Humpy, K Srikanth and Sai Praneeth nominated for Khel Ratna

Photograph: Kind Courtesy, Koneru Humpy/Twitter Reigning women's world rapid chess champion Koneru Humpy has been nominated for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award by the All India Chess......

Why women's world chess champion resigned after just 5 moves!

Hou Yifan said she had been upset with the pairings throughout the tournament as she had drawn seven women players out of 10 rounds at the Tradewise Gibraltar Chess tournament. IMAGE: Hou......

India's GM Gupta creates history at Hoogeveen International

Grandmaster and Commonwealth champion Abhijeet Gupta created history at the Hoogeveen International chess tournament by becoming the first player ever to win the title twice in a row in the FIDE......

World Chess Cup: Mixed day for Indians as Harikrishna, Sethuraman win

Highest rated Indian P Harikrishna crushed Max Illingworth of Australia to virtually book a second round berth in the World Chess Cup now underway in Baku, Azerbaijan. Grandmaster S P Sethuraman......

Gupta cruises to Commonwealth Chess Championship title

Grandmaster and former World junior champion Abhijeet Gupta won the Commonwealth Chess Championship after settling for a quick draw with Arghyadip Das in the ninth and final round in New Delhi, on......