Asiad: Indian men slip, women go second in chess

Grandmaster GN Gopal's defeat against Ni Hua cost India dearly as it lost the fourth round match to higher rated China in the men's chess team event to slip to the second position in the Asian......

Asian chess: Easy for Negi, Sasikiran held

Second seed Krishnan Sasikiran was held to a draw by Oliver Barbosa of the Philippines in the first round of the ongoing Asian Individual Chess Championship in Mashhad, Iran. Fresh from his......

Chess World Cup: Hari, Sasi draw openers

Indian Grandmasters Pendyala Harikrishna and Krishnan Sasikiran drew their first games as the Chess World Cup got off to an exciting startin Khanty-Mansiysk in Russia with the first round producing......

Neelotpal splits point, Humpy loses

International Master Neelotpal Das held Grandmaster Ehsan Ghaem Maghami (IRI) while KoneruHumpy bumped out in the sixth round of the 5th Asian Chess Championship at the KVBR indoor stadium in......

Kidambi stuns Sasikiran

International Master S Kidambi stunned top seed Krishnan Sasikiran while Grandmaster Koneru Humpy and IM Master Neelotpal Das moved up to joint second position with wins in the fifth round of the......