Chess News

Indian chess legend Viswanathan Anand would become the deputy president of the world chess federation (FIDE) if the incumbent Arkady Dvorkovich is re-elected as the president

Chess Olympiad: Viswanathan Anand will mentor hosts India in the 44th Chess Olympiad with the AICF naming two teams each for the Open and Women's categories.

The 16-year-old Pragganandhaa defeated compatriot GM D Gukesh in the final round to emerge sole winner.

The World Chess Olympiad 2022 will be held in Chennai after India won the bid to host the tournament.

The Chess Olympiad is a biennial team event in which teams from some 190 countries compete over a two-week period. It was supposed to take place in Moscow from July 26 to August 8.

Indian chess player Anwesh Upadhyaya has returned back to India with his fiancee from Ukraine.

The All India Chess Federation (AICF) will be bidding to host the 44th edition of the Chess Olympiad later this year after the event was moved out of Russia, a senior official of the body said on Saturday.

The 30-year-old, who is doing apprenticeship in gastroenterology at a Kyiv hospital, had planned to return to India in March. But with Russia launching military operations on Thursday, flights have been suspended and he is unsure of what is in store.

Tipped for greatness at an early age, the chess wizard is living up to his reputation and gave some interesting insights into his preparation and strategy during the match against Carlsen and for the tournament.

CSK had praised the youngster after he had beaten world no1 chess player Magnus Carlsen of Norway in the Airthings Masters a couple of days back.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated young Indian chess sensation R Praggnanandhaa on his recent win over world champion Magnus Carlsen.

Amul has come up with a creative for India's latest chess sensation R Praggnanandhaa after the youngster's famous win over world champion Magnus Carlsen.

Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa defeated Russia's Vladislav Artemiev in the 15th and final round of the preliminary phase of the Airthings Masters, an online rapid chess tournament, but missed out on qualifying for the quarterfinals.

Airthings Masters: R Praggnanandhaa toppled world champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway in 39 moves and has been lauded by AICF Secretary Bharat Singh Chauhan.

Touted as the one for the future when he became an International Master at the tender age of 10 years and nine months in 2016, Praggu, as he is fondly called by his friends and coaches, has made giant strides.

A day after a stunning victory over Magnus Carlsen, R Praggnanandhaa scored two wins and drew against Nodirbek Abdusattorov early on Tuesday. He, however, lost to Russian GM Ian Nepomniachtchi in the 11th round.

Legendary batter Sachin Tendulkar on Monday congratulated 16-year-old Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa for defeating world champion, Magnus Carlsen in the eighth round of the Airthings Masters - an online rapid chess competition.

Young Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa stunned World No.1 Magnus Carlsen in the eighth round of the Airthings Masters, an online rapid chess tournament.