A newly released toxicology report says influential American chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky died of an abnormal ...

India’s top chess stars struggled at Tata Steel Chess 2026, with Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa, Arjun Erigaisi, and Aravindh ...

Building on more than a decade of defining excellence at the highest level of the game, the Grand Chess Tour (GCT) returns in May 2026 with a star-studded roster of elite competitors, a $2 million ...

Aaryan Varshney became India’s 92nd chess Grandmaster at 21, guided entirely by his father Gaurav, a single parent since Aaryan was five. With no coach, academies, or foreign training, Gaurav trained ...

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D Gukesh, R Praggnanandhaa and Arjun Erigaisi all finished in the bottom half of the 14-man standings after poor performance at the recently concluded Tata Steel Chess Masters 2026.

Experience epic chess battles in this video featuring intense matches against high-rated opponents. - 0:00 Intro - 1:58 Game 1 vs 3100 - 7:43 Game 2 vs GM - 12:36 Game 3 vs Aravindh - 21:50 Game 4 vs ...

Viswanathan Anand, who had become India’s first Grandmaster played Dibyendu Barua, Calcutta’s own, in 1992; Such was the ...