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......

How Tamil Nadu churn out top-tier chess talents

IMAGE: Tamil Nadu government on Thursday organised a function to felicitate chess players from the state who excelled at various global championships recently. Photograph: Sports Development......

Praggnanandhaa wins UzChess Cup, becomes India's No. 1

Praggnanandhaa, now ranked World No. 4, overtook world champion D Gukesh and Arjun Erigaisi to be the top-ranked Indian in the live ratings.  IMAGE: R Praggnanandhaa poses with the UzChess Cup......

PM Modi meets chess players, hails historic dual Golds

Photograph: AICF / X Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday lauded India's young chess players for their historic achievement at the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest, where both the men's and......

3 yr old Anish is youngest rated chess player!

IMAGE: Kolkata born Anish Sarkar's chess jouney commenced a year ago. Photograph: Kind courtesy Shahid Ahmed via ChessBase India While most children his age are absorbed in cartoons like Peppa Pig......