Nihal Sarin: If my contemporaries can do it, why shouldn’t I

It’s not easy to be Nihal Sarin. He was among the superstars of the new generation…

Chess Star Vantika Agrawal Partners with IOS Sports and Entertainment

Indian chess prodigy and International Chess Master Vantika Agrawal has officially joined forces with IOS Sports…

MS Dhoni was my idol even before Viswanathan Anand, want to meet him: Gukesh

D Gukesh came to Kolkata to attend the RevSportz’s Trailblazers 3.0 Conclave on Thursday. His session…

Pragg and Aravindh keep Indian chess flag flying in Prague

With the cricket team bouncing back after hiccups in the longest format, the chess contingent has…

Richer and bigger, Delhi Open chess an oasis for Indian youngsters

Indians chess players have been making waves in major international outings. The last year was a…

Indian perspective: Freestyle chess novel innovation, not a threat to world order

Is freestyle chess the new and coveted format? Not for the first time in the history…

Tata Steel Trailblazers, and celebrating a quantum leap for Indian chess

It was kind of obvious. When we as a team sat down to identify our focus…

Arjun and Hari: Unsung heroes of Indian one-two at Tata Steel chess

Hidden beneath the one-two finish by R Praggnanandhaa and D Gukesh at the Tata Steel chess…

Pragg’s Wijk aan Zee triumph shows Indian chess is going from strength to strength

It is now a sport that India dominates and will continue to in the next few…

Praggnanandhaa defies odds to come of age at Tata Steel chess

Shortly after midnight (IST), R Praggnanandhaa had a non-committal, neutral look on his face, probably not…