India stun China to qualify for Chess Olympiad quarters

IMAGE: Indian ace Koneru Humpy signed peace with the women's world No.1 Yifan Hou as did D Harika against the current world champion Wenjun Ju. Photograph: Chess Base India/Twitter R......

World team chess: India women out of medal contention following loss to Georgia

India's chances of a medal went up in smoke as the team crashed to a heavy loss against Georgia in the seventh round of the World Women's Team Chess Championship in Chengdu, China. In a shocking......

Lu Shanglei crowned World Jr chess champion

From left to right: Aniruddha Deshoande (Chairman, organising committee, World Junior Chess Championships), Venkatrama Raja (President AICF), girls' champion Aleksandra Goryachkina, former......

World Jr Chess: Shanglei, Yi lead Chinese charge

China’s Lu Shanglei and Wei Yi emphatically exhibited their rising chess prowess with convincing victories over Russians Vladimir Fedoseev, the top seed, and Mikhail Antipov, in the 10th......

World Jr Chess: Padmini Rout bounces back into reckoning

If Mae Frayna Janelle hoped to shock Padmini Rout with her choice of the ‘Alekhine Defence’ (which very rarely makes an appearance these days) on the very first move, then it was......