Sachin Tendulkar congratulates Divya Deshmukh for becoming India's first women's World Cup champion

Jul 29, 2025

India's legendary batter Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday lauded chess grandmasters Divya Deshmukh and Koneru Humpy following their successful campaign in the recently concluded FIDE...

Youth scaling new heights in sports, says Sitharaman in budget speech; mentions chess prodigy Praggnanandhaa

Feb 01, 2024

Presenting the interim budget in Parliament, Sitharaman noted that India has over 80 chess grandmasters compared to about 20 in 2010.

Chess Olympiad Torch Relay gets grand reception at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium

Jul 03, 2022

At the key event held in Mumbai, Grandmasters Pravin Thipsay, Abhijit Kunte, and Soumya Swaminathan were present along with officials of the Department of...

Arjun Erigaisi, R Praggnanandhaa finish at 6th, 7th; Aronian wins Freestyle Chess Grand Slam

Jul 21, 2025

Indian Grandmasters Arjun Erigaisi and R Praggnanandhaa finished at sixth and seventh position respectively in the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Las Vegas

"Future is certainly very bright": Magnus Carlsen hails Indian chess grandmasters

May 31, 2025

World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen lauded the Indian grandmasters Dommaraju Gukesh, Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, and Arjun Erigaisi during the ongoing Norway Chess 2025 and went...

Global Chess League: Nakamura defeats Anand on time, as Ganges Grandmasters struggle

Oct 06, 2024

The American Gambits scored a crucial victory against the Ganges Grandmasters in the opening round of day four of the Global Chess League on...