Soviet, non-Westerner who dared to take on the established seat of authority in the sport, and succeeded in toppling it.

Anand almost loses the World Champion title in Bulgaria as a volcano erupts in Iceland Eyjafjallajokull, the Icelandic ...

In an exclusive interview with The Indian Express, former five-time World Champion Viswanathan Anand talks about what makes ...

Only one Indian has ever been world champion. No one has been world champion as a teenager (or at 20, or 21). Can Gukesh ...

India’s D Gukesh has had an extraordinary run in 2024 and reigning world champion Ding Liren has not won a game in the ...

Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin recently expressed his admiration for chess legend Viswanathan Anand, sharing a picture ...

Veteran India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin shared his "fan moment" on social media, posting a picture with none other than ...

It indeed went quite badly wrong for Arjun on Sunday, who led the tournament with just three rounds remaining, seeing his ...

Magnus Carlsen’s long reign as the World chess champion began in India, 11 years ago in Chennai. After claiming the first of ...

Carlsen topped the Blitz standings with 13 points, while USA’s Wesley So finished as runner-up with 11.5 points. Indian ...

This encounter between Ashwin and Anand is particularly significant given Ashwin’s recent foray into the world of chess ...

Two of India's brightest young minds, R Praggnanandhaa and Nihal Sarin, fought an exhaustive 103-move chess battle with a ...