FIDE and Freestyle Chess had engaged in a heated feud last year but have finally joined hands to organise a World ...

World chess champion D Gukesh will not be playing in the 2026 Tata Steel Chess India tournament in Kolkata. The organisers ...

Magnus Carlsen reclaimed the FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship after forfeiting the title last year over an infamous dress ...

Magnus Carlsen had declared in 2024 that he was “at full war with FIDE” after the chess governing body had denied permission ...

Seven-year-old Pragnika Lakshmi won a world chess title in her first international event and met PM Modi. Inside the journey ...

Here are all the updates from Indian sports on December 29, 2025. Chess: The World Blitz Championship begins, with a host of ...

It’s also well-known that playing as white offers at least a slight (but sometimes decisive) advantage during any given match ...

Nihal Sarin and Viswanathan Anand were tied first after the penultimate day of the Tata Steel Chess India rapid event in Kolkata.

The lights have dimmed on one of the most electric displays of mental athletics this year as the World Rapid and Blitz Chess ...

India on Thursday hailed chess prodigy Gukesh Dommaraju after the 18-year-old became the youngest world champion with a thrilling final win over China's Ding Liren. Gukesh surpassed a record held by ...