Indian Chess

Goa's 14-year-old Leon Mendonca becomes India's 67th Grandmaster

The Goa youngster had taken part in a camp organised by Microsense in Chennai late in 2019 when former world champions Vladimir Kramnik and Boris Gelfand trained a number of Indian players.

Asian Online Nations Chess Cup 2020: India women’s team beats Kyrgyzstan to reach semis, men's team also progress

The top-seeded Indian women’s team on Friday stormed into the semi-finals of the Asian Nations (Regions) Online Cup 2020 Championship, while their male counterparts eked out a fighting win over Mongolia to secure the last four berth.

Viswanathan Anand interview: 'When I look at people who can break a racquet or headbutt someone, I respect that!'

Viswanathan Anand talks about being an outsider when he first emerged into international chess, eschewing conflict, wanting to be a nice guy when he was younger, getting into astronomy by accident and more.

World Youth Olympiad: India win their second straight silver with inspiring show from GM Arjun Erigaisi and Sankalp Gupta

India claimed their second successive silver in the event. An important difference this time, however, was that the team was missing two of its biggest stars, R Praggnanandhaa and Nihal Sarin

World Women’s Chess Championship: Koneru Humpy, Harika Dronavalli advance to second round; Padmini Rout, Bhakti Kulkarni ousted

After the first round second seed Koneru Humpy and Harika Dronavalli have advanced to the next stage, while Padmini Rout and Bhakti Kulkarni have been eliminated.

World Women’s Chess Championship: Koneru Humpy, Harika Dronavalli lead Indian charge in 64-player event

Koneru Humpy and Harika Dronavalli, being the highest-rated Indians, are India's strongest contenders for the World Women’s Chess Championship title.

Isle of Man Masters: R Praggnanandhaa stuns Pavel Eljanov; Viswanathan Anand, Vidit Gujrathi held

R Praggnanandhaa scored a major upset defeating elite GM Pavel Eljanov while Viswanathan Anand and Vidit Gujrathi were held to a draw by lower-ranked players.

Batumi Chess Olympiad 2018: India beat Netherlands to stay in medal contention; women outclass Peru 3-1

A draw or a loss in the last two rounds would, without a doubt, mean end of the road for India, but if the team manages to win both of its last two games, it might make the cut for a medal.

World Junior Chess Championship: India's Harsha Bharathakoti top of the leaderboard with perfect score

It is, in fact, the Telangana based IM Harsha Bharathakoti, who has managed to score an unblemished 4.0/4 and reach the top of the leaderboard alongside Alireza Firouzja, Parham Maghsoodloo and the 12-year-old Uzbek sensation, IM Javokhir Sindarov.

Viswanathan Anand vs Garry Kasparov: A classic rivalry set to revive at Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz event

Marvelling the tactical sharpness of Viswanathan Anand and Garry Kasparov, one could not help getting excited that these two masters will be once again battle each other