It was in the winter of 2001-02 that I made the e-acquaintance of an Italian systems engineer. During the course of an extended e-mail dialogue (we were playing correspondence chess) I lamented......
'He simply refused to follow the rules, left us with little choice. Magnus was not willing to compromise' IMAGE: Magnus Carlsen was not paired for Round 9 of the Rapid championship, taking place......
For all his good qualities, he is not ready for FIDE job: Magnus Carlsen on Vishy Anand IMAGE: Magnus Carlsen called the officials "robots" who are not capable of making independent decisions.......
IMAGE: India's Arjun Erigaisi in action against Vidit Gujrathi. Photograph: Doordarshan Sports / X World No. 4 Indian Arjun Erigaisi beat compatriot Vidit Gujrathi after five hours of end-to-end......
IMAGE: Divya continued a winning run and scored a regulation win against Sofiia Hryzlova. Photographs: Kind courtesy ChessBase India/X A shock defeat for D Harika on the top board did not deter......
IMAGE: Kolkata born Anish Sarkar's chess jouney commenced a year ago. Photograph: Kind courtesy Shahid Ahmed via ChessBase India While most children his age are absorbed in cartoons like Peppa Pig......