Divya Deshmukh stuns world no. 1 Hou Yifan at World Blitz Team Chess Championship

Jun 19, 2025

Indian chess prodigy Divya Deshmukh pulled off a remarkable victory at the World Blitz Team Chess Championship, defeating Chinese Grandmaster and World No. 1...

Pushkar Singh Dhami hails Grandmaster Divya Deshmukh for defeating world number one in World Team Blitz Championships

Jun 19, 2025

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday lauded Indian chess grandmaster Divya Deshmukh for defeating world number one Hou Yifan in the second...

Fujairah to host International Solving Contest

Jan 11, 2024

The Fujairah Chess and Culture Club announced the hosting of the 5th Fujairah Endurance Chess Solving Championship, which will feature both the Endurance Blitz...

Norway Chess launches new World Championship, approved by FIDE

Oct 15, 2025

The initiative comes from the organizers of the prestigious Norway Chess tournament, and the official World Championship status agreement was signed with the International...

Magnus Carlsen disqualified from chess championship for wearing jeans, fined USD 200

Dec 28, 2024

Carlsen was also disqualified from taking part in the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships after the Norwegian chess grandmaster refused to comply with...

PM Modi lauds Grandmaster Divya Deshmukh for defeating world number one in World Team Blitz Championships

Jun 19, 2025

Taking to X, PM Modi posted, "Congratulations to Divya Deshmukh on defeating the World No. 1, Hou Yifan in the 2nd leg of Blitz...