But the absence of two of India’s biggest stars, reigning World Champion D Gukesh and Praggnanandhaa R, has been a talking ...

Velammal MHS School enjoyed a dominant run in the 2025 FIDE World Schools Team Championship in the United States in which it ...

Arjun Erigaisi is part of India’s golden generation of young chess stars, and is ahead of peers D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa ...

We have already seen a tradition where a young talented player goes on to get world-class recognition after winning here,’ ...

Ella said: "All three (Gukesh, Pragg and Arjun) are very different, but Magnus did say that Pragg plays more similarly to him, the most similar to him." She also opened up about the first time she had ...

The 19-year-old from Chennai, who claimed the World Chess Championship crown earlier this year by defeating China’s Ding ...

Divya's win was as significant as the all-Indian final. Women's chess is a Chinese stronghold. It has been for almost double ...

Carlsen declined to defend the title in 2022, with China's Ding Liren taking the top spot only to be defeated by Gukesh in 2024. Then only 18, Gukesh became the youngest world champion in history.

At the 2025 Norway Chess tournament on June 1, reigning World Chess Champion Gukesh Dommaraju beat the No. 1-ranked Magnus Carlsen in a round of classical chess.