Arjun Erigaisi, bronze medallist in World Rapid and Blitz last week, opens against fellow Indian Vidit Gujrathi ...

A 19-year-old winning a World Cup in an individual sport like chess is no mean feat, but there was an air of inevitability to ...

Viswanathan Anand will compete at the Tata Steel Chess India after a six-year hiatus, marking a significant return to Kolkata ...

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 ...

India had a proud moment at the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships as Arjun Erigaisi delivered a double medal ...

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 ...

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 player Koneru Humpy won bronze at the FIDE World Rapid Championships. She tied for the top spot but lost out on ...

While Russian chess is running on fumes these days, other chess empires have emerged in nations like China, USA, India and ...