2026 is a big year, with the Commonwealth Games, Asian Games, and two Chess World Championship. February meanwhile, is ...

Indian chess has found a new rising star on the international stage. Viraj Sarawgi, an 11-year-old chess prodigy from Assam, delivered a sensational performance in back-to-back international ...

Indian chess sensation and reigning undisputed World Champion D Gukesh has confirmed his participation in the prestigious ...

MUSCAT: Ilaan Shafeek, a Class 4 student of Indian School Bausher (ISB), has created history by becoming the first student ...

Reigning world champion Gukesh Dommaraju has been confirmed as the fourth participant for Norway Chess 2026, joining fellow ...

Indian GM R Praggnanandhaa has confirmed his third appearance at Norway Chess, becoming the second announced participant after Magnus Carlsen. The 2026 Candidates qualifier and world No. 4 previously ...

This year, the Tata Steel Chess tournament featured among its youngest fields with players like 14-year-old Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus getting a taste of a super-elite invitational tournament. The results ...

Nodirbek Abdusattorov claimed the Tata Steel Masters title with a decisive win against Arjun Erigaisi. D Gukesh, the best Indian performer, finished joint eighth but slipped in ratings. Javokhir ...

Indian sports can get quite action-packed and it's quite easy to miss out on important news and results. That's where we come in -- ESPN's daily Indian sports blog has all the updates from the world ...

TheFIDE 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.

D Gukesh, R Praggnanandhaa and Arjun Erigaisi all finished in the bottom half of the 14-man standings after poor performance ...

India’s top chess stars struggled at Tata Steel Chess 2026, with Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa, Arjun Erigaisi, and Aravindh ...