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…

Tata Steel Trailblazers, and celebrating a quantum leap for Indian chess

It was kind of obvious. When we as a team sat down to identify our focus…

Barua feels urge to match Carlsen fuelling Gukesh’s Bull Run at Tata Steel chess

World champions react differently with that crown on their head. D Gukesh is having a good…

Vaishali bronze in world blitz chess caps phenomenal year for India

R Vaishali tried her best but came up second best in the semi-finals of the World…

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…

Carlsen utters F word after pulling out of world rapid and blitz over dress-code violation

On a day Indian players moved into the joint lead in the open and women’s sections,…

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…

Gukesh in final a win-win situation for Indian chess

This was at the Tata Steel Chess India 2024 rapid and blitz event in Kolkata last…

Why Gukesh is under more pressure than the defending champion in world chess final Atreyo Mukhopadhyay

Usually, in a world championship duel, the defending champion is the favourite. In the upcoming chess…

Magnus Carlsen claims double as Indians flounder on final day of Tata Steel Chess India

Magnus Carlsen earned the rare feat of clinching both titles in the men’s section of the…