Chess News

St. Louis Online Chess: P Harikrishna Stuns Magnus Carlsen, Later Suffers Four Losses

Harikrishna defeated world number one Carlsen in round three of Blitz 1 in 63 moves with white pieces.

P Harikrishna In Joint Lead After Three Rounds In St Louis Rapid Online Chess

India's P Harikrishna shared the top position with Armenian GM Levon Aronian after posting two wins and a draw in three rounds of rapid competition.

14-Year-Old Leon Luke Mendonca Wins Title At Skalicky Chess Festival

International Master Leon Luke Mendonca remained unbeaten through the nine rounds and notched up six wins including one over higher-rated Pier Liugi Bosso.

"Golden Moment For Indian Chess Fraternity": Koneru Humpy On Olympiad Win

Koneru Humpy thinks this Olympiad victory will motivate many youngsters to take up Chess as a profession.

Viswanathan Anand Hopes Chess Players Will Get "Long" Due National Honours After Olympiad Win

It's been seven years since a chess player got the Arjuna award and the iconic Viswanathan Anand is hoping that India's triumphant campaign at the online Chess Olympiad will change this.

PM Narendra Modi, Sachin Tendulkar Lead Wishes As India Win Gold At Online Chess Olympiad

PM Narendra Modi and Sachin Tendulkar congratulated the Indian team after they were crowned the joint winners of Online Chess Olympiad on Sunday.

Online Chess Olympiad: India, Russia Named Joint Champions After Technical Glitch

Online Chess Olympiad: India and Russia were both awarded gold medals on Sunday.

Rahul Gandhi Wishes Indian Team Ahead Of Chess Olympiad Final

India beat Poland to reach the final of the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad.

Koneru Humpy Wins Armageddon, Helps India Reach Final Of Online Chess Olympiad

Koneru Humpy beat Monika Socko in a tie-break to help India beat Poland in the semi-final of the Online Chess Olympiad.

Online Chess Olympiad: R Praggnanandhaa, Divya Deshmukh Star As India Stun China To Reach Quarters

India took the top spot in Pool A and became the first team to qualify for the quarter-finals of FIDE Online Chess Olympiad on Sunday.

Vidit Santosh Gujrathi, Koneru Humpy Lose As India Held By Mongolia In Chess Olympiad

Defeats for captain Vidit Santosh Gujrathi and world champion Koneru Humpy meant India suffered a setback in the quest for a sixth successive victory.

Online Chess Olympiad: India Notch Up Three Easy Wins

India defeated Zimbabwe 6-0 and rolled over Vietnam 4-2 but the highlight certainly was the win against Uzbekistan by 5.5-0.5 margin.

Viswanathan Anand Loses To Vasyl Ivanchuk, Ends Legends Of Chess Campaign After 8 Defeats

Viswanathan Anand ended the Legends of Chess online tournament at the ninth position.

Viswanathan Anand Suffers Seventh Defeat In Legends Of Chess Tournament

Viswanathan Anand has lost seven of his eight matches in the Legends of Chess tournament and is at the bottom of the table.

Viswanathan Anand's Struggle Continues, Suffers 6th Straight Defeat In Legends Of Chess Tournament

Viswanathan Anand suffered his sixth consecutive defeat with a 2-3 loss to Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia.

Viswanathan Anand Loses 5 On The Trot In Legends Of Chess Tournament

Viswanathan Anand lost 2-3 to Peter Leko of Hungary to stay bottom of the table in the Legends of Chess online tournament.

Viswanathan Anand Suffers 4th Consecutive Defeat In Legends Of Chess Tournament

Viswanathan Anand, who had earlier lost to Peter Svidler, Magnus Carlsen and Vladimir Kramnik, went down 2-3 to Anish Giri of the Netherlands.

Viswanathan Anand Suffers Third Straight Defeat In Legends Of Chess Tournament

Viswanathan Anand, who had lost in the first two rounds to Peter Svidler and Magnus Carlsen, went down 0.5-2.5 to Russia's Vladimir Kramnik.