India retained the Nona Gaprindashvili Trophy at the 46th Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, becoming only the second country after Russia to complete a hat-trick of the combined performance award. Viswanathan Anand…
B Savitha Shri, a 19-year-old international master from Chennai, secured a must-win game on the fourth board against Zhai Mo to help India draw 2-2 with sole leader China in round 10…
World champion D Gukesh returned to winning ways as the Indian men's team defeated Italy 3-1 in Round 3 of the 46th Chess Olympiad in Samarkand on Friday. Playing Black against Sabino…
India continued its winning run at the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad in Samarkand on Friday, with the Open team beating Italy 3-1 and the women's team defeating Greece 3.5-0.5. D Gukesh and…
Nihal Sarin was the only Indian player to win in the Open section on day two of the Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, as defending champions India beat Indonesia 2.5-1.5. Nihal recovered from…
R Praggnanandhaa lost the first classical game of the Grand Chess Tour grand finale to Fabiano Caruana in St Louis on Wednesday. Caruana, playing the Italian opening, took control in the middlegame…
The Total World Chess Championship Tour, a new multi-format chess circuit, has been launched with a pilot event scheduled in Budapest from November 10 to 21. The tournament will feature 24 players,…
Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa stormed into the final of the Grand Chess Tour's last leg with a commanding 19-9 semifinal victory over Germany's Vincent Keymer in St Louis. Praggnanandhaa will face defending…
Indian grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa defeated German Vincent Keymer 9-3 in the Grand Chess Tour finale on Sunday, moving close to qualifying for the tournament finals. The win broke a streak of 13…
Indian Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa finished second in the Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis after losing the Armageddon tiebreak to Wesley So. The two tied on 5.5 points after nine rounds. So clinched…
