Chess Olympiad: Indian women rise to third place

On a mixed day for India at the 32nd Chess Olympiad, the women's team defeated Bulgaria to move up to joint-third place while the men slipped to tied 10th after losing to France in the seventh......

Gopal gets first IM norm

National junior champion G N Gopal crashed through the defenses of Matthieu Cornette of France to secure his maiden International Master norm in the World Junior Chess Championship in Istanbul.The......

Sachdev back to her winning ways

Woman Grandmaster Tania Sachdev was back in the reckoning after a thumping victory over Evgenia Meshcheriakova of Russia in the seventh round of the World Junior Girls' Chess championship in......

Sachdev is India's best hope

A lot of hard work remains for the Indians players if they are to make a mark in the ongoing World Junior chess championships in Istanbul.After six rounds, Woman Grandmaster Tania Sachdev looks the......