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Gukesh lost three straight games and was held to four draws in the eleven-round Grand Swiss competition in September, finishing 41st out of 116 players.

Non-stop chess does take toll on physical and mental aspects: GM Praggnanandhaa

Playing chess all year round can take a huge toll on the physical and mental aspects of a player and Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa acknowledged that sometimes he has to completely take his mind off the sport to prepare for the upcoming challenges.

International Chess Day 2024: Date, history, significance and celebration

The idea for International Chess Day was proposed by UNESCO in 1966, and since then, it has been celebrated by chess enthusiasts around the globe.

Watch: Gukesh D on becoming youngest winner of FIDE chess tournament

Gukesh D became the second Indian to win the Candidates tournament after Viswanathan Anand. 17-year-old Grandmaster D Gukesh scripted history after becoming the youngest World Championship challenger, by winning the Candidates Tournament in Toronto, Canada.

FIDE Chess Candidates 2024: Vidit Gujrathi stuns world number 3 Nakamura in World Candidates chess

Top chess player Magnus Carlsen, absent from the tournament, predicts Indian Grand Masters won't win. Yet, Vidit Gujrathi shocks by defeating Hikaru Nakamura, ending his 47-match unbeaten streak in classical chess.

FIDE makes urgent appeal to Canada to issue visas to players for Candidates event

Canada is set to host one of the most prestigious chess tournaments from April 3-22 in Toronto, where five Indians, including two women players will also present their challenge.

Praggnanandhaa’s rise symbolises India’s emergence as a global chess powerhouse

India’s young talents – Pragg, Gukesh, Nihal and Arjun – won’t settle for anything less than a world crown. Last year’s Chess Olympiad where three of these four representing India B consistently outperformed higher ranked players was a transformational period for chess in India

FIDE, Tech Mahindra declare dates for Global Chess League

During the course of the league, a variety of events, such as chess tournaments, logo announcement event, etc. would be hosted globally.

Fishy or nothing burger? Beyond the Chessgate that Magnus Carlsen opened last month

To make the accusations stick, the chess establishment needs far more substantial proof than the reasoning that the speed of Hans Niemann’s rise in the rankings is a statistical outlier.

Former Russian deputy PM Dvorkovich re-elected FIDE president

Indian chess grandmaster Viswanathan Anand, a five-time world champion, was elected deputy president.

Indian chess legend Viswanathan Anand becomes FIDE deputy president

Incumbent president Arkady Dvorkovich was re-elected for a second term.

44th FIDE Chess Olympiad: PM Narendra Modi kicks off the opening ceremony

The sporting event will be held in the nearby Mamallapuram, about 50 km from here. The Olympiad is being held in India for the first time ever, after being moved out of Russia following its invasion of Ukraine and has attracted a record number of entries in the Open (188) and women's (162) sections.

Why the coastal town of Mamallapuram was chosen to host 44th Chess Olympiad

The coastal town of Mamallapuram in Tamil Nadu was chosen as the venue for the 44th edition of the Chess Olympiad