Anand, Humpy shine in 2006

Viswanathan Anand and Koneru Humpy catapulted Indian chess to new heights while Parimarjan Negi also made his presence felt in the year gone by. Anand led the way by winning the Corus Super......

Mary Ann Gomes wins Asian chess crown

Indians stamped their class in the Asian Junior girls' chess championship as the trio of Mary Ann Gomes, Kiran Monisha Mohanty and P Lakshmi Sahiti won gold, silver and bronze respectively, even as......

Harika loses, drops to second

Dronavalli Harika suffered a setback in the eighth round and lost her lead in the girls' under-18 event of the World Youth Chess Championships in Batumi, Georgia.Harika lost the crucial encounter......

Srinath earns India second gold

Sahaj Grover created history by winning the gold medal in the under-10 section of the World Youth Chess Championships that concluded in Belfort, France, on Friday.N Srinath got a bit lucky on the......

Sahaj Grover wins world U-10 title

Delhi boy Sahaj Grover drew with Jekhongir Vakhidov of Uzbekistan in the 11th and final round to win his maiden world title in the under-10 section of the World Youth Chess Championships in......