Chess Olympiad: How India's Arjun Erigaisi suffered biggest Round 1 upset against lower-rated opponent
Arjun Erigaisi at FIDE Chess Olympiad 2026 Round 1 (Photo by Rafal Oleksiewicz for FIDE) NEW DELHI: Arjun Erigaisi (rated...
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Chess Olympiad chaos: FIDE promises reimbursement after India lodging woes
The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has promised to reimburse the teams affected by accommodation chaos in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, after they...
FIDE Excellence Awards shortlists: Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa and Divya Deshmukh lead India's strong showing
R Praggnanandhaa, D Gukesh, and Divya Deshmukh (PTI/ANI Photos) India's dominance in world chess has found another major endorsement, with...
No handshake! Uzbek chess GM stuns India's Harika Dronavali with 'Namaste' – Watch | Chess News – The Times of India
Nodirbek Yakubboev's 'Namaste' gesture to India's Harika Dronavali (Photo Credit: ChessBase India) NEW DELHI: A light and heartwarming moment grabbed...
'Kids look up to him': Why Magnus Carlsen's table-slamming outbursts are casting a shadow over chess | Chess News – The Times of India
Magnus Carlsen's slams table after losing to Arjun Erigaisi in Doha. (Screengrab) NEW DELHI: Magnus Carlsen's brilliance over the board...
'One Indian is quite surprising': Dutch No. 1 Anish Giri rates Candidates 2026 line-up, reveals hilarious prep hurdle | Exclusive | Chess News – The Times of India
Anish Giri and R Praggnanandhaa (FIDE Photo) NEW DELHI: When Grandmaster R Vaishali defended her FIDE Women’s Grand Swiss crown...
Exclusive | 'I would've quit chess by now, if not for Goa': Untold story of a legend putting Vishwanathan Anand's World Cup record in danger | Chess News – The Times of India
Levon Aronian, who won the FIDE World Junior Championship in 2002, is taking part in the FIDE World Cup 2025...
Chess | Divya Deshmukh in tears after becoming first Indian to reach FIDE Women's World Cup final – Watch | Chess News – Times of India
Divya Deshmukh (Screengrabs) India’s rising chess sensation IM Divya Deshmukh created history by defeating former world champion GM Tan Zhongyi...
Chess World Cup: 23-year-old Indian Vantika Agrawal stuns former world champion, pockets Rs 5.8 lakh so far | Chess News – Times of India
Vantika Agrawal (FIDE Photo) Indian International Master (IM) Vantika Agrawal, 23, advanced to the third round of the FIDE Women's...
World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen drops three-word bombshell on FIDE after Freestyle Chess open letter | Chess News – The Times of India
Magnus Carlsen (Photo Credit: @FIDE_chess on X) NEW DELHI: World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen recently expressed criticism towards the International...
