Geneva FIDE GP: Harikrishna opens campaign with a win

The Indian Grandmaster Pentala Harikrishna started off his Geneva FIDE Grand Prix on an astounding note, defeating Russian GM Alexander Riazantsev in his opening round game in Geneva. The World No......

Sports Shorts: Ramkumar makes Winnetka Challenger final

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Saturday   IMAGE: India's Ramkumar Ramanathan. Photograph: Shashank Parade/PTI India's Ramkumar Ramanathan, who has blossomed......

Abhijeet Gupta to become youngest Indian IM

Abhijit Gupta made sureªof his third and final International Master norm after a quick draw with compatriot Grandmaster Abhijit Kunte in the eighth and penultimate round of the Dubai......

Sasikiran off to winning start

Grandmaster Krishnan Sasikiran took off with a lucky victory over veteran GM Vitaly Tseshkovsky of Russia in the opening round of the Aeroflot International open chess tournament in Moscow.The......

Karavade is India's 8th WGM

Eesha Karavade became India's eighth Woman Grandmaster after settling for an easy draw with Adel Omearat of Syria in the ninth and final round in the seventh Dubai International Chess championship......