Sports shorts: Harikrishna defeats Hou Yifan; Heena, Bhaker shine

Harikrishna defeats Hou Yifan in nail biting sixth game IMAGE: Pentala Harikrishna reacts. Photograph: Twitter. Indian Grandmaster Pentala Harikrishna came back strongly to defeat the......

Gukesh tested, Vishy delivers as GCL race tightens

Marcandria Maurizzi registered a last-gasp win over Volodar Murzin on the prodigy board to help defending champions Triveni Continental Kings beat Fyers American Gambits 8-7 and consolidate their......

Divya awarded wild card for FIDE World Cup in Goa

IMAGE: Divya Deshmukh joins 20 other Indians in the single-elimination event which will be spearheaded by reigning World champion D Gukesh. Photograph: Michal Walusza/FIDE Grandmaster Divya......

Mumba Masters make it two wins, go top of Global Chess League table

A supremely confident upGrad Mumba Masters came up with another grand performance, beating Fyers American Gambits 9-7 to make it two wins on the trot and go top of the table in the Global Chess......

GCL 3: Gukesh, Erigaisi trigger bidding war

Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand remains with the Ganges Grandmasters. IMAGE: Apart from D. Gukesh and Arjun Erigaisi, PBG Alaskan Knights have Leinier Dominguez, Sara Khadem, Kateryna......