CHENNAI: Not many would ever imagine that a small boy, all of just seven years old, watching his idol Viswanathan Anand play ...

Chennai's Tal club inspired a whole generation of players, including Vishy Anand, who went on to become India’s chess pin-up ...

FAR Eastern University and University of Santo Tomas each secured two championships as the inaugural UAAP Season 87 Rapid ...

The southern Indian city of Chennai is known for its high achievers. In recent years, it has produced some of the world's most formidable chess players — and the youngest world champion.

A host of top Indian chess players, including current world rapid champion Grandmaster Koneru Humpy, Olympiad gold winners GM ...

Playing against the chief minister was 17-year-old Mehak Maqbool, who first learnt the rules watching her cousins play when she was around six years old. Seven years later, at age 13, she formally ...

The first-ever Grand Master Chess Coaching Camp, organized by the Nagaland Chess Association under the aegis of All India Chess Federation commenced at Nagaland Olympic Association Hall, Kohima in the ...

Chess legend Magnus Carlsen, renowned by many as the greatest chess player of all time, is coming to Malta this May. The ...

Interest in chess reached a high point in the country recently when D Gukesh became world champion by defeating Ding Liren in ...

Young chess master Alice Lee, of North Oaks, has taken home her second Women’s American Cup championship win after competing last week against seven other women in St. Louis. “After winning the ...

By Andrey Avsitidiysky On the evening of March 24, 2025, the fourth stage of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) ...