India has become a major power in international chess led by its highest-ranked player, Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa. He’s No. 4 ...

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

The first two games of the FIDE Women's Chess World Cup 2025 ended in draws, forcing a tiebreaker. Koneru Humpy committed a ...

LAS VEGAS: Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa took down world number one Magnus Carlsen en route the top-bracket quarterfinals along with Arjun Erigaisi at the USD 750,000 Freestyle Grand Slam Tour here ...

Divya Deshmukh triumphs over Koneru Humpy in a thrilling tiebreak finale to clinch the 2025 FIDE Women’s World Cup title and ...

Just a couple of weeks ago, R. Praggnanandhaa won the Uzbek Chess Masters by prevailing in the blitz tiebreaks—proof that excellence in shorter formats isn’t optional anymore; it’s a ...

With her FIDE Women’s World Cup victory, Divya Deshmukh cements India’s growing dominance in women’s chess and challenges ...

In an exclusive chat with Firstpost, Indian Grandmaster Nihal Sarin reacted to Magnus Carlsen’s remarks on Gukesh, and shared ...

American GM Hans Niemann praised India’s chess ecosystem while criticising the US system after Divya Deshmukh’s historic FIDE ...

The win marked Gukesh’s first-ever classical victory over the Norwegian legend—and only the second by an Indian player in the tournament’s history, following Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa.

CGM brings with it circuit points and the incentive of building form and momentum as the 2026 World Championship cycle starts ...

It must be a giddy feeling to be associated with Indian chess right now, as Divya Deshmukh joins the list of title holders ...