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Last Updated:November 12, 2025, 9:46 PM IST Arjun Erigaisi, R Praggnanandhaa, and P Harikrishna drew tense Chess World Cup games, with Harikrishna heading to a tie-break. Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara reached Round of 16. (Credit: FIDE Media) Indian Grandmasters Arjun Erigaisi, R Praggnanandhaa, and P Harikrishna held their ground in tense fourth-round encounters at the…
Last Updated:September 12, 2025, 21:49 is D Gukesh and Divya Deshmukh played out a draw in Round 8 of FIDE Grand Swiss in Samarkand. D Gukesh, Divya deshmukh. World champion D Gukesh and World Cup winner Divya Deshmukh played out a draw in an exciting clash between two 19-year-old Indian Grandmasters in the eighth round…
Last Updated:July 14, 2025, 22:50 is D Harika and R Vaishali advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of the FIDE World Women’s Chess Cup. Koneru Humpy and Divya Deshmukh are also in the last 16, but Vantika Garewal exited. Indian Grandmasters D Harika and R Vaishali (PTI) Indian Grandmasters D Harika and R Vaishali advanced to the…
Last Updated:December 24, 2024, 09:05 IST On Friday, Erigaisi had reached out to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and the All India Chess Federation (AICF) via social media, requesting their assistance in securing the visa. Arjun Erigaisi ascended to World No. 4 in June. (Getty Images) Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi breathed…
Last Updated:December 13, 2024, 7:53 PM IST From Gukesh’s win, to Arjun Erigaisi’s historic landmark, to India’s dominance at the Chess Olympiad, chess has witnessed an unparalleled rise to prominence in the subcontinent D Gukesh was crowned the youngest world champion in chess history. (Image: X) The prodigal son of Indian Chess has finally reached…
Last Updated:October 25, 2024, 11:27 IST Arjun became just the second Indian, right after the legendary Viswanathan Anand, and 16th player in chess history to cross the 2800-rating mark. Arjun Erigaisi with Viswanathan Anand (X) The brilliance of Arjun Erigaisi continues to take the chess world by storm as the young Indian phenom scripted history…