Erigaisi tied-5th after Day 1 in World Rapid chess

IMAGE: Arjun Erigaisi, with four victories under his belt, has emerged a strong contender in the World Rapid Chess Championship in New York. Photograph: Lennart Ootes/FIDE Indian Grandmaster Arjun......

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......

Humpy's out? No problem! Women eye gold in Chess Olympiad

Photograph: Kind courtesy FIDE/X The top-seeded Indian women's team, spearheaded by D Harika and R Vaishali, would be a strong podium contender thanks partly to a depleted field, while the D......

Chess: Arjun Erigaisi clinches Abu Dhabi Masters

Photograph: Arjun Erigaisi/Twitter Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi clinched the 28th Abu Dhabi Masters chess tournament, beating Spain's David Anton Guijjaro in Abu Dhabi on Thursday. The......

Online Chess Olympiad: Anand loses as India bows out in semis

IMAGE: The United States team beat India in the second and the Blitz tie-break 4.5-1.5 in the semi-final of the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad on Tuesday. Photograph: International Chess......