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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…
Win or lose, it’s India’s era of domination in chess
Atreyo Mukhopadhyay “You will see at least one Indian in each of the top tournaments,” said…
Koneru Humpy Claims Joint-First in Pune Grand Prix, Keeps Candidates Dream Alive
Koneru Humpy delivered a clutch performance at the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix in Pune, finishing joint-top…
Gukesh: Champion of Chess, and of a Cause
To think of it now! It was exactly a year ago when D Gukesh was giving…
A year on from Candidates triumph, D Gukesh’s temperament and tenacity should allow him to build on World Championship victory
Soon after he came back from winning the Candidates on April 22, 2024, D Gukesh started…
Richer and bigger, Delhi Open chess an oasis for Indian youngsters
Indians chess players have been making waves in major international outings. The last year was a…
Indian perspective: Freestyle chess novel innovation, not a threat to world order
Is freestyle chess the new and coveted format? Not for the first time in the history…
Vaishali tops women’s blitz section on way to quarters
R Vaishali was the lone Indian left in contention after the first day of the World…