Sandipan Chanda gets Grandmaster's title

Ace chess player Sandipan Chanda was officially awarded the Grandmaster title by FIDE, the game's world governing body, at its Executive Board meeting in Halkidiki, Greece.However, the title is......

Vishy Anand to launch academy to train youngsters

IMAGE: The academy, named WestBridge-Anand Chess Academy, has taken on board five of the country's most promising players to be trained by chess legend Viswanathan Anand. Photograph: Dean......

Negi closes in on second GM-norm

International Master S Satyapragyan outplayed Himanshu Sharma but remained at considerable distance from earning his maiden Grandmaster-norm after the eighth round of the Parsvnath International......

Ganguly, Chanda in joint lead

Grandmasters Surya Shekhar Ganguly and GM Sandipan Chanda continued to share the lead with 5.5 points after the conclusion of the seventh round of the 42nd National 'A' Chess Championship underway......

Anand shouldn't underestimate Gelfand: Ganguly

As Indian ace Viswanathan Anand gears to defend his World Chess Championship title against Boris Gelfand later this month, GM Surya Sekhar Ganguly feels it will be "foolish to underestimate the......