World Rapid Chess: Erigaisi in joint lead with Carlsen; Humpy second

IMAGE: Arjun Erigaisi and Magnus Carlsen, both came into their fifth round game on the back of four straight wins, and settled for a draw in 44 moves at the FIDE World Rapid Chess Championships on......

Anand falters in World Rapid chess, Gujrathi on song

Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand squandered away a good start and could just end Day 1 on a fifty percent score after the end of the fifth round of World rapid chess championship in......

World Junior Chess: India's Vidit Gujrathi clinches bronze

Former Under-14 world champion and Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi won the bronze medal in the World Junior Chess Championship after settling for a quick draw with winner Yu Yangyi of China in the 13th......

Gujrathi, Sethuraman in line for medal at World Junior Chess Championship

Indian Grandmasters Vidit Gujrathi and S P Sethuraman placed themselves for a medal contention as they defeated Jorge Cori of Peru and Vladislav Kovalev of Belarus respectively in the 12th and......

Indian teams coast at Chess Olympiad

Grandmaster K Sasikiran showed the way as Indian men cruised to a 3-1 victory over Turkish 2016 team in the second round of the 40th Chess Olympiad in Istanbul. The Indian women also had an easy......