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FIDE rankings: Gukesh becomes highest-ranked Indian Chess player

FIDE rankings: Gukesh becomes highest-ranked Indian Chess player

New Delhi: Continuing his rapid rise, world champion D Gukesh dethroned compatriot Arjun Erigiasi to become the...

23 Jan 2025 11:45 AM IST

Magnus Carlsen marries girlfriend Ella Victoria in a dreamy wedding in Norway

Magnus Carlsen marries girlfriend Ella Victoria in a dreamy wedding in...

Five time world chess champion Magnus Carlsen got married to girlfriend Ella Victoria Malone in Holmenkollen Chapel,...

7 Jan 2025 11:10 AM IST

Who is youngest Chess World Champion Gukeshs favorite cricketer!

Who is youngest Chess World Champion Gukesh's favorite cricketer!

Do you know that the youngest World Chess Champion, 18-year-old D Gukesh was a cricket buff and idolised this Indian...

16 Dec 2024 5:25 PM IST

Chinas Ding Liren lost to Gukesh on purpose, alleges Russian Chess Federation chief

China's Ding Liren lost to Gukesh on purpose, alleges Russian Chess...

As the Chess community, not just in India but across the world is celebrating its youngest World Champion -- 18-year-old...

13 Dec 2024 11:15 AM IST

World No 1 chess player Magnus Carlsen reveals why he doesnt play in India every year

World No 1 chess player Magnus Carlsen reveals why he doesn't play in...

Kolkata: Magnus Carlsen, the undisputed world number one for over a decade, believes chess ratings today are somewhat...

13 Nov 2024 5:41 PM IST

Watch: Chess player uses mercury to poison rival, suspended

Watch: Chess player uses mercury to poison rival, suspended

The Russian Chess Federation had suspended a 40-year-old player for allegedly trying to poison her rival during the...

8 Aug 2024 6:09 PM IST

Norway Chess: Praggnanandhaa Loses to Caruana, Carlsen Beats Firouzja Alireza

Norway Chess: Praggnanandhaa Loses to Caruana, Carlsen Beats Firouzja...

Stavanger: Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa went down fighting against Fabiano Caruana of the United States while...

7 Jun 2024 4:43 PM IST

Bonding over the board

Bonding over the board

In today's fast-paced digital world, where screens dominate daily life, there is a growing longing for human...

8 Aug 2023 12:39 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Indian chess grandmasters Viswanathan Anand, Koneru Humpy and Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur during the launch of torch relay for 44th Chess Olympiad, at Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi, Sunday, June 19, 2022. (PTI Photo)

DC Edit | Welcoming spirit of chess to India

Chess was Indiaâ€™s gift to the world, but it might be one of the many ancient truths lost on us

20 Jun 2022 11:30 PM IST