Baskaran Adhiban

Year in Review 2017: Abhijeet Gupta's Commonwealth hat-trick to Harika's podium finish in Iran, a look at key chess moments

Indian chess players proved their mettle once again in 2017, reaching new milestones and winning medals at various prestigious events across the globe.

FIDE World Cup 2017: P Harikrishna to take on Cuban Yuri Gonzalez Vidal in first round

Indian Grandmaster Pentala Harikrishna will be raring to go at the FIDE World Cup and book his berth in the 2018 Candidates tournament as he takes on Yuri Gonzalez Vidal of Cuba in his first-round game.

Interview with Baskaran Adhiban, India's No 3 chess player: '2750 is the next barrier that I am aiming for'

Meet Baskaran Adhiban, who started the Tata Steel Chess tournament as the last seed and finished third behind Wesley So and Magnus Carlsen.

Chess Olympiad: Harikrishna holds Magnus Carlsen as India finish in a creditable top 6 position

A slip at the last hurdle saw both the Indian Men and Women teams missing their slenderest chances of a podium finish, in the eleventh and final round of the Chess Olympiad.

Chess Olympiad: Indian men face do-or-die battle after Ukraine loss, women enhance medal hopes

Fatigue seemed to take over Indian men as they suffered a 1.5 – 2.5 point defeat against Ukraine on the top table in the ninth round, while the women came up with a much better show to improve their medal prospects, at the Chess Olympiad being held at Baku, Azerbaijan.

Chess Olympiad: Indian men continue rampant form, beat Netherlands to take top spot

In what was a most memorable day for Indian chess, the men's team defeated Netherlands by a slender 2.5-1.5 margin in the sixth round of the Chess Olympiad and take sole lead in the open section