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Meet 18-year-old GM who is Anand’s student and Carlsen’s ‘buddy’ – Firstpost

Editor - April 2, 2025

18-year-old Grandmaster Pranav Venkatesh is the latest Indian to win the World Junior Chess Championship. Like senior world champions D Gukesh, he also trained...

D Gukesh reveals ‘cool moment’ when he first met Indian chess legend Viswanathan Anand – Firstpost

Editor - March 24, 2025

After meeting Viswanathan Anand at an early age, D Gukesh would go on to join five-time world champion and former No 1’s chess academy...

Aravindh Chithambaram goes past Viswanathan Anand to become World No. 14 in live rating list after beating Dutch GM Anish Giri

Editor - March 13, 2025

Tamil Nadu GM shining at the biggest stage of the chess world is not something new, and continuing that legacy now is Aravindh Chithambaram. On...

‘He was trying to do a little bit too much’ – Firstpost

Editor - March 12, 2025

D Gukesh endured a disappointing defeat against Magnus Carlsen at the 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour in Weissenhaus. His decision to push for...

Viswanathan Anand exits Freestyle Chess Grand Slam as Magnus Carlsen-FIDE dispute escalates – Firstpost

Editor - February 28, 2025

Legendary Indian chess player Viswanathan Anand has withdrawn from the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam tour amid the ongoing dispute between Magnus Carlsen and FIDE....

D Gukesh explains Gen Z slang to Viswanathan Anand in hilarious advertisement – Firstpost

Editor - February 11, 2025

Gukesh and his mentor Anand appeared together in a hilarious advertisement for fashion e-commerce brand Myntra in which the former, dressed in flashy casuals,...

FIDE and freestyle chess organisers close to amicable agreement after 2-month-long dispute

Editor - February 8, 2025

The prospect of ‘war’ that was looming over the world of chess seems to be easing up as the organisers of Freestyle Chess Grand...

‘Ding’s blunder didn’t happen in a vacuum’ – Firstpost

Editor - February 6, 2025

D Gukesh’s victory in the 2024 World Chess Championship, following a blunder by Ding Liren, had been questioned by former world champions like Magnus...

Carlsen’s coach and Anand’s former trainer accuses FIDE of being used by Russia and Putin – Firstpost

Editor - February 2, 2025

Magnus Carlsen’s coach and former trainer of Viswanathan Anand, Peter Heine Nielsen, has launched a scathing attack on FIDE, accusing the organisation of being...

Why Viswanathan Anand is Godfather to India’s golden generation like Gukesh and Praggnanandhaa

Editor - January 29, 2025

Editor’s Note: Starting today, we present On The Moves, a weekly column which will appear every Tuesday from Amit Kamath on chess where he...

D Gukesh’s father names Indian GM who played a ‘big role’ in his son’s growth and it’s not Viswanathan Anand – Firstpost

Editor - January 23, 2025

D Gukesh’s father Rajinikanth credited this Indian Grandmaster for shaping the teen chess prodigy’s game in a big way with “one week of intense...

‘Every sportsman makes mistakes’ – Firstpost

Editor - January 18, 2025

FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich has rubbished claims that China’s Ding Liren lost the 2024 World Chess Championship match to India’s D Gukesh on purpose....

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