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

Building on more than a decade of defining excellence at the highest level of the game, the Grand Chess Tour (GCT) returns in May 2026 with a star-studded roster of elite competitors, a $2 million ...

A newly released toxicology report says influential American chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky died of an abnormal ...

Aaryan Varshney became India’s 92nd chess Grandmaster at 21, guided entirely by his father Gaurav, a single parent since Aaryan was five. With no coach, academies, or foreign training, Gaurav trained ...

Grandmaster Divya Deshmukh will debut at Norway Chess Women in 2026 as the youngest competitor. After a stellar 2025 season, including a World Cup win, she joins this gender-equal tournament, ...

Javokhir Sindarov defeated Arjun Erigaisi in Round 11 of the Tata Steel Chess Masters 2026 to join Nodirbek Abdusattorov at the top of the standings. Other Indian players endured a tough day in the ...

American chess GM Daniel Naroditsky died at 29 from cardiac issues, with stress from cheating allegations contributing to his tragic end.

Viswanathan Anand, who had become India’s first Grandmaster played Dibyendu Barua, Calcutta’s own, in 1992; Such was the ...

Kolkata has become a vibrant hub for world chess, hosting an elite rapid and blitz tournament with roots tracing back to a Dutch steel company's initiative in 1938. This annual spectacle, now in its ...