Chess

The Indian Grandmaster is the leading point-getter in the Sinquefield Cup alongside US's Wesley So, with five each.

The Sports Ministry, however, did not name any athlete for the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award this year.

Carlsen defeated Belarusian chess grandmaster Denis Lazavik in a lop-sided final of the chess competition at the Esports World Cup held at Paris.

The Indian grandmaster remains joint second after a 26-move draw with tournament leader Wesley So.

Indian Grandmaster moves to joint second at Sinquefield Cup after recovering from previous-round loss.

Hikaru Nakamura says Gukesh can regain his form by blocking out expectations ahead of his title defence against Javokhir Sindarov

With the win, Praggnanandhaa has collected 1.5 points from two rounds and is tied at the top of the standings with Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So, Levon Aronian and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave.

FIDE praised R. Praggnanandhaa's achievements, including becoming a Grandmaster at 12, World No. 4 and winning silver at the 2023 World Cup and gold at the 2024 Chess Olympiad.

The 2026 British Chess Championships were billed as the biggest in the event's 122-year history, with more than 1,750 entries and a record 34,000 pounds prize fund for the open championship.

Praggnanandhaa finished with 23.5 points, comfortably ahead of Javokhir Sindarov of Uzbekistan, one of the contenders for the world championship cycle.

Pilot project will introduce a structured chess curriculum in 30 Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas to strengthen critical thinking and problem-solving skills among students.

India names star-studded men's and women's squads for the FIDE Chess Olympiad in Uzbekistan as both teams aim to retain their 2024 titles.

Reigning world champion D Gukesh finished sixth in the tour.