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Bodhana Sivanandan, aged 11, has become the youngest-ever Woman Grandmaster (WGM) in chess history. She secured her third and final WGM norm at the 2026 Women's Chess Olympiad held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. A player must...
India has retained the Nona Gaprindashvili Trophy at the 46th Chess Olympiad held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, after finishing as the best overall nation. The trophy, named after the former women's world champion from Georg...
R. Praggnanandhaa has become the first Indian to win the Grand Chess Tour (GCT). He beat Fabiano Caruana of the USA 15–13 in the final held at St. Louis, USA.
India's 19-year-old Grandmaster Pranesh M won the Kanizsa Open 2026 chess tournament held in Nagykanizsa, Hungary. The title adds to the growing list of international successes by young Indian chess players.
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports announced the National Sports Awards 2025, with no athlete chosen for the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna. The Arjuna Award went to 17 athletes, including chess players Vidit Gujarat...
IntroductionIndia celebrated National Sports Day on 29 August 2026, commemorating the birth anniversary of hockey wizard Major Dhyan Chand. However, the official awards ceremony for the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award...
Former World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand has assumed office as the Interim President of the International Chess Federation (FIDE), the global governing body of chess. He took charge after Arkady Dvorkovich stepped a...
Ethan Vaz and Harshavardhan G.B. have been recognised as India's newest chess Grandmasters (GM). They are the country's 96th and 97th Grandmasters respectively. Their elevation adds to India's fast-growing pool of top-ra...
Bibisara Assaubayeva of Kazakhstan won the third edition of the Norway Chess Women's Tournament 2026. The women's section, held alongside the elite Norway Chess event in Norway, brings together some of the world's strong...
Elite Sports Landmarks: Indian Prodigy Defeats World Number One Carlsen to Secure Elite Championship with 18 PointsIn a historic milestone for subcontinental sports achievements and global chess analytics, Chennai's 20-y...
Kolkata-based chess player Aronyak Ghosh has become India’s 95th Grandmaster (GM). He secured his final GM norm at the Bangkok Chess Club Open 2026 held in Thailand. The Grandmaster title is the highest title awarded to...
Mayank Chakraborty, a 17-year-old International Master from Guwahati, Assam, has become India's 94th chess Grandmaster. With this achievement he is also the first Grandmaster from Northeast India. His success highlights...
