Who is Arjun Erigaisi?: Arjun Erigaisi, one of India's most promising chess grandmasters, is causing a stir in chess with his astute strategies and daring play. Born in 2003, he quickly demonstrated ...

India has become a major power in international chess led by its highest-ranked player, Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa. He's No. 4 in the world, one place above compatriots Gukesh Dommaraju, the current ...

Indian chess legend Koneru Humpy will play Norway Chess Women for the third time from May 25 to June 5 in Oslo, expressing ...

For years, Indian chess stood on the cusp of something historic. In 2025, it finally arrived. What unfolded over twelve months wasn’t merely a run of good results or a lucky streak of prodigies; it ...

The youngest world chess champion skipped school, not for fun, but to live an even more gruelling life of discipline. Pursuing his childhood dream, Gukesh Dommaraju traded typical teenage experiences ...

CHENNAI, India – On a balmy morning last fall in the coastal Indian city of Chennai, dozens of fans perched on their seats as they watched an elite-level tournament unfold. Some shook their legs ...

The FIDE Women's Chess World Cup is among the most grueling of tournaments. It goes on for nearly a month and features more than 100 players, prodigies to world champions, across age and nationalities ...

An all-Indian World Chess Championship between D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa could bring the showpiece back to India, with Viswanathan Anand saying the clash would be emotionally charged and possibly ...

Chess will debut as an esports title at the Esports Nations Cup 2026 in Riyadh, running November 2–8. The event features 128 ...