Arjun Erigaisi loses to Nikolas Theodorou in Sharjah Masters chess

Photograph: Arun Erigaisi Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi was stunned by Nikolas Theodorou of Greece in the second round of Sharjah Masters chess tournament in Sharjah. Erigaisi, however,......

Chess Olympiad: Indian teams continue winning spree

IMAGE: Dronavalli Harika in pensive mood. Photograph: All India Chess Federation/Twitter Indian teams continued their winning run in the Open section of the 44th Chess Olympiad with all three......

Sandipan beats Jobav, moves into joint-lead

Grandmaster Sandipan Chanda continued on his giant-killing spree and stunned top seed Baadur Jobava to jump into the joint-lead at the end of the sixth round of the Fujairah International Open......

Debashish Das beats Ni Hua in Fujaira opener

Grandmaster-norm holder Debashish Das came up with a fantastic effort to beat Ni Hua of China in the first round of Fujaira International Open chess tournament in the UAE on Wednesday. Das, who won......

Anand wins tenth World Rapid title

Viswanathan Anand pickedhis tenthGrenke Leasing World Rapid Chess titleafter defeating Armenia's Levon Aronian in a cautiously-played final in Mainz, Germany. The Indian won 2.5-1.5 to complete an......