2022 Chess Olympiad

At the 44th Chess Olympiad in Chennai, the Indian women's A team made history by winning a bronze.

44th Chess Olympiad final today; India in contention for podium finish in both sections

Koneru Humpy, R. Vaishali, Tania Sachdev and Bhakti Kulkarni will go up against the US. Team 2's D. Gukesh, R. Praggnanandhaa, Nihal Sarin and Raunak Sadhwani to go up against Germany.

44th Chess Olympiad | Viswanathan Anand: Russia and China's presence wouldn't have "changed the dynamics very much"

With the finish line in view, India, USA, Armenia are all in the mix for gold.

Chess Olympiad: Indian teams continue winning spree

While the second-seeded India 'A' rode on wins from GMs P Harikrishna and Arjun Erigaisi for a 3-1 victory against Greece, India 'B' swept past Switzerland 4-0 and the third team got the better of Iceland 3-1.

Commonwealth Games, Chess Olympiad: Many opportunities for India to display its sporting prowess

Democratised by the internet, chess is surging as a sport in the country while medals at all levels has given Indian athletes confidence to believe they are world-beaters.

44th Chess Olympiad: Magnus Carlsen is back in Chennai, "hottest hub of chess in the world now"

With the International Chess Federation barring Russia for the war in Ukraine and China pulling out due to Covid concerns, Carlsen only has the US’ Fabiano Caruana for company at the top.