Mon, Apr 22, 2024
Chess Candidates 2024: In the 14th round, Gukesh drew with fellow contender Hikaru Nakamura of America to win him the contender spot for the World Chess Championship.
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Thu, Aug 24, 2023
R Praggnanandhaa plays Magnus Carlsen in FIDE Chess World Cup Final: He is the first Indian to qualify for the Candidates Tournament after Viswanathan Anand.
Wed, May 31, 2023
Five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen feels it is only a matter of time before India becomes a leading chess nation, saying the country is "doing a lot of right things".
Wed, Oct 19, 2022
Suman said he has shot off a complaint against the All India Chess Federation (AICF) on the casual attitude of the team manager and the coach to the Union Sports Minister.
Mon, Aug 22, 2022
Praggnanandhaa had won the World Youth Chess Championship Under-8 title in 2013, earning him the title of FIDE Master at the age of 7 and Under- 10 title in 2015.
Wed, Jul 20, 2022
A record-breaking 189 teams, the highest ever for a Chess Olympiad registered. The Women’s section attracted 162 teams.
According to the UN report, about 70% of adults in US, UK, Germany, Russia and India have played Chess at some point in their lives.
Thu, May 30, 2019
The 12th KIIT International Chess Festival 2019 will be held in Odisha’s Bhubaneswar. The tournament will start from May 31 to June 7. Around 30 countries will participate in the tournament including India, Spain, Russia, USA, Chile, Belgium, South Korea and Japan. The tournament will be jointly organized by All Odisha Chess Association & KIIT deemed to be University under the aegis of All India Chess Federation and World Chess Federation (FIDE). The prize money for the tournament is Rs 25 lakh.
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