Magnus Carlsen, five-time World Chess Champion, discusses India's remarkable chess progress since his 2013 World Championship ...

I was in Chennai some years back and played a simul (simultaneous chess) against some advanced schoolkids – and came back to ...

At the upcoming World Chess Championship in Singapore, there is a growing consensus that Ding Liren, the man with the crown currently on his head, will be an underdog against D Gukesh, his 18-year-old ...

Vaishali — they have emerged as unexpected champions over the last few years. They have gone on to make India proud, the ...

Magnus Carlsen’s long reign as the World chess champion began in India, 11 years ago in Chennai. After claiming the first of ...

Carlsen lost to R. Praggnanandhaa in a classical chess game at the Norway Chess tournament in May this year as well as in the ...

Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhhaa said D Gukesh is the favourite for the World Chess Championship against Ding Liren due ...

He doesn’t make mistakes at all. He won the Candidates, helped India to win the Chess Olympiad and is in top form going into ...

Indian chess grandmasters Pravin Thipsay and Abhijit Kunte are confident that D Gukesh will defeat Ding Liren in the upcoming ...

"That’s what has changed. Those kids back then are now the core of the Olympiad-winning team. Indian chess has come a long ...

Gukesh became the youngest champion in the history of the Candidates Tournament and also helped India win the gold medal in the 45th Chess Olympiad. On the other hand, Ding hasn't won a game in the ...

D Gukesh during the fourth round of the Chess Olympiad in Budapest. Image: X/ChessBaseIndia Indian chess sensation D Gukesh ...