18-year-old Indian chess player R Praggnanandhaa has advanced to the semifinals of the FIDE World Cup chess tournament after defeating fellow Indian player Arjun Erigaisi. Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa won the match 5-4 in a sudden death tie-break. This victory also puts him in a strong position to secure a spot in next year’s Candidates event, ...

17-year-old chess prodigy D Gukesh won against Misratdin Iskandarov, becoming India’s top-ranked player and surpassing his idol Viswanathan Anand in live world chess rankings.  Gukesh’s recent victory in the World Cup brought his live rating to 2755.9, overtaking Anand’s 2754.0. This makes Gukesh the new World No. 9, while Anand dropped to 10th.  Anand had ...

The FIDE Online Chess Olympiad that was held recently in August, brought a big relief to the situation of sports during the pandemic strict protocols. Vidit Gujrathi an Indian chess player, who is the third highest rated player in India, stated that he was very excited to captain the India team in the Olympiad, which ...

Nihal Sarin has played against the reigning champion Magnus Carlsen on various occasions however on 5 June Nihal took on Carlsen in a series of one-minute chess shootouts. Toward the end of these “quick games”, the score read: Sarin 13, Carlsen 19. A few days earlier, India’s teen Sarin had defeated Norwegian Carlsen in a ...