youngest rated chess player, achieving a FIDE rating of 1555.

Magnus Carlsen’s long reign as the World chess champion began in India, 11 years ago in Chennai. After claiming the first of ...

Winners of the Chess Olympiad earlier this year, Harika Dronavalli and Vidit Gujrathi are at the centre of the Indian chess ...

While Chines Grandmaster Ding Liren is planning to defend his title, India’s D Gukesh is looking to become the youngest-ever ...

Magnus Carlsen, the world chess champion for over a decade ... confidence in his own skills while showing respect for their ...

Indian GMs Pravin Thapsay and Abhijit Kunte have predicted Gukesh to win by Round 12 of the 14-game World Championship match ...

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Two key players who made history at the chess Olympiad, Vidit Gujrathi and Harika Dronavalli, encapsulate the rise of Indian chess and discuss what makes them and their compatriots dominate ...

Gukesh’s solid form this year along with the fact that Ding has not won a game in the Classical format since January this ...

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