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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay honoured Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa with ₹50 lakh after his historic Norway Chess victory. Vijay also played a friendly game against the 20-year-old, who checkmated the chief minister during their meeting at the Secretariat

Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa, fresh off winning Norway Chess, said defeats have shaped his growth more than victories. He highlighted lessons from games against Magnus Carlsen and credited confidence from key wins, including against reigning world champion Gukesh

PM Modi congratulated Grandmaster Vaishali Rameshbabu for winning the FIDE Women’s Grand Swiss for the second time and qualifying for the Candidates tournament. He also lauded Anandkumar Velkumar for becoming India’s first World Champion in skating with a gold medal.

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.

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

Divya Deshmukh held Koneru Humpy to a draw in the Women's Chess World Cup final, forcing a tiebreaker. The winner will be decided in rapid and blitz games on Monday

India’s Divya Deshmukh scripted history by becoming the first Indian to enter the FIDE Women’s World Cup final after defeating China’s Tan Zhongyi. The win also secured her a spot in the 2026 Candidates and her maiden GM norm.

Indian martial artist Hanshi Shaswat Kumar was awarded the Grandmaster title by the Martial Arts Association – International. The recognition celebrates his contribution to Senkoukai Karate and martial arts promotion

Foreign Grandmasters Levan Pantsulaia, Manuel Petrosyan, and Luka Paichadze continue to dominate the Aurionpro International Junior Chess Tournament, with Indian and junior players battling for supremacy as the tournament progresses

Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa defeated Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France to win his first-ever tournament on the Grand Chess Tour by showcasing his supremacy in the Superbet Classic here

Chithambaram scores his first victory with black pieces after squeezing himself out of the danger zone in his first-round game against Czech Grandmaster Nguyen

CM KCR announced a cash reward of Rs 2.5 crore to the youngster for the training and other expenses

Telangana chess player Prraneeth Vuppala has become India’s 82nd Grandmaster after he achieved the required rating points.

Chennai: A 7/7 in the Chess Olympiad for any Grandmaster (GM) is not a small feat and if that was achieved by a 16-year-old GM, then it is even more commendable. The 16-year-old boy is GM D. Gukesh, one of the world’s youngest to get the coveted GM title. And yes! There is certainly a […]

Hyderabad: Telangana’s Rahul Srivatshav became the latest from the State to achieve the Grandmaster title, becoming the 74th Indian to do so. The 19-year-old broke the 25,00 Elo rating points after drawing his 8th round game against Grandmaster Levan Pantsulaia during the 9th Cattolica Chess Festival 2022 in Italy. Rahul now is the fourth GM […]

Oslo: India’s teenaged Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa missed out on the top prize in the $210,000 Oslo Esports Cup online rapid chess tournament as he lost 0.5-2.5 to Dutch player Anish Giri in the seventh and final round to finish fourth. The 16-year old Indian, who led the field until the fifth round, could not get […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad’s promising R Raja Rithvik became chess Grandmaster after he crossed the ELO Rating of 2500. The 17-year-old achieved this GM title in Vezerkepzo Grandmaster Chess Tournament at Budapest, Hungary. He thus became the 70th Grandmaster from the country. Going into the tournament with 2496 points and needing just four points for the GM […]

Abhimanyu scored his third GM norm in Budapest by defeating Indian GM Leon Luke Mendonca

Telangana’s first Grandmaster is among four Indians to be selected for the Champions Chess Tour event

Game wise, Harika was not able to play in tournaments because of the second wave of Covid-19.