Satyajit Ray's Goopy Gyne no more

Veteran Bengali actor Tapen Chattopadhyay, best known as Goopy Gyne from filmmaker Satyajit Ray's iconic Goopy-Bagha children's films, died at his home on May 24, reportedly after suffering......

How GM Chitambaram scripted history in Prague

IMAGE: Indian Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram won the Prague Masters, his first major title, finishing ahead of established names like compatriot R Praggnanandhaa, in Prague on Friday.......

Chess: Gukesh rises to career-high No. 3 in world rankings

IMAGE: D Gukesh has overtaken compatriot Arjun Erigiasi and USA's Fabiano Caruana. Photograph: Harry Gielen/FIDE India's reigning World champion D Gukesh climbed to a career-high No 3 ranking,......

Stopping cash rewards for chess players not ideal: Erigaisi

IMAGE: The sports ministry has eliminated the reward system for chess players, who were earlier receiving Rs 4 lakh for achieving a Grandmaster title and Rs 1.5 lakh for attaining an International......

Five Indians aim to conquer Tata Steel Chess

Grandmaster D Gukesh will face his first big test since becoming the world champion when he begins his campaign in the Tata Steel Chess tournament, which gets underway in Wijk Aan Zee, The......

Should Women's Chess Be Abolished?

'Scrapping titles like WIM, WGM and a separate women's category will kill women's interest in chess.' IMAGE: Grandmaster R Vaishali, flanked by her brother and fellow Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa,......