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

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 ...

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

Chess legend Magnus Carlsen's act against Hikaru Nakamura fans during a game between the two at Esports World Cup is going viral on social media.

Grandmaster Srinath had coached Divya for a brief period in 2020. 'We worked on quite a few aspects of her game. I must say ...

Divya Deshmukh, 19, became the first Indian woman to win the FIDE Women's World Cup, defeating Koneru Humpy in the tiebreaker ...

Other than winning the biggest title of her career, Divya was richer by $50,000. She secured the Grandmaster title to become the fourth Indian woman to fulfil the dream of every aspiring chess player.

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

Koneru Humpy will face Divya Deshmukh in the 2025 Women's Chess World Cup final after both Indians beat Chinese top seeds in the semis.

The stakes are high as the final berth also ensured her entry in the women’s Candidates’ tournament next year that will decide the challenger to Wenjun Ju, the reigning women’s world champion.

The 42-year-old Armenian, Aronian, got the better of Hans Nieman in the summit clash to claim the USD 200,000 prize money at the end of an exhilarating tournament.

Indian stars Arjun Erigaisi and R Praggnanandhaa finished in sixth and seventh position respectively, even as Grandmaster Levon Aronian of the United States reigned supreme in the Freestyle Chess ...