Drama in GCL: Pieces rolling on the board, players standing up to play and an appeal
Daniel Dardha’s king rolled over on the chessboard more than once before being picked up roughly and...
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Indian Express at Global Chess League: ‘Pragg being first player I ever coach is like having ‘lottery ticket’’ – GM Peter Svidler
Eight-time Russian chess champion Peter Svidler remembers receiving a text message from RB Ramesh so...
Shreyas Royal interview: ‘Written in stars’ Indian-origin prodigy on finally becoming UK’s youngest-ever GM at 15
Shreyas Royal was about eight when he first seriously thought that he could be a grandmaster. That d...
Global Chess League: With no time increment, Vidit Gujrathi squanders winning position, Magnus Carlsen loses
Hands became furious blurs. Game clocks were slapped senseless. Even the wooden pieces probably were...
EXPRESS at Global Chess League: Viswanathan Anand holds Magnus Carlsen in rare clash of legends
Viswanathan Anand and Magnus Carlsen turned back the clock for a now-rare showdown in the heart of L...
Global Chess League: Presence of legends of the game and spectator-friendly format can revive the sport in Britain
It’s been three decades since the world of chess turned its attention to London when Garry Kasparov ...
How India came to dominate the chessboard
At the felicitation function for the Indian chess contingent, back from the Budapest Olympiad with f...
Will Richard Rapport be in Ding Liren’s corner for World Chess Championship battle against Gukesh?
The choice of which players are part of the team of a contender at the World Chess Championship is p...
‘A landslide’: Shock and awe in world of chess after India’s show of strength at Chess Olympiad
The Indian contingent made the world sit up and take notice after their performance at the Chess Oly...
Arjun Erigaisi’s mother reveals tales from his childhood: Was 3 when a teacher said he’d do well in chess; was calmed by the sport
Arjun Erigaisi was around three years old when his pre-kindergarten teacher first advised his parent...
Harika Dronavalli interview: ‘All the bad memories from past Olympiads vanished with this gold’
Harika Dronavalli, sitting at Doha Airport in between two flights that finally brings her home, is t...
India’s golden generation dazzles Chess Olympiad: ‘Magical…1983 moment’
It was one of the most dominant performances in the history of chess. And it came from India’s golde...
Chess Olympiad: What made Indian women’s team tick and claim historic gold?
The Indian women’s team endured some drama in Budapest but managed to snatch a gold medal from the h...
Chess Olympiad: Unstoppable forces and immovable objects – Decoding the strengths of the five players who have brought India gold
The Indian chess team claimed a sensational gold medal in the open section of the Olympiad in a coll...
Chess Olympiad: Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi, Divya Deshmukh star as history beckons Indian chess teams
Both the Indian chess teams find themselves on the cusp of history-making gold medals in the open se...
Chess Olympiad: Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi, Divya Deshmukh star as history beckons Indian chess teams
Both the Indian chess teams find themselves on the cusp of history-making gold medals in the open se...
Indian chess federation left red-faced as Chess Olympiad’s Nona Gaprindashvili Cup, given to India at Chennai 2022, goes missing
IN WHAT could become a major embarrassment for India, the ‘Nona Gaprindashvili Cup’, which is awarde...
Chess Olympiad: India play out first draw but stay within touching distance of gold medal
In a battle royale of prodigies, the Indian chess team played out their first draw in the Chess Olym...
India’s domination at Chess Olympiad: 32 games, zero defeats as Iran become latest team to be humbled
By the time the end was near, Gukesh had taken to prowling around his seat like he was circling a ha...
Chess Olympiad: IM Vantika Agrawal fights severe time pressure to beat grandmaster Bella Khotenashvilli
The Indian women’s team continued their march towards the gold medal after bringing down the mighty ...
Chess Olympiad: Gukesh wins six-hour marathon battle vs Wei Yi after China prevent him facing Ding Liren
India defeated China in the seventh round of the ongoing Chess Olympiad after Gukesh took down Wei Y...
Chess Olympiad’s Bermuda Party tales: When a GM got punched for dancing with a girl, when Uzbeks were prohibited from attending
Bang in the middle of the Chess Olympiad in Budapest, after the sixth round ended on Monday, players...
Chess Olympiad: Two years after Chennai heartbreak, Gukesh on another winning spree
Eyebrows shot up, heads were cocked and frowns made appearances as some of the world’s top players, ...
Chess Olympiad: Gukesh rises to World No 5 in live ratings, 3 Indians in top 10 in live rankings
The fourth round of the Chess Olympiad in Budapest experienced massive tremors as some of the top te...
Chess Olympiad: How Divya Deshmukh pulled rabbit out of hat with 17 seconds left on clock… and with opponent up three pawns
Divya Deshmukh was in a completely losing position in the fourth round of the Chess Olympiad in Buda...
Vidit Gujrathi interview: ‘Indian team used to playing in high-stakes situations (like at Chess Olympiad)’
The Indian chess team has breezed into the fourth round of the ongoing Chess Olympiad without breaki...
Chess Olympiad: Divya Deshmukh delivers ego-bruising coup de grace as Indian women’s team beat Switzerland
One of the most ego-bruising ways to lose a chess game has to be when your king gets checkmated by a...
Chess Olympiad: Arjun Erigaisi, the ‘Mad Man of the Chess Board’, delivers for India with no-holds-barred chess
There was a point in his second round match against India’s Arjun Erigaisi when grandmaster Hannes S...
Chess Olympiad 2024: Praggnanandhaa and Vaishali, siblings of destruction, get India off to winning start
The Indian chess team signalled its intent to win a gold medal in the open section of the ongoing Ch...
Chess Olympiad 2024 Full Guide: From FIDE tournament format to seeds, everything you need to know about 45th Chess Olympiad
45th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2024: The 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest will see the Indian teams battlin...