Jiaana Garg, a remarkable 5-Year-old student has etched her name in the chess history. She achieved the extraordinary feat of obtaining an international FIDE (World Chess Federation). She has become ...

India slipped to 25th in the 2026 Gender Equality in Chess Index (GECI), highlighting gender imbalance in the sport. Despite strong performances by elite women players, female participation in youth ...

India has slipped to 25th place in the Gender Equality in Chess Index 2026 despite improving its overall score compared to the previous edition. Here’s why it happened?

TheFIDE Women’s Chess World Cup is among the most grueling of tournaments. It goes on for nearly a month and features more than 100 players, prodigies to world champions, across age and nationalities.

While analysing the poor form of D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa, Grandmaster Pravin Thipsay delivered a bitter reality check about the flawed ecosystem of Indian chess.

From Anand to Gukesh to Deshmukh, Indian Grandmaster have ushed in a quiet revolution Divya Deshmukh is crowned the new Women's World Cup champion in Batumi, Georgia. She defeated compatriot Koneru ...

India has become a major power in international chess led by its highest-ranked player, Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa. He's No. 4 in the world, one place above compatriots Gukesh Dommaraju, the current ...

The world's first chess franchise league, a brainchild of Anand Mahindra, has cracked the code to turn an intellectual sport into a snazzy, audience-focussed product ...

Sixteen-year-old Aarav Dengla has become India’s 93rd Grandmaster (GM). Guided by his mother Shipra, who quit her job to ...

Gukesh Dommaraju’s emotional apology during the Prague Masters highlighted a broader dip in form among India’s top players, including Arjun Erigaisi and Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa. Experts cite heavy ...