Quantbox Chennai Grandmasters chess tournament postponed by a day

[ad_1] The Quantbox Chennai Grandmasters chess tournament, scheduled to get underway on Wednesday (August 6), has been postponed by a day due to an unexpected fire incident at the venue, Hyatt Regency Chennai. The players have been relocated to an alternative accommodation and are safe. The third edition of Chennai Grand Masters, which will begin […]

Chess | Chennai Grand Masters 2025: More rounds, biggest-ever prize pool, and what more? | Chess News

[ad_1] Anish Giri, Arjun Erigaisi, Vincent Keymer, and Pranav V (Agency Photos) NEW DELHI: The chess capital of India is once again set to host a world-class event as the Chennai Grand Masters 2025 returns for its latest edition from August 6 to 15, featuring an expanded format, an elite lineup, and its biggest-ever prize […]

Chess has always been in Divya Deshmukh’s genes; great-grandfather used to play with Vinoba Bhave | Chess News

[ad_1] Divya Deshmukh becomes India’s first Women’s Chess World Cup winner (FIDE Photo/TOI Special Arrangements) NAGPUR: Only a few know that Divya Deshmukh carries in her veins a quiet legacy. The youngest and only Indian woman to win the women’s chess World Cup, Divya ‘inherited’ her love for the 64-square battlefield partly from her maternal […]

Chess | Koneru Humpy creates history, becomes first Indian woman to enter FIDE Women’s World Cup semifinals | Chess News

[ad_1] Koneru Humpy (Image credit: FIDE) Koneru Humpy scripted history by becoming the first Indian woman to reach the semifinals of the FIDE Women’s Chess World Cup. A composed draw in the second game of her quarterfinal clash against China’s IM Song Yuxin was enough to seal her spot in the final four.Despite a few […]

Chess | ‘Quite a feat’ – FIDE CEO lauds Indian stars after all four enter quarterfinals of women’s World Cup | Chess News

[ad_1] Koneru Humpy (Anna Shtourman/FIDE) In a historic moment for Indian chess, all four remaining players, Koneru Humpy, Dronavalli Harika, R Vaishali, and International Master Divya Deshmukh, have stormed into the quarterfinals of the FIDE Women’s World Cup. The achievement drew special praise from FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky, who wrote on X, “All four Indian […]

Chess | ‘In North India, we’re trained thugs’: The harsh truth behind the nation’s North-South divide | Chess News

[ad_1] Viswanathan Anand, D Gukesh, and R Praggnanandhaa NEW DELHI: In the hit HBO series Game of Thrones, those from the North and the South had a contrasting approach towards dominance, survival, and eventually success. The blood and instinct of the North were met with the alliance-building of the South.Along those lines, a similar story […]

Dubai inmates competed from behind bars to secure fifth place in virtual chess championship | World News

[ad_1] A team of inmates from Dubai Police Central Jail took fifth place at the first online edition of the Asian inmate chess championship. Photo: Dubai Police via The National A team of inmates from Dubai Police’s Correctional and Penal Institutions has earned fifth place in the first-ever Asian Inmate Chess Championship, a virtual tournament […]

Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa wins maiden Grand Chess Tour event in Romania, Gukesh finishes 6th

[ad_1] May 16, 2025, ended on a historic note for Indian sports fans. Javelin star Neeraj Chopra breached the 90-metre mark for the first time in his career. The Indian won a silver medal in the Diamond League in Doha, Qatar’s capital. History was also made around the same time in Bucharest, some 4200 kilometres […]

Chess v checkers: US and China blunder into stalemate

[ad_1] The TOI correspondent from Washington: Pride and prejudice stand in the way of China and the US making the first move to break the trade and tariff stand-off that is starting to strangle global commerce. The Trump White House is saying the ball is in China’s court to initiate talks and Beijing is demanding […]