Chess culture differs greatly between North and South India. Vantika Agrawal highlights the lack of recognition for chess ...

Teenage Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa, who has won three major titles this year after a lean last season, on Sunday ...

Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand's home houses a remarkable collection of chess sets, each with a unique story. From a hefty copper and bronze set acquired in Mexico, insisted upon by his wife, to gifts ...

If ‘chess is the gymnasium of the mind’, as the French philosopher and mathematician Blaise Pascal is supposed to have said, Tamil Nadu seems to be where all our young mental gymnasts are. For the ...

Tamil Nadu GM shining at the biggest stage of the chess world is not something new, and continuing that legacy now is Aravindh Chithambaram. On Wednesday, the 25-year-old surpassed five-time World ...

India's chess legend Viswanathan Anand on Wednesday shared a video from the recent get-together of the who's who of the chess community at his residence, which soon went viral on social media. The ...

On the joyous occasion of the Tamil harvest festival, Pongal, legendary chess grandmaster Viswanathan Anand extended his heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to Indian Grandmaster Vidit ...

The Pongal festivities began early at the residence of five-time World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand, blending the joy of the traditional Tamil harvest festival with the camaraderie of the chess ...

On Sunday, January 12, five-time World Champion Viswanathan Anand hosted an intimate gathering at his home. Pongal, celebrated primarily in Tamil Nadu, marks the beginning of the Tamil month Thai ...

Robust support structures, notable academies, and the 2022 Chess Olympiad in Chennai contributed significantly to this growth, with Tamil Nadu producing multiple Grandmasters and emerging as the ...