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The Global Chess League (GCL), a joint venture between Tech Mahindra and FIDE, has launched “GCL Contenders 2025,” offering amateurs and professionals worldwide a chance to compete with Grandmasters. Winners will enter Season 3, beginning December 13, as league ambassadors.

The D Sripadarao Memorial All India Open Chess Championship (below ELO 1600) will be held in Hyderabad from August 29-31, offering ₹8 lakh prize money, with registrations closing on August 27

Shettem Tanav Eeshan, Mohammed Sahir Ahmed, Devaamsh Kothapalli, Nikhil Srimaan and Sujay Bobbili clinched titles in different age categories at the A2H Children Chess Tournaments held in Hyderabad

Vincent Keymer won the Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters chess title with a round to spare, becoming the first sole champion. His performance also elevated him into the world’s top 10 rankings

With two rounds remaining, Arjun will take on compatriot Vidit in his penultimate match-up of the tournament

Prasidh Ambati won the juniors category, and Shanmukha Pulli topped the open category at the 231st Brilliant Trophy chess tournament, with several players excelling across various age groups at Brilliant Grammar High School

K.S.R.A. Praneeth, an 18-year-old battling Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, competed in the World IPCA Chess Championship in Goa, earning a medal and boosting his FIDE rating. Despite health challenges, he continues to train, inspire, and support others facing similar conditions.

Shaik Abdul Mannan and R Sai Susheela won the under-14 titles at the Pragathi Chess Foundation sub-junior tournament, where champions were also crowned in the under-10 and under-8 age categories

Grandmaster Nihal Sarin (S8UL Esports) has qualified for the Chess playoffs at the ongoing Esports World Cup 2025 in Riyadh. After a strong comeback, defeating Anish Giri and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, he now faces five-time World Champion Magnus Carlsen in the quarterfinals of the $1.5 million tournament, boosting S8UL's presence across multiple titles

Well, at 38, when many would seriously contemplate quitting the sport for different reasons, though age is no bar in chess, Humpy served yet another reminder that she means business by making it to the final of the FIDE Women’s World Cup final before losing to a much younger opponent, Divya Deshmukh

Paarav Sutar and Challa Anshika Reddy clinched the under-seven titles in the Telangana Chess Association’s tournament, with winners declared across five age categories for both boys and girls

Koneru Humpy and Divya Deshmukh drew Game 1 of the FIDE Women’s World Cup final in Batumi after a tense three-hour battle. Humpy, who initially struggled, fought back to level the game. Game 2 will be played on Sunday.

The two Indians have had a great beginning drawing with black and in the return game both will play as white in the FIDE Women’s World Cup

This marks the highest medal haul by any nation at the event, further solidifying India’s status as a global chess powerhouse

Nirvi performed each chess opening trap with perfect clarity and speed, seamlessly moving between more than 50 different chess setups, a press release said.

The YMCA of Greater Hyderabad will host the 25th Kargil Victory Sports Meet for high school students from July 24–26, featuring under-17 competitions in multiple sports for boys and girls

Kandi Ravi clinched the title in the Board Drama Chess Championship with 5.5 points from six rounds, earning Rs 2,000. Sarath Kumar Nanda came second with five points

Arnav Pradhan scored 11 out of 12 to win the Brilliant Trophy Open online chess tournament. Srikara Darbha and Sushanth Shetty followed in second and third place, respectively

Nagasri Saikanth, a FIDE-rated chess player placed first at the A2H Chess Academy in Kukatpally.

Pranay Akula claimed the top spot in the 18th TCA One-day Rapid Open Chess Tournament. P. Sri Sai Baswanth and J. Malleswara Rao secured second and third, respectively, in the competition