Likewise, Aarti has become her son’s biggest cheerleader, sometime coach (“She’s not very good at chess,” says Sohum, slyly) and champion. She follows Sohum to all his tournaments, helps him practise ...

Hailing from Delhi, Sachdev mentioned that she had been the only chess representative for India from the capital for nearly 16 years. Members of Pakistan's chess contingent held India's flag at ...

The drama is palpable, but there can be only one winner. This year – at the 45th Chess Olympiad finals in Budapest – it was India, whose players won both men’s and women’s gold medals and ...

Last fortnight we had a look at Vidit Gujrathi’s phenomenal year, this week let's have a look at Gen Z: R. Praggnanandhaa, and D. Gukesh. Or should we call them Gen G: The Golden Generation?

A Romanian chess grandmaster was expelled from a national-level competition after being accused of using a mobile device during play, organizers announced on Monday. Kirill Shevchenko, currently ...

The Kremlin said on Monday that a decision by the general assembly of FIDE, the governing body of chess, to uphold a ban on Russian and Belarusian players was the result of Western and Ukrainian ...

Grandmaster chess player Anna Muzychuk refused to compete in Saudi Arabia back in 2017. As a result, the Ukranian missed out ...

Playing chess all year round can take a huge toll on the physical and mental aspects of a player and Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa acknowledged that sometimes he has to completely take his mind off ...

The International Chess Federation (FIDE) says it is temporarily banning transgender women from competing in its women's events. The FIDE said individual cases would require "further analysis" and ...

Bhopal: Chief minister Mohan Yadav said on Sunday that the Gurukul tradition has been the basis of our country's education. Teachers were revered and will always be revered. India wants to re ...

SINGAPORE: Minutes before their first international chess tournament on Tuesday (Oct 8), Singapore’s eight representatives receive instructions from grandmaster Kevin Goh. “Don’t tense up ...