Chess player Anwesh returns home from war-torn Ukraine

IMAGE: The 30-year-old Anwesh Upadhyay was serving as a doctor at a Kyiv hospital, doing his apprenticeship in gastroenterology when Russia launched the military operation. Photograph: Chessbase......

Indian chess player stuck in Ukraine 'awaiting instructions from embassy'

'I am here in my apartment alone. And I don't know what is in store. The attack happened all of a sudden. So, couldn't have done anything.' IMAGE: Anwesh Upadhyay, who has an ELO rating of 2352......

Grover finishes 16th at World Junior Championship

India's Sahaj Grover, who achieved his final Grandmaster norm at the World Junior Chess Championship, ended his campaign at the 16th spot after losing his final-round game in the event in Athens.......

Sahaj Grover becomes Grandmaster

Former under-10 world champion Sahaj Grover completed the formalities to become a Grandmaster defeating Jorge Cori of Peru in the ninth round of the World Junior Chess Championship in Athens,......

Prasanna Rao draws with top seed Aleksandrov

Local youngster Prasanna Rao, an International Master, surprisingly held top seed Aleksandrov Aleksey of Belarus to a draw in the fourth round of the 4th Mayor's Cup International Chess Tournament......