Chess
Dec 29, 2024
New York, Dec 29 (IANS) Koneru Humpy, India's top-rated female chess player, secured her second World Rapid Championship title, finishing the tournament with 8.5/11 here on Sunday (IST).
Jan 30, 2024
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Indian chess star Divya Deshmukh has called out the issue of sexism and misogyny in the sport following her participation in the Tata Steel Chess Tournament in Wijk aan Zee,...
Feb 06, 2023
Amaravati: Kolagatla Alana Meenakshi, chess player from Visakhapatnam, called on the Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy at his camp office here on Monday.
Jan 22, 2023
Alana Meenakshi, a chess prodigy and a native of Visakhapatnam, has been chosen for the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar (PMRBP) 2023. The award will be presented to the young talent by the...
Dec 31, 2022
Former world rapid champion Koneru Humpy won India’s first-ever silver medal in the FIDE World Blitz Chess Championships ( Women's section) in Almaty, Kazakhstan on Friday.
Jun 11, 2022
Former world champion Viswanathan Anand defeated Aryan Tari in the ninth and final round of the Norway Chess tournament and finished third finishing third.
May 27, 2022
R. Praggnanandhaa, a 16-year-old Indian chess grandmaster, ended the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Chessable Masters competition after losing to World No. 2 player Ding Liren in the finals.
May 22, 2022
Viswanathan Anand, a former world champion, won the rapid event of the Superbet Rapid on Saturday with a round to spare. Anand clinched the Rapid championship with six victories and two draws. With...
May 18, 2022
Vijayawada Police Commissioner, Kanthi Rana Tata took some time off from his busy schedule to play a friendly bullet game against the new National Under-8 and Under-10 Girls champion, Charvi Anil...
May 03, 2022
The All India Chess Federation (AICF) announced the country's largest-ever 20-member squad for the 44th Chess Olympiad.
Jun 16, 2021
As the country is battling the surge of Covid19 cases, everyone is trying to help in whichever way they can. From Bollywood celebrities to sportspersons to the common man, everyone is trying to take...
May 15, 2021
Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand raised USD 50,000. (approximately INR 37 lakh) for COVID relief in India, in a series of simultaneous online exhibition matches featuring other players
May 11, 2021
Chess legend Viswanathan Anand, along with Koneru Humpy, Dronavalli Harika, Nihal Sarin, and Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu will hold simultaneous exhibitions on Chess.com on Thursday to raise money for...
Jul 24, 2017
He will take on Rafael Vaganian from Armenia
Jul 27, 2016
Harika Dronavalli takes World No. 5 position
