R Praganandha, Nihal Sarin, and Arjun Erigisi (Special Arrangements) NEW DELHI: 20-year-old Javakhir Sundarov’s memories of outdoing his opponents at the Candidates tournament were still alive when 30-year-old Russian grandmaster Daniil Dubov went 3-0 against him, a stunning feat in the final week of his online qualification lying on Chipthcom. For the Esports World Cup…
Aarao Sarabalya transforms chess as a material (special arrangements) New Delhi: It was a Round 3 match between Ramesh Babu Praganandha and the eventual winner, Javakhir Sandroof, at the FIDE Candidates Tournament a few weeks ago. 12-year-old Arav Sarabalya, a FIDE Master (FM), had virtually joined the commentary panel of a popular YouTube channel covering…
Arunayak Ghosh (Image credit: X) New Delhi: Arunayak Ghosh was just four years old when his mother’s customary room-cleaning session led him to discover a box of old chess pieces. It belonged to his father. However, to the little boy, it didn’t matter much. The black and white pieces just looked like soldiers on the…
D Gokesh. Magnus Carlsen and Javkhair Sundrov New Delhi: The five-time world champions Magnus Carlsen has made his position clear ahead of the upcoming World Chess Championship, backing Javakhir Sindarov to beat reigning champion de Gokash in what promises to be a historic encounter later this year.Speaking at a chess event in Stockholm, Carlsen did…
Vaishali with the Women’s Grand Swiss Trophy on the left and the Women’s Candidates’ title on the right (Photo by Michal Walusza/FIDE) New Delhi: Photos and videos are abuzz on social media. to see Vaishali Holding the Women’s Candidates title and imagining that she will soon be sitting in front of five-time world champion China’s…
Vaishali Ramesh Babu and Dumaraju Gokesh (FIDE Photo) New Delhi: The entire nation woke up to a historic realization on Thursday. Two of India’s young chess masters, 19-year-old Dumaraju Gokesh and 24-year-old Vaishali Ramesh Babu, will compete in their respective World Chess Championship matches. This means that for the first time, India has a shot…
Vaishali and coach RB Ramesh carrying Praneesh M. (Photo by Michael Waloza and Chennai Grandmasters) New Delhi: The Chennai Grand Masters is an elite-level annual closed tournament held every year in what is considered the chess capital of India. Divided into two divisions, Masters and Challengers, players from different countries are invited to compete under…
Vaishali Ramesh Babu vs Katrina Ligno (Photo by Nikki Rega) New Delhi: There is a saying. In English, it goes like this, “Fortune favors the brave”. Let’s start with the “luck” part. For 24-year-old Vaishali Ramesh Babu, winning his game on Wednesday was not enough to make him a champion. Sharing a similar 7.5/14 points…
Vaishali Ramesh Babu (Photo: FIDE) This time the Indian twins will represent the highest chess boards. On Wednesday, R Vaishali, the lowest seed in the women’s singles tournament in Cyprus, earned the right to challenge China’s Jo Wenjin for the world title later this year. The 24-year-old, along with Praganandha, the other half of Chennai’s…
Vaishali vs Zoe Jenner (Photo by Nikki Rega/FIDE) New Delhi: R Vaishali not only created history by winning the 2026 Women Candidates Tournament with 8.5/14 points but also walked away with a major cash prize for her stellar performance. By eliminating first, Vaishali He is guaranteed a winning prize of €28,000, one of the biggest…