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Panaji: The FIDE World Cup returns to India for the first time since 2002. That year, Viswanathan Anand defeated Rustam Kasimdzhanov in the two-game final held in Hyderabad, a victory that helped cement India's emergence as a major force in world chess.Now, as the World Cup returns to Indian soil, this time in Goa, top seed Gukesh D, current World Champion and one of the favourites, will look to create a major impact."I am really excited and looking forward to playing in the World Cup," said Guk ...Read More >
Panaji, Oct 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) World Chess Champion D. Gukesh is eager to return to Goa, a place that has special significance from his early playing days. He is getting ready to lead the Indian team at the esteemed FIDE World Cup 2025. "I am really excited about the World Cup. Playing anywhere in India is great, and I have some great memories of Goa. I have played some junior events there. So, looking forward to being there," said Gukesh, who will also be the top seed in the competition. Guk ...Read More >
Panaji: Chief minister Pramod Sawant unveiled the logo and anthem for the forthcoming FIDE Chess World Cup, scheduled to take place in the state from Oct 31 to Nov 27, at Indoor stadium, Campal, on Tuesday."Over the last few years, Goa's chess culture has grown tremendously. Goans are competing at national and international events. It makes us truly proud to see this revolution of mind taking shape in Goa. The symbol reflects intellect and carries soul of Goa and spirit of chess. Goa is ready to ...Read More >
Panaji, Oct 21: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday launched the logo and anthem for the 2025 FIDE World Cup Chess Championship to be held in the coastal state from October 31 to November 27. The World Cup winner will not only take home the championship title but also secure one of three coveted spots in the 2026 Candidates Tournament, the penultimate stage leading to the World Chess Championship, the organisers said in a statement released during the event. Among the top contenders ar ...Read More >
Panaji: Chief minister Pramod Sawant unveiled the logo and anthem for the forthcoming FIDE Chess World Cup, scheduled to take place in the state from Oct 31 to Nov 27, at Indoor stadium, Campal, on Tuesday."Over the last few years, Goa's chess culture has grown tremendously. Goans are competing at national and international events. It makes us truly proud to see this revolution of mind taking shape in Goa. The symbol reflects intellect and carries soul of Goa and spirit of chess. Goa is ready to ...Read More >
Also Read: India's Gukesh rises to career-high No. 3, Praggnanandhaa returns to top 10 in FIDE rankings In the highly anticipated showdown between Nakamura and Gukesh, the tension was palpable as the two grandmasters went head-to-head. After a series of intense games, Nakamura emerged victorious in a high-speed bullet match. True to his flamboyant style, Nakamura picked up Gukesh's king and tossed it into the crowd, a dramatic gesture that quickly went viral. While some celebrated the excitemen ...Read More >
Mumbai, Sep 26: Top Indian Grandmasters, world champion D Gukesh and Arjun Erigaisi, will represent PBG Alaskan Knights in the upcoming Global Chess League after the duo was snapped up in a high-stakes player draft by the franchise for the third edition of the lucrative event, here on Friday. A joint initiative of Tech Mahindra and FIDE, the third edition of GCL featuring six teams will be held here from December 13 to 24. The 'Icon round' set the ball rolling as Alpine SG Pipers snapped up Am ...Read More >
Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand remains with the Ganges Grandmasters. IMAGE: Apart from D. Gukesh and Arjun Erigaisi, PBG Alaskan Knights have Leinier Dominguez, Sara Khadem, Kateryna Lagno, and Daniel Dardha in their ranks for the upcoming Global Chess League 3. Photograph: Tech Mahindra Global Chess League/X Top Indian Grandmasters, world champion D Gukesh and Arjun Erigaisi, will represent PBG Alaskan Knights in the upcoming Global Chess League after the duo was snapped up in a h ...Read More >
Samarkand: Indian Grandmaster R Vaishali won the FIDE Women's Grand Swiss for the second time in a row and made it to the women's Candidates tournament after a hard-fought draw against former world champion Zhongyi Tan of China in the 11th and final round here on Monday. Russian Kateryna Lagno played out a draw fairly quickly with Ulviyya Fataliyeva of Azerbaijan to end at the top of the table, along with Vaishali, on eight points out of a possible 11. Lagno became the other qualifier for the C ...Read More >
India has lately been a force in Chess. They have secured multiple chess titles in the recent past with the likes of D Gukesh, R Praggnanandhaa, Divya Deshmukh making their marks. As of 2025, India has 90 grandmasters and the number is steadily growing. India has competed strongly with the likes of China in Chess in the recent past as well. Divya Deshmukh and Koneru Humpy featured in the Women's Chess World Cup final, making it an all-Indian affair and Divya won the title, qualifying for the FID ...Read More >
New Delhi: The leg was shaking in a nervous frenzy, deep breaths were being taken, the fingers were going through his hair, the neck was being massaged but reigning world champion D Gukesh knew that he had blundered to his third defeat in a row at the Grand Swiss chess tournament on Thursday. A day later he was held to a 102-move draw by Divya Deshmukh. The drawn-out endgame saw the world champion (Elo rating 2767) fail to get a decisive advantage over his 2478-rated opponent. There are times ...Read More >
While India cherishes chess, no other city nurtures the game quite like Chennai does, thanks to its idols, investment and deeper socio-cultural penchant for the puzzling adventure. The game of chess has altered the hierarchy of consumption of sport in the nation over the past couple of years, usurping the status quo in the sprawling peninsular nation of India. While cricket remains the top-billed outdoor activity, the chess revolution that has taken the nation by storm, aided by the prolonged ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu), [India], July 10 (ANI): Five-time World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand has praised the Chola Chess Initiative in Chennai, stating that the facility provides a solid platform for young talents to rise and shine in the international chess arena. The Chola Chess facility is a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative by Cholamandalam Investment and Finance in association with Chess Gurukul. Speaking to ANI on Wednesday, Viswanathan Anand said, It is a very healthy d ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu), [India], July 10 (ANI): Five-time World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand has praised the Chola Chess Initiative in Chennai, stating that the facility provides a solid platform for young talents to rise and shine in the international chess arena. The Chola Chess facility is a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative by Cholamandalam Investment and Finance in association with Chess Gurukul. Also Read | Indian Open Para Athletics Championship 2025 To Be Held in Benga ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 9 (ANI): Indian chess sensation R Praggnanandhaa on Wednesday lauded the Chola Chess initiative, highlighting its free-of-cost facilities and also pointed out the growing popularity of the game. The 19-year-old was speaking to ANI at the inauguration of the Chola Chess facility in Chennai, the initiative being a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative by Cholamandalam Investment and Finance in association with Chess Gurukul, and aims to identify young ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Before the SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz competition in Croatia began, the organisers had carried 15000 tournament simulations. Per the simulations, D Gukesh had a 0.3 percent of winning it. It once again reflected the Indian's standing in the faster time controls. The world champion in Classical had a deeply calculative mind but his ratings in both Rapid and Blitz are well below the 2700 mark; if you are above this threshold, GMs are generally considered to be elite. For example, Gukesh ...Read More >
Mumbai: Net profit of Nifty 50 companies at the aggregate level is expected to increase 4.6% year-on-year while revenue may increase 4.5% for the June 2025 quarter. Net profit is likely to show single-digit year-on-year growth for the first time in at least nine quarters amid an anticipated poor performance by select companies, including Tata Motors, IndusInd Bank and Coal India. The sample's revenue is expected to grow in single digit for the fourth consecutive quarter reflecting persistent mu ...Read More >
Bengaluru: India has witnessed a significant rise in chess over the past few years. D. Gukesh and R. Praggnanandhaa have emerged as the top representatives of this trend, and the performance across various age categories is promising. Among those making their mark is Bengaluru's Pratitee Bordoloi, who is eager to follow in their footsteps.The 12-year-old recently won a gold medal in the U-12 category at the FIDE World Cup in Batumi, Georgia. She has an impressive collection of medals, including ...Read More >
The India No. 1 in chess ranking is kind of a musical chair now. It shows how strongly the young Indians have been faring at the highest level. The latest occupant of the hot seat is R. Praggnanandhaa, who is ranked World No. 4 in the latest FIDE rating list released by FIDE on Tuesday. Arjun Erigaisi and D. Gukesh are placed No. 5 and 6, respectively. The 19-year-old from Chennai isn't concerned much about the ranking. He is pretty happy, though, with the kind of chess he has been playing ove ...Read More >
The India No. 1 in chess ranking is kind of a musical chair now. It shows how strong the young Indians have been faring at the level. The latest occupant of the hot seat is R. Praggnanandhaa, who is ranked World No. 4 in the latest FIDE rating list released on Tuesday. Arjun Erigaisi and D. Gukesh are placed No. 5 and 6, respectively. Praggnanandhaa isn't concerned much about the ranking. Rather, he is happy with the kind of chess he has been playing over the last few months. He has won three ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: In the hit HBO series Game of Thrones, those from the North and the South had a contrasting approach towards dominance, survival, and eventually success. The blood and instinct of the North were met with the alliance-building of the South.Along those lines, a similar story is playing out in Indian chess.23-year-old Vantika Agrawal, a double gold medallist from the 2024 Chess Olympiad and an Arjuna Awardee, says she feels let down by the way chess is perceived in the northern part of t ...Read More >
Mumbai, June 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Indian stock markets finally ended their five-week-long consolidation phase, driven by improving global sentiment, easing geopolitical concerns, and noticeable buying by foreign institutional investors (FIIs) in the latter part of the week, analysts said on Saturday. After a cautious start, indices gained traction midweek as tensions between Iran and Israel appeared to ease, and global risk appetite returned. Consequently, the benchmark indices Nifty and Se ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa has officially become India's No.1 after winning the UzChess Cup Masters title on Friday. The 19-year-old Grandmaster beat Uzbekistan's Nodirbek Abdusattorov with the black pieces in the final round to win the championship and mark a significant moment in the history of Indian chess. Praggnanandhaa becomes India's No.1 With the triumph, Praggnanandhaa's live rating has jumped to 2778.3, and he has jumped to the fourth position in the rankings. The change in ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): The 21st edition of the Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament was officially inaugurated in the national capital, marking a significant occasion in the Indian chess calendar. Delhi Minister Parvesh Verma praised India's up-and-coming chess players at the event and offered his best wishes to the young players. Minister Verma said at the inauguration, 'The first Grandmaster Delhi Chess Tournament has been inaugurated. I convey my best wishes to al ...Read More >
Jaisalmer (Rajasthan) [India], June 7 (ANI): Following the completion of one month of Operation Sindoor, people living near the Indo-Pak border in Rajasthan expressed happiness. A resident in Barmer said that there was too much enthusiasm among the people during Operation Sindoor, and nobody living near the border vacated their village. A resident, Raghuvir Singh, said, "My village is just 2 km away from the Indo-Pak border. We have seen Operation Sindoor very closely. Nobody living near the bo ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): The 21st edition of the Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament was officially inaugurated in the national capital, marking a significant occasion in the Indian chess calendar. Delhi Minister Parvesh Verma praised India's up-and-coming chess players at the event and offered his best wishes to the young players. Minister Verma said at the inauguration, 'The first Grandmaster Delhi Chess Tournament has been inaugurated. I convey my best wishes to al ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jun 7 (PTI) A delegation of Indian Olympic Association, Central and Gujarat state government met Commonwealth Sport officials in London to have a better understanding of the process and the framework relating to securing hosting rights of the 2030 Commonwealth Games in Ahmedabad. The delegation included IOA chief PT Usha and officials from the Union Sports Ministry as well as the Gujarat state government. They met the Commonwealth Sport officials over two days in London. While the prop ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Magnus Carlsen did just Magnus Carlsen things. Like showing up for the games after a round of golf with trainer Peter Heine Nielsen, and winning his seventh Norway Chess title. The tournament was a clash of generations - three players aged between 19-26 going up against three players in their mid to late thirties. Two from the latter group finished first and second, with only Gukesh sneaking into third from the former lot. Carlsen, 34 and ranked No.1 in the world, believes that while ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Jun 7 (PTI) A 26-year-old man allegedly beheaded his wife following a heated argument on the outskirts of Bengaluru after he suspected her of having an extra-marital affair, police said on Saturday. After killing Manasa, Shankar travelled with her severed head on his scooter to the nearest police station and confessed to the crime, they said. The man was later arrested, police said, adding that the incident occurred at Heelalige village, near Chandapura, Anekal taluk late on Friday. ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Grandmaster S.L. Narayanan, three-time Delhi GM champion Abhijeet Gupta and top international names like Levan Pantsulaia (Georgia) and Manuel Petrosyan (Armenia) headline the 21st Delhi International GM Open Chess Tournament, beginning June 7 at Tivoli Gardens, New Delhi. With participation from over 2,500 players across 25 countries, the event reaffirms its status as one of Asia's top battlegrounds for classical chess, where champions are challenged and futu ...Read More >
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