Anurag Singh Thakur, the respected Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, handed over the Chess…
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Praggnanandhaa, Gukesh and Vidit – the Chess Candidates Following Anand’s Glory Trail
It’s difficult to summarise in a few words the number of glass ceilings broken by Indian…
D Gukesh on how ‘Candidates was the most important goal’ – Indian chess on the upswing
It has just been 24 hours since he had made it to the Candidates. A huge…
The sensational rise of Praggnanandhaa from prodigy to superpower is the highlight of Indian chess in 2023
As we look back at the highs of Indian sports in 2023, let’s revisit this episode…
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.…