India has become a major power in international chess led by its highest-ranked player, Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa. He's No. 4 in the world, one place above compatriots Gukesh Dommaraju, the current ...

R Praggnanandhaa reached a historic milestone on Friday, June 27 when he became the No.1 ranked Indian chess player in the live rankings. The 19-year-old achieved the feat by beating Uzbekistan's ...

The FIDE Women's Chess World Cup is among the most grueling of tournaments. It goes on for nearly a month and features more than 100 players, prodigies to world champions, across age and nationalities ...

The letter speaks about ‘serious concern about the scheduling conflict between the 2026 Grand Chess Tour and the Esports ...

An all-Indian World Chess Championship between D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa could bring the showpiece back to India, with Viswanathan Anand saying the clash would be emotionally charged and possibly ...

Dec 4 (Reuters) - India's Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha has become the youngest player in chess history to earn an official FIDE rating at the age of three years, seven months and 20 days. Kushwaha, from ...

Nihal Sarin has won the Tata Steel Chess India 2026 Open Rapid title in Kolkata despite a last-minute entry, finishing ahead ...

Arjun Erigaisi has retained the title of India’s highest-ranked chess player in the FIDE ratings, with Gukesh and Praggnanandhaa close behind. India have 13 players in the world top 100 in the Open ...

At the age of 3 years, 7 months and 20 days, a kindergartener from India has become the youngest chess player to earn an official rating from the sport’s international governing body. Sarwagya Singh ...