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Rohith Krishna S becomes India's 89th Grandmaster
August 13, 2025 6:37 pm
Rohith Krishna S became India's 89th Grandmaster after he made his final GM norm at the Almaty Masters Qonaev Cup in Kazakhstan where he scored 6/9 and also surpassed 2500 Elo ratings mark.
Indian women in chess: From Miss Fatima’s 1933 win in Britain to Divya Deshmukh’s World Cup title
August 07, 2025 1:20 pm
India boasts a strong line-up of chess players, yet women’s participation in the sport is limited. Divya Deshmukh’s win highlights the disparity.
Full list of Indian Grandmasters: Divya Deshmukh becomes 88th GM of India, 4th Indian female GM, 13th from Maharashtra; Check updated list
July 29, 2025 12:47 pm
Check the updated list of Indian Grandmasters after Divya Deshmukh became 88th GM of India.
FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025: Divya Deshmukh’s win is a turning point in Indian women’s chess
July 29, 2025 3:19 pm
China’s era of chess dominance meets resistance as India’s rising stars take center stage
‘Unsung hero behind stars’: Anand Mahindra reacts as Divya Deshmukh hugs mother after winning FIDE Women’s World Cup
July 29, 2025 11:45 am
As people across the world lauded Divya Deshmukh for her remarkable feat in the chess world championship, Anand Mahindra did not forget to shine some light on her mother’s role.
Meet Harikrishnan A Ra, India's 87th grandmaster
July 12, 2025 8:39 pm
Youngster from Chennai gets two norms in successive tournaments as he negotiates 10 chess events on the bounce.
Srihari LR, the grinder who became India's 86th grandmaster
May 17, 2025 9:38 pm
Srihari assured himself the grandmaster title with an incredible performance at the Asian Individual Men’s Chess Championship.
Srihari LR confirms GM title: India assured of getting its 86th grandmaster, 368 days after its 85th
May 15, 2025 10:31 pm
Srihari is coached by grandmaster Shyamsundar at an academy called Chess Thulir. Shyam Sundar has also coached the likes of Pranav V, who recently became world junior champion.
When Vishwanathan Anand's wife Aruna made him do 50 pushups: 'Everybody thinks chess is a mental game'
January 07, 2025 5:21 am
"I was really angry at him," Aruna Anand said
Knowledge nugget of the day: Gukesh and other Chess Grandmasters
December 24, 2024 6:14 pm
With Indian chess grandmaster D. Gukesh becoming the youngest world chess champion, India’s chess prowess continues to shine on the global stage. Who is a chess grandmaster? What does it take to become a Grandmaster? What are the other titles in chess?
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