Nihal Sarin

Indian Chess Grand Master D. Gukesh is currently numero uno on the leaderboard of FIDE Circuit 2023.  Indian Chess Grand Master D. Gukesh is currently numero uno on the leaderboard of FIDE Circuit 2023. His current live ELO rating (2744.1)…

Young Grandmasters: India’s Nihal Sarin (left) plays against India’s Arjun Erigaisi during the Tata Steel Chess India Tournament, in Kolkata, Thursday, Dec.1, 2022. It has been a great week or so for Indian chess. On Tuesday, 16-year-old…

Just a few days after coaching India 2 to a bronze medal at the Chess Olympiad, R.B. Ramesh has moved on to his next assignment. He has landed in the United States to help his ward R. Praggnanandhaa’s campaign at the FTX Crypto Cup,…

CHENNAI: India not only hosted what’s arguably one of the best editions of the chess Olympiad--- which concluded on Sunday --- but also delivered its strongest-ever show in the competition by winning two bronze medals. The high point of…

Reported By:| Edited By: |Source: ANI |Updated: Jul 30, 2022, 07:08 AM ISTSix Indian teams, including three in the women's section, kickstarted their campaigns on a brilliant note by registering comfortable victories on the opening day of…

CHENNAI: Indian teen chess sensation Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa might have achieved some of his best results in the recent past, including upsetting world champion Magnus Carlsen twice, but the 16-year-old believes in keeping his feet firmly…

IMAGE: Vishwanathan Anand said 'I am playing very few events these days and after playing many Olympiads, I thought it was time for the younger ones to play.' Photograph: David Llada India will have two teams -- Open and women's section --…

IMAGE: Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa with his coach Ramesh RB. Photograph: Ramesh RB/Twitter Aggression is one of the strengths of India's chess sensation Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa but improving his time management skills is one of the areas…

NEW DELHI: Five-time chess world champion Viswanathan Anand has been roped in as a mentor of the Indian players looking to break into the team for the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, where the sport will make a comeback after a gap of 12…

IMAGE: Koneru Humpy had finished sixth with 7.5 points in the Rapid event. Photograph: Koneru Humpy/Twitter Twenty-year old Indian player R Vaishali is in second place with 7.5 points from nine rounds in the women's section of the World…