Chess: Erigaisi posts first win; Praggnanandhaa loses

IMAGE: Arjun Erigaisi beat Azerbaijan's Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 3-1 for his first victory at the Meltwater Champions Tour Finals in San Francisco. Photograph: FIDE/Harry Gielen India's Grandmaster......

Sports Shorts: Vishy Anand finishes joint fifth at World Blitz

India's Viswanathan Anand had to be content with a joint fifth finish even as reigning World champion Magnus Carlsen scripted history by winning the World Blitz Championship that concluded in......

Mixed day for Indians in chess in Asian Games

After an all-win start on Saturday, Indians on Sunday had a mixed day with both men and women chess players losing to higher-rated opponents in the fourth round in the Asian Games in Guangzhou.......

Asian Chess: Abhijeet beats Gopal

Former world junior champion Abhijeet Gupta give out an impeccable performance to beat compatriot and his BPCL team-mate G N Gopal and jumped to joint lead after the seventh round of the Asian......

Indians brighten title chaces

Indians inched closer to titles, registering wins on most boards in the fourth round of the ongoing Asian Youth Chess championship in Kozikhode on Tuesday.Budding Indian masters, Srinath N and......