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,......

'Gukesh Always Surprises Me'

'He was always up to the challenge.' IMAGE: D Gukesh is jubilant after becoming the youngest World Chess Champion. Photograph: Kind courtesy International Chess Federation/X   "He had......

India's chess players robbed in Spain

IMAGE: Women's International Master Mounika Akshaya admitted her laptop, Rs 12000 in cash, silver ornaments were robbed from her apartment during the Sunway Sitges Chess Festival 2023, Spain.......

Asian Games: Indian men, women's chess teams bag silver

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Chess India/X The Indian men's and women's chess teams won silver medals at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Saturday. GM Harika Dronavalli, IM Vaishali Rameshbabu, IM......

Chess: Indians score easy wins at Asian Games

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Team India/X Indian men's and women's teams produced a fine effort to register easy wins over their rivals in the third round of the chess competition at the Asian Games......