With the Women's World Cup in the bag and 88 grand masters, India is ready to take over the chess world. And they're making ...

FIDE Women's World Cup 2025 final tie-breaker live telecast: There will be no live telecast of the FIDE Women's World Cup ...

Teenage Indian Grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa continued his strong form in 2025 with a statement victory over world number one Magnus Carlsen at the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam in Las Vegas.

Divya Deshmukh scripted chess history by becoming the first Indian to win the FIDE Women's World Cup when she beat Koneru Humpy in the final.

The 18-year-old is also just the second Indian player to have claimed the title, following five-time world champion Viswanathan “Vishy” Anand, who also grew up in Chennai.

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Dommaraju unseated China's Ding Liren to become the new world chess champion. "Every chess player wants to experience this moment, and very few get the chance," Dommaraju said after the match.

The southern Indian city of Chennai is known for its high achievers. In recent years, it has produced some of the world's most formidable chess players — and the youngest world champion.

Indian grandmaster Gukesh Dommaraju, 18, has become the youngest world chess champion in the history of the game, dethroning Chinese star grandmaster Ding Liren Thursday in their title match in ...