India Chess Star Slams Ministry's Decision To Stop Cash Rewards For Grandmasters, Says "Demotivating..."
The sports ministry has eliminated the reward system for chess players, who were earlier receiving Rs four lakh for achieving ...
‘VK is… not Virat Kohli’: Niemann, infamous for Carlsen chess cheating scandal, leaves fans in splits
I t was an epic showdown as Vincent Keymer drew to Magnus Carlsen in the second game of their Weissenhaus Freestyle Chess ...
Vincent Keymer, part of D Gukesh’s World C’ship team, downs Magnus Carlsen; enters Freestyle Chess Weissenhaus semis
Vincent Keymer was one of D Gukesh’s seconds at the recent World Championship, where the Indian GM beat Ding Liren to script ...
Praggnanandhaa hailed by chess legends, Gautam Adani after winning Tata Steel Chess: 'Rise of Indian chess seems unstoppable'
Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa, who defeated world champion D Gukesh in tiebreakers to win Tata Steel Chess 2025, ...
Putting an end to cash rewards for attaining GM, IM titles not ideal: Arjun Erigaisi
Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi expresses concerns about the government's decision to cease cash rewards for attaining GM ...
Tata Steel Chess: Uzbek Chess Player Nodirbek Apologises To R Vaishali, Gifts Her Chocolates, Flowers - Watch
Uzbek Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev personally apologised to India’s R Vaishali following the handshake controversy at Tata ...
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How Indian government would combat doping, age fraud among athletes
In a major policy shift, the Indian Sports Ministry has stopped giving cash prizes to junior athletes who win medals at ...
Freestyle chess: Gukesh draws with Hikaru Nakamura as challenging opening position tests the best
After being eliminated by Fabiano Caruana in the quarter finals, Gukesh is battling to at least finish fifth in the 10-player ...
Exclusive | China No. 1 Wei Yi lauds Gukesh and Praggnanandhaa, says 'blitz games shouldn't decide classical chess titles'
Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa's victory in the Tata Steel Masters highlights his exceptional talent. Grandmaster Wei Yi, ...
With flowers and chocolate, Uzbek GM Yakubboev says sorry to Indian GM Vaishali for handshake furore
Yakubboev met Vaishali, who was accompanied by her younger brother GM R Praggnanandhaa and mother Nagalakshmi, on the ...
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‘Beautiful board’: How chess saved an Indian village from alcohol, gambling
The game helped a south Indian community escape alcoholism and gambling. Now, it’s known as the Chess Village of India. A crowd gathers around a chess game at a teashop in Marottichal ...