"Praggnanandhaa played on par with Magnus": AICF chief Sanjay Kapoor on second game of FIDE WC final

Aug 23, 2023

The second game of Classical Chess at the Federation Internationale des Echecs (FIDE) World Cup final between Indian grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa and Norway's world...

India bids to host 44th Chess Olympiad after FIDE cancels events in Russia

Feb 26, 2022

New Delhi [India], February 26 : India bids to host the 44th edition of the Chess Olympiad later this year after the event was...

"Chess is constantly evolving in India": Koneru Humpy

May 29, 2023

A 2003 Arjuna Awardee, winner of the Padma Shri, Humpy is best known for her win at the 2019 FIDE Rapid Chess Championship and...

FIDE World Cup 2023 silver medallist Praggnanandhaa gives credit for success to his mother

Aug 26, 2023

Indian grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa expressed his happiness after finishing runners-up at the recently concluded FIDE World Cup 2023 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Indian chess...

FIDE Candidates winner D Gukesh meets Sports Minister Anurag Thakur

May 03, 2024

The 17-year-old Indian in April created history as he won the FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament 2024, becoming the youngest-ever challenger to the world title...

Very big achievement: Divya Deshmukh on Indian team winning maiden gold medal in FIDE Online Chess Olympiad

Aug 31, 2020

Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 31 : Divya Deshmukh, who was a part of the Indian team that was declared joint winners of the FIDE...