As we look back at the highs of Indian sports in 2023, let’s revisit this episode…
Category: Chess
Vaishali’s Diligence Taking her Towards the Pinnacle of Women’s Chess
Talent is an important word in sports. It’s used to describe how naturally gifted a player…
Praggnanandhaa has Become the Face of Indian Chess’s post-Anand Generation
It would be unfair on the other players to say that he has single-handedly driven the…
Vaishali was more talented than Pragg when they started.
It was a very long wait. For all the progress made in Indian chess, the story…
EXCLUSIVE “If they are such close friends, where is the rivalry?” – Viswanathan Anand on the Golden Generation of Indian Chess
Viswanathan Anand is in Kolkata for the Tata Steel Chess, and it was only natural that…
Praggnanandhaa’s World Cup Run Augurs Well for India’s Chess Future
It was not just Nagalakshmi, his own mother, but all of India and Asia that looked…
EXCLUSIVE: “I did not expect this to happen. It will give me a lot of confidence”,Praggnanandhaa
EXCLUSIVE At the outset I need to thank my friend Maria Emelianova for facilitating this interview.…
World Cup over, Coach Ramesh sets World Title Target for Praggnanandhaa
If Sachin Tendulkar had Ramakant Achrekar, R Praggnanandhaa has RB Ramesh. The prodigy’s hopes of causing…
The story behind the story- Maria Emelianova, Praggnanandhaa and Nagalakshmi
A photo essay A photograph speaks a 1000 words. In Maria Emelianova’s case, it has spoken…
Praggnanandhaa’s March Into Chess World Cup final a Triumph for the Quiet Ones
Not all winners have to ooze aggression. Not all have to intimidate the opponent with body…