A Chess Champion's Mom Moment

IMAGE: Grandmaster Harika Dronavalli with her daughter Hanvika Dronavalli Chandra and team-mates at the All India Chess Federation's felicitation programme in New Delhi. Photograph: Sanjay......

Chess queen meets PM Modi

IMAGE: Koneru Humpy met the PM and described it as a ‘once-in-a-lifetime privilege.’ Photograph: Koneru Humpy/X Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday called Grandmaster Koneru Humpy......

Chess rankings: Gukesh retains fifth spot; Humpy sixth

IMAGE: 18-year-old D Gukesh became the youngest chess World champion by beating defending champion Ding Liren of China last month. Photograph: FIDE/Eng Chin An Grandmasters Arjun Erigiasi and......

Vaishali advances to World Blitz quarters; Humpy crashes out

IMAGE: Rameshbabu Vaishali won the women's qualifier scoring 9.5 points out of 11 to advance to the quarter-finals of the World Blitz Championship. Photograph: Lennart Ootes/FIDE Indian......

Erigaisi in joint-lead at World Rapid and Blitz chess

IMAGE: Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi defeated Robson Ray of the United States and Shant Sargsyan of Armenia to move into the top four at the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship in New......