India on Thursday hailed chess prodigy Gukesh Dommaraju after the 18-year-old became the youngest world champion with a thrilling final win over China's Ding Liren. Gukesh surpassed a record held by ...

NEW DELHI (ANI) – India celebrated a landmark year in chess as the nation achieved unprecedented accomplishments on the global stage, cementing its position as a powerhouse in the sport. From stellar ...

The 18-year-old beat defending champion Ding Liren 7.5-6.5 in their best-of-14 final in Singapore on Thursday after the Chinese player blundered in the final game. Draped in the Indian flag and ...

Indian chess legend Koneru Humpy will play Norway Chess Women for the third time from May 25 to June 5 in Oslo, expressing ...

The youngest world chess champion skipped school, not for fun, but to live an even more gruelling life of discipline. Pursuing his childhood dream, Gukesh Dommaraju traded typical teenage experiences ...

Tripura’s 15-year-old chess prodigy Arshiya Das recently became the first Woman International Master (WIM) from Northeast ...

For years, Indian chess stood on the cusp of something historic. In 2025, it finally arrived. What unfolded over twelve months wasn’t merely a run of good results or a lucky streak of prodigies; it ...

Magnus Carlsen won the game without losing a single piece, while ChatGPT lost all its pawns, screenshots the Norwegian grandmaster shared on X on July 10 showed. ChatGPT resigned the match. “I ...

Arjun Erigaisi’s top pick for the FIDE Candidates 2026 doesn’t include Hikaru Nakamura or R Praggnanandhaa. He also expects the winner to beat D Gukesh in the World Chess Championship.

Chess will debut as an esports title at the Esports Nations Cup 2026 in Riyadh, running November 2–8. The event features 128 ...