The 18-year-old has been at the forefront of the chess revolution that has taken the peninsular nation by storm with a crop ...

Indian chess icon and five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand has played a mentor’s role in Gukesh’s journey and hailed ...

Arjun Erigaisi's stellar 2024 saw him dominate the chess world with record-breaking performances, including Chess Olympiad golds and achieving the 2800 ELO milestone, marking him as a rising legend in ...

visited Uzbekistan at the end of October to advance preparations for the upcoming 46th Chess Olympiad, scheduled to take place in Samarkand in 2026. Photo: The delegation arrives in Samarkand to ...

HTLS 2024: Winners of the Chess Olympiad earlier this year, Harika Dronavalli and Vidit Gujrathi are at the centre of the Indian chess revolution. Almost two months after the historical ...

16 with a live rating of 2475 (November 2024), is set to compete in the Norway Chess Women 2025 tournament. Known for her aggressive and dynamic ... An Arjuna Awardee, she also played a key role in ...

Gukesh's rise was predicted in 2022 when the player starred in India's bronze medal campaign in the 2022 Chess Olympiad, held in Chennai. Gukesh, then, had delivered a debut of a lifetime which later ...

Hyderabad:Olympiad Gold Medal Winners Harikrishna ... a feat accomplished by only 15 players in chess history. Arjun joins the ranks of legends, with Vishwanathan Anand being the only other ...

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Geopolitical events have helped, too. The 2022 Chess Olympiad, for instance, was originally supposed to be held in Russia, but was moved to Chennai following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Gukesh had an outstanding performance at the 2022 FIDE Chess Olympiad. He won an individual gold medal and played a crucial role in helping India secure a bronze medal. The outstanding rating of ...