R Praggnanandhaa is the India No. 1 and also world No. 4 in the live chess rankings. Meanwhile, Arjun Erigaisi is fifth and D Gukesh is sixth.

It’s hard to imagine five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand saying, “He showed me chess in a way I hadn’t seen it before”. But that’s the legend’s honest admission when you talk to him about the ...

Viswanathan Anand’s son Akhil isn’t following his father’s steps—he instead is venturing into the land of Gond, Madhubani, ...

Nagpur: FIDE Women's World Cup winner and India's newest Grandmaster, Divya Deshmukh, said that while Indian players have ...

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When you speak to Akhil Anand, there’s a certain calm clarity in his words—thoughtful, precise, yet filled with quiet wonder.

Divya's win was as significant as the all-Indian final. Women's chess is a Chinese stronghold. It has been for almost double ...

Divya’s win was dubbed by the legendary Viswanathan Anand as a ‘great celebration of Indian chess’. Nothing could have been ...

India’s five-time world chess champion Viswanathan doffs his hat to new Women’s World Cup-winner Divya Deshmukh; insists ...

By winning 2025 Women's Chess World Cup, India's 19-year-old rising star has got an entry to 2026 Candidates Tournament, the ...

Viswanathan Anand credits the 38-year-old's open mind and flexibility, while her second, Kushager Krishnater details about ...

India now boasts 88 chess Grandmasters as of July 2025! Discover the full list, including new GM Divya Deshmukh & rising ...