Anand to mentor Indian squads at Chess Olympiad

IMAGE: Vishwanathan Anand said 'I am playing very few events these days and after playing many Olympiads, I thought it was time for the younger ones to play.' Photograph: David Llada India will......

Moved out of Russia, Chess Olympiad to be held in Chennai

IMAGE: The Chess Olympiad is a biennial event in which teams from some 190 countries compete over a two-week period. Photograph: International Chess Federation/Instagram The 44th Chess Olympiad,......

Chess prodigy Praggnanandhaa 'still has room for improvement'

IMAGE: Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa with his coach Ramesh RB. Photograph: Ramesh RB/Twitter Aggression is one of the strengths of India's chess sensation Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa but improving his......

World Blitz tourney: Vaishali in 2nd place, Humpy joint third

IMAGE: Koneru Humpy had finished sixth with 7.5 points in the Rapid event. Photograph: Koneru Humpy/Twitter Twenty-year old Indian player R Vaishali is in second place with 7.5 points from nine......

Indian GM Bharathakoti holds Paravyan in World Rapid Championship

IMAGE: Indian Grandmaster Harsha Bharatakoti lies in 23rd place with four points, the best among the Indians in action in the tournament. Photograph: Harsha Bharatakoti/Twitter Little-known Indian......