‘Missed chances’: Arjun Erigaisi holds Levon Aronian to a draw to take lead in Chennai Grand Masters | Chess News

After starting off the Chennai Grand Masters event with a win on Tuesday, favourite Arjun Erigaisi on Wednesday held American GM Levon Aronian, the second-highest ranked player in the tournament.…

Arjun Erigaisi pulls off a heist against Vidit Gujrathi at Chennai Grand Masters | Chess News

At 2.45PM on Tuesday, Vidit Gujrathi was the first one to enter the playing hall at the Anna Centenary Library that is playing host to the Chennai Grand Masters event.…

Magnus Carlsen to play in Kolkata next month vs Arjun, Pragg, Vidit

World No 1 Magnus Carlsen will be in action in Kolkata in November at the 6th edition of the Tata Steel Chess India tournament where the Norwegian will take on…

Nodirbek Abdusattorov interview: Uzbekistan team looking for revenge from India at next Olympiad | Chess News

The story of the past two Chess Olympiads has been India and Uzbekistan’s rising prowess. The two nations have challenged each other for gold in the past two editions. And…

How chess players tackled tricky choice of jersey numbers at GCL: Inspiration from Messi, Sachin, Dhoni, and some help from family

Last year an email landed in the inboxes of three of India’s top prodigies — D Gukesh, R Praggnanandhaa and Arjun Erigaisi — asking them a question that they never…

Arjun Erigaisi, Gukesh in top 5 rankings after historic Chess Olympiad; Ding Liren out of top 20

India has two representatives in the top 5 rankings in FIDE’s latest published rankings after a historic Chess Olympiad where both the Indian teams won gold medals while there were…

Gukesh vs Praggnanandhaa: Pragg allows World Championship challenger to salvage draw from losing position

Gukesh vs Praggnanandhaa: In the battle royale between the country’s top teenage prodigies at the Sinquefield Cup, Praggnanandhaa found himself in a winning rook endgame against World Championship contender Gukesh,…