French GM Joel Lautier had to resign four moves later. "There was a lot of creative satisfaction,” Anand said later.

Reigning world champion D Gukesh was among those present at Chennai’s Hyatt Regency to witness then-defending champion ...

Russia's Garry Kasparov, often considered one of the the greatest chess players in history, has won the world championship ...

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Viswanathan Anand revealed that Magnus Carlsen was a “limited” player in his early days, excelling mainly in endgames and ...

Nearly a month since her historic FIDE Women’s World Cup win in Batumi, Divya Deshmukh has become a household name across ...

Indian chess legend Viswanathan Anand recalled Magnus Carlsen's younger days, revealing that the Norwegian would lure a lot ...

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

Former Indian chess world champion Viswanathan Anand (L) plays simultaneous matches against tens of Israeli players during an event marking Israel's 70th anniversary at Jerusalem's Old City's ...

India has become a major power in international chess led by its highest-ranked player, Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa.