World champ Gukesh becomes highest ranked Indian

IMAGE: D Gukesh. Photograph: FIDE/X Continuing his rapid rise, world champion D Gukesh dethroned compatriot Arjun Erigiasi to become the highest-ranked Indian chess player, at fourth, in the......

Chess rankings: Gukesh retains fifth spot; Humpy sixth

IMAGE: 18-year-old D Gukesh became the youngest chess World champion by beating defending champion Ding Liren of China last month. Photograph: FIDE/Eng Chin An Grandmasters Arjun Erigiasi and......

Julius Baer Cup: Carlsen wins first match of final vs Erigaisi

IMAGE: Arjun Erigiasi did well to hold the rampaging Magnus Carlsen to a draw in the third game but that did not stop the World No 1 from closing out match one of the final comprehensively.......

Asian Games Chess: Indians fail to win medals in individual events

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Team India/X A defeat in the final round cost Vidit Gujrathi a medal as Indian chess players failed to finish on the podium in the individual events of the Asian Games in......

We can have next Chess World Champion from India by 2025: Viswanthan Anand

Photograph: Kind courtesy FIDE/Stev Bonhage and Lennart Ootes Viswanathan Anand firmly believes that India has enough talent to produce the next Chess World Champion but not before 2025 since......