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At 11, Charvi, youngest participant in Women’s World Rapid and Blitz, following in footsteps of Polgar sisters
December 25, 2025 9:00 am
Charvi Anilkumar has spent the entire year playing in open events against boys and men older than her, going against the norm of girls opting to play in women’s age group events.
Praggnanandhaa gets closer to Candidates 2026 qualification after finishing London Chess Classic 2025 Open as joint-winner
December 04, 2025 9:59 pm
Praggnanandhaa earned 8.17 points from London Chess Classic Open event in the FIDE Circuit Leaderboard, extending his lead at the top with a total of 115.17 points from his best seven events as he gets closer to the last Candidates 2026 spot.
Indians dominating chess like never before: President Droupadi Murmu
August 14, 2025 8:12 pm
Eighteen-year-old D Gukesh's triumph as the youngest world champion last year began a season of excellent results for India's chess prodigies with the likes of R Praggnanandhaa, Arjun Erigaisi, Vidith Gujarati, Koneru Humpy, Divya Deshmukh and R Vaishali delivering consistently strong performances in high pressure international events.
RB Ramesh explains what led to Praggnanandhaa’s success in 2025: Playing ‘risky’ chess, more variety of openings and more
July 01, 2025 8:55 am
The UzChess Cup also helped Praggnanandhaa leap ahead of his compatriots like Arjun, Gukesh and Aravindh in one of the most heavily-contested battles in the sport at the moment: the race to be India’s top-ranked player, a position which comes with other perks, like invitations to elite tournaments.
Indian chess federation hands out stipends worth Rs 42 lakh to promising young players
June 25, 2025 11:32 pm
A total of 42 top-ranked players, based on their last year performances at national level, are the first beneficiaries of this scheme, representing the pinnacle of talent across the U7, U9, U11, U13, U15, U17, and U19 age categories.
India's victorious rapid chess team spring a surprise, Atharvaa Tayade, a 'recreational' player from IIM-Calcutta
June 25, 2025 9:56 am
Atharvaa Tayade, 24, is an MBA student from IIM-Calcutta; Tayade was unbeaten until the final round at the FIDE World Rapid Team Championship in London
Can highly-rated speed chess specialist Nihal Sarin crack the classical code?
March 22, 2025 7:09 am
With multiple speed chess championships under his belt, Nihal Sarin made a mark in Classical chess but he has been overshadowed by peers like Arjun Erigaisi, R Praggnanandhaa, and D Gukesh.
Fiance Nidhi ushers in Vidit Gujrathi's wins, as the perennially harried GM aces Freestyle Chess where preparations seldom matter
March 18, 2025 11:34 pm
So effortless was Vidit’s win in the qualification tournament in leadup to his wedding month that he did not need a single tiebreaker to be played in any of his clashes, including against former world champion Ding Liren
Can the pawn-lover Aravindh Chithambaram turn into a valuable king of chess?
March 11, 2025 3:16 am
For Indian chess, it was quite fitting that Aravindh’s success came on the same day that 18-year-old Pranav Venkatesh emerged as the World Junior Champion.
How Aravindh Chithambaram emerged from the shadows and blossomed into a top-tier player
March 11, 2025 3:15 am
Aravindh Chithambaram wins Prague Masters 2025: Calmer, tougher and confident, the 25-year-old who trains with Praggnanandhaa under RB Ramesh is vaulting into a serious competitor
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