India's medal chances brighten as China to skip Chess Olympaid

IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Koneru Humpy during the launch of torch relay for 44th Chess Olympiad. Photograph: PTI Photo China will not be taking part in the 44th Chess Olympiad......

How Indians Dominate World Chess

In 2019, World Champion Magnus Carlsen was asked to guess the nationality of the reigning world champion in 2050. He responded: 'India will have had many by then!' IMAGE: 16-year-old R......

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......

Indian GM Arjun Erigaisi wins Tata Steel Challengers

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Tata Steel Chess/Twitter Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi won the Tata Steel Challengers event with a round to spare after a draw with Thai Dai Van Nguyen of Czech......

Tata Steel Chess: Gujrathi holds World No 1 Carlsen to a draw

IMAGE: Indian Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi in action against World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in the 11th round of the Tata Steel Masters Chess tournament in Wijk Aan Zee, The Netherlands. Photograph:......