[ad_1] Young Indian chess minds find themselves in limbo. New Delhi: In India’s growing quest to become a sporting nation, chess stands at a turning point. Fresh off celebrating R VaishaliVictory in the 2026 Women’s Candidates, the country is now looking forward to an even bigger celebration as both Vaishali and Gokesh prepare for their…
[ad_1] D Gokesh’s Viral Celebration (Screen Grab) New Delhi: World champion D Gokesh is known for his calm demeanor and cool demeanor on the chessboard. That’s why his emotional celebration after defeating Jakhir Sindarov at the Grand Chess Tour Super Rapid and Blitz 2026 tournament in Poland on Wednesday gained instant attention in the chess…
[ad_1] Magnus Carlsen’s Table Slam Rage Against De Gokesh at Norway Chess 2025 (Screengrab) New Delhi: The world number one and five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen On Monday, the TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 2026 in Malmö suffered his first classic chess defeat in nearly a year after losing to Jorden van Forest. Carlsen,…
[ad_1] Tamiz Amodhan and Vincent Kemmer CHENNAI: It rained on Friday night in Thiruthangal, a locality in Sivakasi. Electricity was cut off since 6 pm, which plunged the area into darkness. But inside a modest home, an eight-year-old boy, with only a flickering candle and a mobile flashlight illuminating his laptop screen, logged on to…
[ad_1] Exclusive Interview with Vincent Kemmer (Special Arrangements) New Delhi: Vincent Kemmer was an International Master (IM) and was barely 13 years old when he first stamped his authority on home soil by winning the prestigious Greinke Chess Open title in 2018. Held in the German city of Karlsruhe, the Greinke Festival has always carried…
[ad_1] 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…
[ad_1] 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…
[ad_1] 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…
[ad_1] 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…
[ad_1] 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…