Nihal Sarin and Savitha Shri (Photo by Rafal Oleksiewicz and Michal Walusza for FIDE) NEW DELHI: India will look back at Nihal Sarin’s loss before the rest day and wonder what might have happened had he taken a few more minutes — he had plenty of time on the clock, more than enough to have…
Praggnanandhaa outwits Dutch No. 1 Anish Giri (Photo by Rafal Oleksiewicz for FIDE) NEW DELHI: When it was finally revealed that Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa would play Board 1, meaning he would face the toughest oppositions — like his oppoennet in Anish Giri in India’s match against the Netherlands on Sunday — at the 46th Chess Olympiad…
Srinath Narayanan is India’s man to count on NEW DELHI: It was the final round of the Global Chess League round-robin last Saturday in Bengaluru, and American Gambits needed a big win, with an eight-point margin, to reach the final. Mumba Masters were the opponents. As the match wore on, the Gambits, playing with Black,…
BENGALURU: A 22-year-old grandmaster, one of the strongest players on the planet, lying flat on a hotel bed with his leg propped up on a pillow, calculating variations against a World Championship challenger sitting upright across the board. That was Alireza Firouzja’s reality for a stretch of tournaments earlier this year, a fallout from an…
Viswanathan Anand loses on time to Javokhir Sindarov (GCL Photo) BENGALURU: Viswanathan Anand’s difficult start to the 2026 Global Chess League took another turn for the worse on Tuesday as the five-time world champion suffered two defeats in a day, the second coming in painful fashion against 20-year-old Javokhir Sindarov.Playing for Alaskan Knights, Anand had…
Levon Aronian opens up about R Praggnanandhaa’s GCT title NEW DELHI: A year ago, American Grandmaster Levon Aronian beat Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa in their third-place match at the Grand Chess Tour (GCT) Finals in São Paulo, Brazil. Playing fast-paced chess, he gradually came to understand one thing. Blitz and rapid, the Armenian great had apprehended, were…
Rajasthan’s first AGM Chandrajeet Singh Rajawat with his family (Special Arrangements) NEW DELHI: “Shahr mashhoor-e-zamana dekhne aaya hoon main / Rajdhani teri raana dekhne aaya hoon main / Khushnuma jheelon mein larzaan jin ka hai aks-e-jameel / Un haseen mahalon ka naqsha dekhne aaya hoon main.” (I have come to see this city, famed the…
Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa (PTI Photo) India’s R Praggnanandhaa settles for another draw at the Sinquefield Cup, but remains firmly in contention with three rounds left in the Grand Chess Tour event.Praggnanandhaa draws Levon Aronian of the United States in the sixth round and stays joint second with 3.5 points. Praggnanandhaa holds on despite pressure Praggnanandhaa…
Bodhana Sivanandan and Shreyas Royal Indian-origin teenagers Bodhana Sivanandan and Shreyas Royal have made a major mark on British chess after winning the women’s and open titles at the 2026 British Chess Championships in Coventry.Bodhana, just 11, became the youngest-ever British women’s champion after beating 14-year-old Ireland-based talent Trisha Kanyamarala in a tense rapid-chess playoff.Her…
All India Chess Federation (AICF) acts after Grandmaster Abhijeet Gupta’s concerns NEW DELHI: The All India Chess Federation (AICF) is working to ensure the senior National Chess Championship is held later this year after concerns were raised over the tournament’s initial scheduling for March 2027.TimesofIndia.com has learnt that AICF officials are in constant touch with…