Divya's win was as significant as the all-Indian final. Women's chess is a Chinese stronghold. It has been for almost double ...

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Viswanathan Anand’s son Akhil isn’t following his father’s steps—he instead is venturing into the land of Gond, Madhubani, ...

R Praggnanandhaa is the India No. 1 and also world No. 4 in the live chess rankings. Meanwhile, Arjun Erigaisi is fifth and D Gukesh is sixth.

Viswanathan Anand hardly has space to play a game of chess inside his house. Art has taken over a bulk of the space at his ...

It’s hard to imagine five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand saying, “He showed me chess in a way I hadn’t seen it before”. But that’s the legend’s honest admission when you talk to him about the ...

On a chessboard, I don’t just see pieces. The knight moves like it’s in a maze, the bishop traces an aperiodic diagonal. It’s ...

When you speak to Akhil Anand, there’s a certain calm clarity in his words—thoughtful, precise, yet filled with quiet wonder.

Nagpur: FIDE Women's World Cup winner and India's newest Grandmaster, Divya Deshmukh, said that while Indian players have ...

India’s five-time world chess champion Viswanathan doffs his hat to new Women’s World Cup-winner Divya Deshmukh; insists ...

Viswanathan Anand reacted to Divya Deshmukh's FIDE Women's Chess World Cup win vs Koneru Humpy, and called it an ‘amazing battle of nerves’.

FIDE Women's World Cup 2025: Chess Legend Viswanathan Anand showered praise on young sensation Divya Deshmukh on winning the prestigious FIDE Women's World Cup 2025, on Monday, July 28th.