Arjun Erigaisi close to securing Candidates spot amid Magnus Carlsen’s ‘Jeans-gate’

Arjun Erigaisi is not letting it go without a fight. To qualify for the Candidates next…

Raunak fifth in open section and Harika fourth in women’s after Day 1 of world rapid chess

The Indian campaign at the world rapid and blitz chess championship in New York got off…

Indians face challenge to change the trend in world rapid and blitz chess

  Hopes are high and expectations moderate. Their wonder year notwithstanding, the Indian youngsters are not…

Arjun India’s lone hope in World Rapid & Blitz chess: Dibyendu Barua

Indian chess has had a fabulous 2024. World champion (D Gukesh), Olympiad clean sweep, an under-19…

Gukesh triumph huge boost for India’s youth platoon

The best thing about the D Gukesh fairytale is it doesn’t end there. He is, at…

Carlsen saunters into sole lead, dominant display from Goryachkina

Magnus Carlsen was on a roll. Three consecutive victories on Day 2 of the Tata Steel…

Life after Anand for Indian chess following Olympiad double gold

What after Viswanathan Anand? The question bugged Indian chess fans for years. The country that produced…

Arjun Erigaisi’s bull run powering strong Indian show at Chess Olympiad.

It won’t be exaggerating to say that Arjun Erigaisi is driving the Indian campaign at the…

India start as one of the favourites at Chess Olympiad

The Olympic Games might be over, but not the Olympic fever. Beginning from today, two Indian…