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‘I work on the board than computers because it’s what Magnus does’

Javokhir Sindarov. (Norway Chess)

Published 40 days ago

World champion Gukesh has the edge in experience over Sindarov: Norway Chess arbiter

World champion Gukesh has the edge in experience over Sindarov: Norway Chess arbiter

Published 42 days ago

Turning 20: Gukesh embraces the pressure and possibilities of being world champion

Turning 20: Gukesh embraces the pressure and possibilities of being world champion

Published 45 days ago

Over-ambitious Gukesh falls to Carlsen

D Gukesh plays against Magnus Carlsen. (Norway Chess)

Published 45 days ago

Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa lead India''s charge at Norway Chess

Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa lead India''s charge at Norway Chess

Published 51 days ago

Super Rapid and Blitz: Gukesh on fifth spot at half-way stage in blitz

Super Rapid and Blitz: Gukesh on fifth spot at half-way stage in blitz

Published 66 days ago

Carlsen beats Arjun to win TePe Sigeman

Magnus Carlsen. (AP)

Updated 67 days ago

Gukesh sends out a massive message by beating Sindarov

Gukesh sends out a massive message by beating Sindarov

Published 69 days ago

For many chess champions, a sister made the opening move

Vaishali and Praggnanandhaa with their mother. Amruta Mokal/Chessbase India

Updated 74 days ago

Interregnum: Candidates and a vibrant account of global chess

R Vaishali competes in Candidates. (FIDE)

Published 91 days ago

Candidates chess: R Vaishali extends lead after win with a rook trap

India’s R Vaishali, who beat Aleksandra Goryachkina in Round 11 to consolidate her lead in the Women’s Candidates chess tournament in Cyprus on Saturday. (FIDE)

Updated 93 days ago

Candidates 2026: Unstoppable Sindarov crushes Nakamura

Javokhir Sindarov. (FIDE.)

Updated 101 days ago

Pankaj Advani clinches National 9-ball pool title on debut

Pankaj Advani clinches National 9-ball pool title on debut

Published 105 days ago

'If your opponent plays beautifully, it’s not OK to lose. Be merciless': Carlsen

Magnus Carlsen is more than just a chess player; he is a generational phenomenon.

Updated 144 days ago

India Open: Christie downs Loh to set up final against Lin Chun-Yi

Jonatan Christie. (BAI)

Updated 177 days ago

Gukesh’s crisis just the nature of the game: Anand

D Gukesh is going through a slump in form. (Global Chess League)

Updated 203 days ago

What the chess world makes of Gukesh’s reign

D Gukesh. (GCL)

Published 206 days ago

Gukesh, Arjun lead Knights to first win

Arjun Erigaisi (left) and D Gukesh after their win. (HT)

Updated 207 days ago

Chess: Raunak Sadhwani is charting his own path at his own pace

Grandmaster Raunak Sadhwani’s next step in 2026, in his quest to join the super GMs, is to cross the 2700 mark. (FIDE)

Published 215 days ago

World Boxing Cup Finals: Minakshi, Preeti advance to semis

Newly-crowned world champion Minakshi (48kg) defeated Kazakhstan’s Bolat Akbota 5-0 on the opening day of the Boxing World Cup Final. (BFI Media)

Updated 240 days ago

ISSF World Championships 2025| Samrat Rana: Whatever I achieve, is for my father

Shooter Samrat Rana, 20, shot 10.6 in his final aim to bag the gold medal at the recent ISSF World Championships 2025 in Cairo (Egypt).

Published 241 days ago

FIDE World Cup 2025| Gukesh: Playing as World Champ on home soil feels surreal

At just 18, Gukesh had become the youngest ever to be crowned World Chess Champion.

Published 249 days ago

India’s first speed-skating champion Anandkumar: Chased this dream for 15 years!

AnandKumar, 22, from Tamil Nadu also won a bronze medal at the sane championship alongside the gold.

Updated 299 days ago

Ricky Hatton remembered by his family as a boxer who 'inspired generations'

Ricky Hatton remembered by his family as a boxer who 'inspired generations'

Published 302 days ago

Three losses and a draw present Gukesh with a different challenge

File image of D Gukesh. (PTI)

Published 305 days ago

World champion shooter Robert 'Bob' Vogel arrested on child pornography charges

Robert 'Bob' Vogel.

Published 337 days ago

Explained: The strain and magic behind 90m throws

Double Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra during a press conference ahead of NC Classic. (PTI)

Updated 374 days ago

Gukesh defeats Carlsen for fifth win in a row in Zagreb

World champion D Gukesh vs Magnus Carlsen. (X)

Updated 375 days ago

Jake Paul shuts down booing crowd after win against Chavez; ‘I embarrassed him’

Jake Paul fights against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. at Honda Center. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images

Updated 379 days ago

Norway Chess: Title No.7 for Carlsen, Gukesh third

Norway’s world No.1 Magnus Carlsen won his seventh title at the Norway Chess tournament in Stavanger on Friday. (PTI)

Updated 402 days ago

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