Delhi, Chennai contenders for Chess World Cup, with Ahmedabad in the mix

Hosting the FIDE World Cup later this year will be a fitting feather in the cap…

Second victory in three days for Praggnanandhaa against Magnus Carlsen

India’s chess grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa recorded his second win over World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen within…

India to host FIDE World Cup 2025

The FIDE (International Chess Federation) World Cup 2025 will be hosted in India, scheduled from October…

It’s Humpy and another Indian versus China in women’s chess World Cup semis

Atreyo Mukhopadhyay India versus China — there is a subplot brewing in the heat of the…

Carlsen and other trophies: Celebrating India’s year on International Chess Day

Atreyo Mukhopadhyay The World Cup is a good reference point to study the phenomenal rise of…

Humpy India’s best bet for women’s Candidates spot from World Cup

  Thanks to Viswanathan Anand and the generation of players known as his ‘children’, India has…

Gukesh underplays Kasparov’s remark on Carlsen era crumbling

As if beating Magnus Carlsen twice in one month wasn’t enough, D Gukesh made the occasion…

“I’m Not Enjoying Chess Right Now” – Carlsen Admits After Second Loss to Gukesh

World number one Magnus Carlsen has made a surprising and honest admission about his current mental…

Sweeping success in world cadet chess explains India’s domination at top level

Talk about Indian chess revolves mostly around the top of the pyramid. Three in the world’s…

Soumen Majumdar: India’s first and only star organiser of chess events

“Heh, heh,” he would grin, with heavy emphasis on the ‘h’s. “All good. We are all…