In the Challengers' section, Divya Deshmukh got a much-needed victory over Irina Bulmaga of Romania but R Vaishali found the going tough and lost to Aydin Suleymanli of Azerbaijan. Divya, on three ...

According to Freestyle Chess' official website, the India leg will take place in New Delhi from September 17-24 this year.

The game helped a south Indian community escape alcoholism and gambling. Now, it’s known as the Chess Village of India.

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Gukesh Dommaraju ascended to World No. 3 after drawing against reigning champion Wei Yi at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament ...

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C HESS IS the sort of deep and rewarding game that you can spend an enjoyable lifetime failing to master. But even ardent fans might concede that, as a spectacle, watching two players think for long ...

Legendary Indian chess player Viswanathan Anand has withdrawn from the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam tour amid the ongoing dispute between Magnus Carlsen and FIDE. Anand’s decision comes as tensions rise ...

David MacEnulty tells the story of how he came to be the coach of a team of elementary school chess players — all from ...

Gukesh continued to hold the pole position, while Arjun Erigaisi drew with Vincent Keymer of Germany. P Harikrishna held his ...

Freestyle Chess head Jan Henric Buettner recently gave interviews to Norwegian media calling FIDE "stupid" and saying they ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Chess is a deep-thinking game for those who play it. At the same time, it ...