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R Praggnanandhaa revealed how in the past players like D Gukesh and Arjun Erigaisi would make him feel insecure.
Li Haoyu was rated 2372 in August 2023. By August 2024, he was at 1979. The biggest slip during this phase was the 138 rating ...
American GM Hans Niemann praised India’s chess ecosystem while criticising the US system after Divya Deshmukh’s historic FIDE ...
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor expressed disappointment over India's Test loss to England, citing the absence of former captain Virat Kohli as a major factor. Tharoor praised Kohli’s leadership ...
Divya's win was as significant as the all-Indian final. Women's chess is a Chinese stronghold. It has been for almost double ...
Indian Grandmaster Nihal Sarin reached the Chess playoffs at EWC 2025, defeating Anish Giri and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. In ...
Divya Deshmukh, the 19-year-old chess prodigy, clinched the FIDE Women’s World Cup title in Batumi, becoming the youngest ever to achieve this feat. D ...
Chess is gaining massive visibility in India, and athletes like Divya Deshmukh are becoming relatable icons for audiences who value intellect and performance, said marketers.
It must be a giddy feeling to be associated with Indian chess right now, as Divya Deshmukh joins the list of title holders ...
Police are investigating after a game of ding dong ditch got out of control in Old Saybrook.
NEW DELHI – In a dramatic turnaround at the Norway Chess 2025 tournament, India’s teenage World Champion D Gukesh stunned the chess world by defeating former world number one Magnus Carlsen in ...