The FIDE Women's Chess World Cup is among the most grueling of tournaments. It goes on for nearly a month and features more than 100 players, prodigies to world champions, across age and nationalities ...
Indian Grandmaster Praggnanandhaa suggests top chess players like Carlsen and Nakamura are shifting away from classical chess due to its demanding preparation and mental fatigue. He highlights the ...
CHENNAI, India – On a balmy morning last fall in the coastal Indian city of Chennai, dozens of fans perched on their seats as they watched an elite-level tournament unfold. Some shook their legs ...
The southern Indian city of Chennai is known for its high achievers. In recent years, it has produced some of the world's most formidable chess players — and the youngest world champion. OMKAR ...
Chess has enjoyed a sharp rise in popularity in the 2020s. The spike began during COVID lockdowns and increased when Chess.com created its first PogChamps tournament on Twitch in 2020, which proved ...
The world’s biggest team chess championship, featuring players from 187 countries, takes place at Hotel Four Points by Sheraton, Mamallapuram, starting July 29 and is to conclude on August 10. The ...