Chess: Anand held by Yifan Hou; slips to third spot

World champion Viswanathan Anand mishandled a winning endgame and drew with former women's world champion Yifan Hou of China in the 11th round of 75th Tata Steel Chess tournament in Wijk Aan Zee,......

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......

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......

Chess: Short defeats Hou, Sasikiran misses podium

Grandmaster Krishnan Sasikiran was denied a podium finish by Nigel Short of England in the 10th and final round of Tradewise Gibraltar chess tournament, which concluded in Gibraltar. In a nail......

Yifan defends world title following Humpy draw

Grandmaster Koneru Humpy settled for a draw in the must-win eighth-round game as defending champion Yifan Hou became the women's world champion by triumphing 5.5-2.5 against the Indian in Tirana,......