Javokhir Sindarov won the Chess World Cup, after beating Wei Yi in a final that had gone to the nerve-wracking tie-break, ...

CHENNAI, (IANS) – With a good mix of experienced elite players, debutants, and promising prodigies, six Indian teams, comprising 30 players, are all set to begin their challenge at the 44th edition of ...

And the election for president of the International Chess Federation carried overtones of the war in Ukraine. Attendees took selfies onstage after the opening ceremony of the Chess Olympiad in Chennai ...

Nigerian contingent to the 44 th World Chess Olympiad arrived in Chennai, India yesterday ahead of tomorrow’ s opening ceremony at the Four Points by Sheraton Mahabalipuram Resort and Convention ...

TheFIDE Women’s Chess World Cup is among the most grueling of tournaments. It goes on for nearly a month and features more than 100 players, prodigies to world champions, across age and nationalities.

Higher seeds like Vidit Gujrathi, Aravindh Chithambaram and Nihal Sarin, made earlier exits. Still, given the knock-out format of the tournament, there is no need to read too much into India’s ...

Even as the chess world gushes over 18-year-old D Gukesh's World Chess Championship win, one would be surprised to know that he is not the best chess player in India, at least according to FIDE ...

Russia’s loss is India’s gain. FIDE officials announced last week that the 44th Chess Olympiad, originally set for Moscow this summer, will now be held in the Indian city of Chennai. Russia lost the ...

It wasn’t completely able to sidestep the problems of the world, but the fact that the 44th Chess Olympiad is underway with actual over-the-board competition in Chennai, India, is a heartening sign ...

When I saw Team Gukesh (at the World Chess Championship), it was a very impressive team of people. To be able to afford and ...

Javokhir Sindarov, the youngest Chess World Cup champion, eyes future titles as India and Uzbekistan dominate upcoming tournaments.

India's disappointing performance at the Chess World Cup is an aberration, with only Pranav and Karthik showing promise.