I haven’t seen another team in world hockey that’s fitter than us: Paddy Upton

Abhishek Mishra in Rajgir  Paddy Upton, the experienced mental conditioning coach from South Africa, has played…

“I was a bit overconfident…” – Gukesh opens up on first World Championship match

World chess champion Gukesh Dommaraju has revealed that he was “a bit overconfident” ahead of his…

Caught Gukesh, bowled Pragg? Well, almost

Not every success story ends in victory. R Praggnanandhaa came within a handshaking distance of his…

Vibrant Goa gets the nod to host Chess World Cup

The FIDE World Cup, one of the most important events on the international chess circuit, will…

Pragg on course in Mission Candidates

When the year started, all eyes in chess were on D Gukesh. The world champion was…

Gukesh hails Divya Deshmukh’s World Cup win

Divya Deshmukh recently won the FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025 in Batumi, Georgia, and that triumph…

Chennai Grand Masters 2025 to start 7 August after fire incident at venue

The third edition of the Chennai Grand Masters 2025 has been postponed by a day due…

Can Divya become a consistent answer to China’s domination?

Atreyo Mukhopdhyay The ‘live ratings’ help understand the task Divya Deshmukh will be facing after winning…

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…