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Nikolas Theodorou made history for Greece in chess, becoming the first player to ever defeat a reigning world champion since ...
Less than two months after Divya Deshmukh and Koneru Humpy faced off in a historic all-Indian final at the FIDE Women’s World ...
EDISON, NJ — Sixteen-year-old Abhimanyu Mishra, a New Jersey-born prodigy with Indian roots, stunned the chess world on ...
While the Indian men’s chess stars faltered in the Open section, R Vaishali made history by winning the FIDE Women’s Grand ...
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin and his deputy Udhayanidhi Stalin lauded Chennai's Grandmaster Vaishali Rameshbabu on ...
While Praggnanandhaa and Vaishali have won their games, Gukesh, Vidit Gujrathi and Divya Deshmukh were held to draws in round ...
India’s Divya Deshmukh beat Egyptian GM Bassem Amin in the fourth round to claim her first win in the open category of the ...
Anish Giri and Matthias Bluebaum secured their spots in the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 after a strong showing at the ...
In competitive chess, where the clash of queens and bishops usually eclipses cultural warfare, a teenage girl has found herself at the center of Germany’s latest front in the debate over transgender ...
A 10-year-old girl has become the youngest person to ever win the Woman International Master title in chess. Bodhana Sivanandan from London attained the title during a tournament in Liverpool, England ...
The Indian Grandmaster won the FIDE Women's Grand Swiss for the second time in a row and made it to the women's Candidates ...
Vaishali became the first player to win the elite event in the women's section for a second consecutive time and besides a prize money of USD 40,000, Vaishali also earned herself a spot in the next ...