Divya wins historic World Cup, GM title cherry on the cake

Atreyo Mukhopadhyay The protagonists were different but the initial and raw emotions the same. Divya Deshmukh…

India’s Double-Queen end game at Chess World Cup

Atreyo Mukhopadhyay It’s tempting to find similarities between the triumph of D Gukesh against Ding Liren…

Divya’s World Cup diary: Taming the Chinese, reaching the final and yearning for sleep

Atreyo Mukhopadhyay Asked what she wants to do after achieving her best performance till date at…

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…

“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…

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…

“That was a really painful loss” – Magnus Carlsen on his defeat against Gukesh

World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen didn’t take his loss against reigning world champion D Gukesh at…