Russian chess grandmaster Vladimir Kramnik retires

IMAGE: Vladimir Kramnik said he was quitting to focus on chess education projects. Photograph: Wolfgang Rattay/File Photo/Reuters Russian chess grandmaster Vladimir Kramnik, regarded as one of the......

Prague Masters: Praggnanandhaa, Aravindh stay ahead

Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa played out a draw with fellow Indian Aravindh Chithambaram as the two stayed a full point ahead of nearest challengers after the fifth round of Prague Masters chess......

'World Championships aren't just about chess'

'I think the world championship matches are decided not purely by chess but by who has the better character and who has the better willpower. And I think those qualities, I did show quite well'......

'The chess world is officially a joke'

IMAGE: Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi shared the World Blitz title after three sudden-death games failed to produce a winner.. Photographs:FIDE/Michal Walusza Magnus Carlsen and Ian......

Ding's blunder or Gukesh's genius? Anand responds

Ignore the criticism, it comes with the territory: Viswanathan Anand to Gukesh IMAGE: Indian Grandmaster Gukesh made history on Thursday, becoming the youngest-ever to win the world title......