Only one Indian has ever been world champion. No one has been world champion as a teenager (or at 20, or 21). Can Gukesh ...

"I don't play a lot of classical chess, so whenever somebody is going to pass me, I wouldn't particularly mind," the ...

Magnus Carlsen, the undisputed world number one for over a decade, believes chess ratings today are somewhat "deflated" ...

Here’s a look back at the legendary grandmasters and their monumental wins that have defined chess history ahead of the World ...

Arjun Erigaisi is now only behind chess legend Magnus Carlsen in world ranking. Image: FIDE Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi jumped to the world No.2 in the live chess ranking on Thursday and is now ...

India’s Arjun Erigaisi is currently the fastest rising star in world chess. The 21-year-old has even tacitly signalled a ...

Magnus Carlsen, the world chess champion for over a decade, has shared his views on the changing landscape of competitive ...

Two key players who made history at the chess Olympiad, Vidit Gujrathi and Harika Dronavalli, encapsulate the rise of Indian ...

Hyderabad: Telangana's rising chess star, Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi, has claimed the World Number 2 ranking, drawing ...

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