Levon Aronian (USA), the former leader of the Armenian national men’s chess team, played a draw with Maxime Vachier-Lagrave ...

Two former world champions, Garry Kasparov and Viswanathan Anand, go head-to-head in a special Clutch Chess: The Legends exhibition match. This once-in-a-generation clash celebrates the legacy of two ...

Gukesh Dommaraju, the 19-year-old from Chennai, made history in 2024. He became the youngest chess world champion. Gukesh ...

Although Gukesh has long been focused on classical chess, his schedule in recent months has featured more rapid and blitz ...

India has become a major power in international chess led by its highest-ranked player, Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa. He’s No. 4 ...

With the Women’s World Cup in the bag and 88 grand masters, India is ready to take over the chess world. And they’re making sure their youngsters are poised to checkmate.

Both of India's world champions, Viswanathan Anand, a five-time winner, and Gukesh Dommaraju, the current reigning champion, are from Chennai.

At the World Chess Championship in Singapore, held in December, Indian national Gukesh Dommaraju became the youngest-ever world champion at age 18. Even the final round of this year's women's chess ...