Tata Steel Chess: 17-year-old Divya Deshmukh crowned women’s rapid champion

Divya Deshmukh was invited to the tournament only after a last minute withdrawal from R Vaishali.

Scroll Staff

· Sep 02, 2023 · 10:28 pm

Chess: D Gukesh – The new India No 1 who is simply doing what he has always wanted to do

Gukesh will overtake Viswanathan Anand as the country’s top-ranked chess player when the rankings are updated on September 1.

Tanya Kini

· Sep 01, 2023 · 09:00 am

Chess, Watch: Grandmasters R Praggnanandhaa and Jan-Krzysztof Duda play without the board

Praggnanandhaa recently finished as runner-up at the World Cup.

Scroll Staff

· Aug 30, 2023 · 10:12 am

Chess World Cup: R Praggnanandhaa completes the evolution – Once a prodigy, now a contender

Praggnanandhaa became the first Indian since Viswanathan Anand to reach the final of the Chess World Cup. Scroll spoke to his coach Grandmaster RB Ramesh.

Shahid Judge

· Aug 25, 2023 · 03:47 pm

Chess, World Cup 2023: R Praggnanandhaa wins silver after tiebreak loss to Magnus Carlsen in final

Praggnanandhaa pocketed $80,000 and a Candidates spot from the 2023 Chess World Cup.

Scroll Staff

· Aug 25, 2023 · 10:00 am

Chess, World Cup 2023: Praggnanandhaa beats Fabiano Caruana; sets up title clash with Magnus Carlsen

Praggnanandhaa became only the second Indian after Viswanathan Anand to reach the FIDE Chess World Cup Final.

Scroll Staff

· Aug 22, 2023 · 11:12 am

Chess World Cup 2023: R Praggnanandhaa reaches semi-final; books Candidates spot

Praggnanandhaa will now face USA’s Fabiano Carauna in the semi-final.

Scroll Staff

· Aug 18, 2023 · 11:36 am

Chess: D Gukesh overtakes Viswanathan Anand in live ratings; set to become India number 1

Anand, who first climbed to the top of the Indian chess rankings, overtaking Pravin Tipsay way back in 1986, has held on to his position for close to 37 years.

Scroll Staff

· Aug 04, 2023 · 10:17 am

Junior Speed Chess Championship 2023: D Gukesh beats Raunak Sadhwani to win title by seven points

The win comes barely a year after Gukesh became the youngest player to beat then world champion Magnus Carlsen.

Scroll Staff

· Jun 20, 2023 · 10:38 am

Chess World C’ship: Ian Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren battle for title in Magnus Carlsen’s shadow

While Nepomniachtchi has challenged for the title before, Ding is the first Chinese player to play for the game’s top honour.

AFP

· Apr 07, 2023 · 06:46 pm

Chess: Vidit Gujarathi becomes fourth Indian to beat Magnus Carlsen

Gujrathi came up with the win while competing for the India Yogis in an online rapid chess tournament featuring 16 teams, the Pro Chess League.

Scroll Staff

· Feb 22, 2023 · 04:25 pm

Chess: Pranesh M becomes India’s 79th Grandmaster after winning Rilton Cup

Pranesh beat GM Frode Olav Olsen Urkedal of Norway to achieve the final norm needed to gain a GM title.

Scroll Staff

· Jan 06, 2023 · 12:33 pm