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L-R: Vanuatu's Lou-Anne taking photo with Magnus Carlsen during FIDE Chess Olympiad 2024 and Vanuatu Chess team at Olympiad. (Photo: Facebook/Vanuatu Chess Federation)

Why FIDE’s strict dress code is an avoidable blunder

September 03, 2025 3:31 pm

For the game's biggest governing body to fixate on what clothes chess players wear, is absurd and least of its concerns for its followers.

Praggnanandhaa qualified for Grand Chess Tour finals after finishing second in the Sinquefield Cup 2025. (Photo: Grand Chess Tour/Lennart Ootes)

How Praggnanandhaa overturned a lean year to leap this year

August 29, 2025 5:23 am

Yet to finish outside top-two in 2025, Praggnanandhaa finished second in the Sinquefield Cup and sealed a berth in the Grand Chess Tour finale.

Levon Aronian after winning the Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz 2025. (Lennart Ootes via Saint Louis Chess)

Levon Aronian, the soul of chess, and popular at 42, rediscovers his prime years again

August 19, 2025 5:37 pm

Both Garry Kasparov and Magnus Carlsen are happy to see him win, and the Armenian remains the principled soul of the game, while staying flamboyant.

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Will 20-year-old Nodirbek Abdusattorov be the most combative rival for Gukesh, Arjun & Co at 2026 Olympiad in Tashkent?

October 13, 2024 12:40 pm

The PBG Alaskan Knights star opens up about the rise of India and Uzbekistan in chess, the support for Uzbek players back home, his impression about the Global Chess League and more

Gukesh Arjun Chess rankings

Chess: It’s official, India have two stars in the top five in FIDE’s latest rankings

October 02, 2024 5:49 pm

Both the junior world rankings are topped by Indians, with Gukesh being No 1 in the open juniors section while Divya Deshmukh leads the girls’ ratings list

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After the Chess Olympiad takeover, what India’s players need to do to remain on top

September 30, 2024 4:53 pm

China holds both chess titles – in the open and women’s categories. That is the goal young Indians need to pin to their dartboards.

UPSC Current Affairs Pointers of the past week | September 23 to September 29, 2024

UPSC Current Affairs Pointers of the past week | September 23 to September 29, 2024

October 04, 2024 9:52 am

Are you preparing for the UPSC Prelims 2025? Worried about your Current Affairs preparation? Don't miss out on important current affairs tidbits for your Prelims and Mains preparation. Learn about World Rhino Day, Joint Commanders' Conference (JCC), Pygmy Hippos, Minerals Security Finance Network (MSFN), GI tags, and more. You can also test your knowledge by solving the MCQs.

D Gukesh was seen dancing with his friends and family (Image source: @gukesh.official/Instagram)

Dressed in a kurta and ‘veshti’, Indian chess star D Gukesh dances to Rajinikanth’s ‘Manasilayo’. Watch the viral video

September 30, 2024 3:15 pm

Gukesh performed the hook steps of the popular Rajinikanth song with his family and friends.

The Indian chess contingent poses with the ‘Hamilton-Russell Cup’ for the open section, the ‘Vera Menchik Cup’ for the women’s section and the ‘Nona Gaprindashvili Trophy’ for the overall title at the Olympiad. (PHOTO: FIDE/ Michal Walusza)

How India came to dominate the chessboard

September 29, 2024 12:13 am

Three Indians in the world's top 10, a 17-year-old playing for the World Championship and now, the gold sweep at Budapest — spearheaded by its young prodigies and backed by the grandmasters, Indian chess is at its audacious best. Amit Kamath on how India cemented its place

India's Vantika Agrawal stands on the podium with her individual gold medal at the Chess Olympiad in Budapest. (PHOTO: FIDE/Michal Walusza)

Chess Olympiad: How gold medallist Vantika Agarwal went from a slow starter to star performer in Budapest

September 28, 2024 8:07 am

In a sport where prodigies are spotted early, Vantika took her time. But in Budapest, she came to the party to win individual gold on her board as Indian women triumphed in team event.

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