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Delhi Tulip Fest: Int'l chess master Vantika says 'Tulips took away my stress’

Chess champ Vantika Agrawal takes a stroll at Shanti Path to soak in the vibrant vibe of the Tulip Festival where NDMC has reportedly planted more than fifty thousand bulbs of the flower.
Published on Feb 18, 2025 11:35 AM IST

Indian chess grandmaster's pic with YouTuber Alexandra Botez sparks amusement

Alexandra Botez shared the photo on X.
Published on Feb 16, 2025 12:03 PM IST

Why Praggnanandhaa isn't part of Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour

R Praggnanandhaa poses with the trophy after winning the Tata Steel Chess Masters 2025 over World Champion D Gukesh, in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands.
Updated on Feb 07, 2025 08:47 AM IST

Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen returns to a tournament after a dispute over jeans is resolved

Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen returns to a tournament after a dispute over jeans is resolved
Published on Dec 30, 2024 03:27 AM IST

Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen quits a tournament in a dispute over jeans

Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen quits a tournament in a dispute over jeans
Published on Dec 29, 2024 07:02 AM IST

Magnus Carlsen breaks silence after quitting World Chess Championship in NY

Magnus Carlsen, the Norway's chess grandmaster, stated that he will not challenge the ruling, stating: “Honestly, I am too old at this point to care too much.”
Updated on Dec 28, 2024 10:05 PM IST

D Gukesh's mother opens up about pulling him out of school after Class 5

Gukesh’s parents sacrificed schooling for his chess, guiding him to World Championship success.
Updated on Dec 22, 2024 06:02 PM IST

D Gukesh points to 'do not touch' sign after historic World Chess victory

D Gukesh, world chess champion, shared a hilarious Instagram post posing with a funny sign.
Published on Dec 15, 2024 01:09 PM IST

Gukesh becomes Youngest World Chess Champion; father's reaction takes the prize!

D. Gukesh with his father
Published on Dec 13, 2024 02:54 PM IST

2024 World Chess Championship: 5 things to know about prodigy Gukesh Dommaraju

Gukesh Dommaraju
Published on Nov 25, 2024 03:45 PM IST

Like Gukesh, I believe I can win Candidates on my first try: Arjun Erigaisi

Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi. (PTI)
Published on Oct 28, 2024 10:18 PM IST

Tania Sachdev hopes double gold in Chess Olympiad ‘changes things for chess’

Tania Sachdev reflects on winning the double gold at the recently concluded Chess Olympiad.
Published on Sep 30, 2024 03:28 PM IST

Indian chess star Gukesh dances to Rajinikanth's ‘Manasilayo’ in viral video

The 18-year-old, who was crucial to India's historic first-ever gold medal win at the 2024 Chess Olympiad in Budapest, is currently on a break.
Updated on Sep 30, 2024 10:44 AM IST

India stands on the cusp of a revolution in chess

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Members of India B team (L-R) Grandmaster (GM) Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, GM Adhiban Baskaran, GM Dommaraju Gukesh and GM Nihal Sarin during the 44th Chess Olympiad, at Mamallapuram near Chennai. (PTI)
Published on Aug 12, 2023 08:54 PM IST

Chess Federation to form panel to look into cheating allegations

World champion Magnus Carlsen has put allegations that American player Hans Niemann had cheated.
Updated on Sep 30, 2022 01:22 PM IST

I am a huge fan of Viswanathan Anand: Jennifer Shahade

Jennifer Shahade is a two-time American Women’s Chess Champion
Updated on Jan 08, 2021 04:03 PM IST

Reward Olympiad-winning Indian team: Chess Forum appeals to Rijiju

File image of IM Varugeese Koshy
Updated on Sep 13, 2020 08:54 PM IST

Robert Bobby Fisher: Titan who put US on world chess map

Robert Bobby Fisher.
Updated on Aug 31, 2020 06:41 PM IST

Sylvia Plath, the beekeeper, Leo Tolstoy, the chess player: 5 writers and their fascinating hobbies

In 1962, American writer and poet Sylvia Plath and her husband, Ted Hughes (also a successful writer), decided to take up beekeeping.
Updated on Apr 02, 2020 06:41 PM IST

They’re coughing in the galleries at the Grand Chess Tour

Five-time Chess World Champion Viswanathan Anand plays against Norwegian Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen
Updated on Nov 25, 2019 10:38 AM IST

International chess player dies after being electrocuted

Represenational image.
Updated on Oct 26, 2019 01:37 PM IST

Newsmaker: How R Praggnanandhaa became the world’s best Under-18 chess player

Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa competes with Armenian grand master Sargsyan Shant during the World Youth Chess Championship in Mumbai on October 7, 2019.
Updated on Oct 25, 2019 06:12 PM IST

Koneru Humpy: India’s queen of 64 Squares

At the age of 15, she became the youngest woman to become an International Grandmaster and held on to the record for four years.
Updated on Aug 13, 2019 11:09 AM IST

Investing for your child’s sports ambition

Published on Aug 05, 2019 04:07 PM IST

Gurugram girl ranks no. 2 in India in U-16 chess

International chess player Tanishka Kotia. She travelled across Serbia for close to a month in July, playing three open tournaments in Paracin, Silver Lake and Nis.
Updated on Aug 03, 2019 10:57 PM IST

ICC World Cup 2019: Yuzvendra Chahal - Thinks like a chess player, spins it like a wizard

India's Yuzvendra Chahal (R) celebrates with teammates after dismissing South Africa's Rassie van der Dussen for 22 during the 2019 Cricket World Cup group stage match between South Africa and India at the Rose Bowl in Southampton, southern England, on June 5, 2019.
Updated on May 21, 2020 08:33 PM IST

Jhulan Goswami wins CSJS award for best sportsperson of 2018

File image of Jhulan Goswami
Updated on Apr 24, 2019 12:17 PM IST

It’s long journey ahead for young Nihal: Chess great Anand

Indian chess Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand (left) greets Indian chess Grandmaster Nihal Sarin (right) before the eightieth round matches of rapid chess at Tata Steel Chess India 2018
Updated on Nov 14, 2018 01:24 PM IST

Watch: Indian chess player-turned-journalist Niklesh Jain proposes Colombian player at Chess Olympiad

Niklesh Jain proposed Angela Lopez at the 2018 Chess Olympiad
Updated on Sep 28, 2018 09:03 AM IST