On a chessboard, I don’t just see pieces. The knight moves like it’s in a maze, the bishop traces an aperiodic diagonal. It’s ...

Chennai Grand Masters returns with biggest field yet, featuring Arjun Erigaisi, Anish Giri, Vidit Gujrathi among top ...

CHENNAI: GEORGIA is so rich, so steeped in chess culture that it's mandatory for kids to learn the basics of the board game.

CHENNAI: SOMETIME in 2024, Koneru Humpy thought of leaving chess. It wasn't an epiphany or anything but that thought was ...

D Gukesh landed in Chennai with his parents on Monday after winning the World Chess Championship in Singapore. A massive roadshow was organised to honour his achievement. The new champion and his ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Indian teenager Gukesh Dommaraju has become the youngest ever world chess champion, deepening ...

With its biggest field and prize pool yet, the Chennai Grand Masters, India's most prestigious classical chess tournament, re ...

Chennai has come to be known as the chess capital of India. Out of the 85 chess grandmasters in India, 31 are from Tamil Nadu. The state is even home to a temple dedicated to the game ...

Chennai's surge as the chess capital of the country has not one bit amazed the fraternity, and AICF vice-president DP Anantha traces the journey back to the 1970s.

Mendonca has stayed hot with a first-place 6-3 finish in the just-completed St. Louis Spring Chess Classic over a quality field. His Round 9 Sveshnikov Sicilian opening battle with Polish-American ...

Cradle of Indian Chess, Chennai, will be the venue for the 44th Chess Olympiad to be held during Jul.-Aug. this year.

The stupendous achievement of Dommaraju Gukesh in winning the World chess championship at the age of 18 has once again put the focus firmly on the nursery of chess talent in India that is Chennai.