When you start feeling strongly about chess, sooner or later, you develop a style, the same way writers develop a voice, writes Vidya Krishnan. On a splendid November afternoon in Goa, I watched ...

The evolution of the chess queen finds a parallel in rural India, where the “Checkmate Betul” initiative, launched by US-based Avika Shukla, offers free, structured chess training to girls with no ...

Indian chess prodigy R Praggnanandhaa has earned a coveted spot in the Candidates 2026 tournament by triumphing in the FIDE Circuit 2025. His stellar year, marked by victories in major events, secures ...

Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha, who is from India, has made history with his debut on the federation's December 2025 rating list Misha Friedman/Getty Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha, a 3-year-old boy from India, has ...

At just three years old, a young boy from India has become the youngest chess player to earn an official rating from the International Chess Federation. Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha, born in 2022, beat ...

My GM mom sat down to play Nodirbek, expecting a balanced fight. But his precision and timing quickly turned the game into a lesson. She walked away impressed by his depth of understanding. Trump ...

Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha has become the youngest player in chess history to earn an official FIDE rating at the age of three years, seven months and 20 days. Born in 2022, Sarwagya — from Sagar in the ...

At the age of 3 years, 7 months and 20 days, a kindergartner from India has become the youngest chess player to earn an official rating from the sport’s international governing body. Sarwagya Singh ...

A young Saskatoon chess player is just two steps away from becoming a grandmaster. Omid Khaledi, 19, recently reached the rank of FIDE master with the International Chess Federation, or FIDE. The only ...

STRATFORD — "I'm anxious to blast off." His swearing-in ceremony fast approaching, that was the punchy way Stratford Mayor-elect David Chess expressed his eagerness to formally take on the role.

India’s Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha has become the youngest player in chess history to earn an official Fide rating at the age of three years, seven months and 20 days. The chess prodigy edged out the ...