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Mentoring prodigies: Gelfand, seen here with former World champion Vladimir Kramnik and R. Praggnanandhaa, spends a lot of time coaching young talent. | Photo credit: Special Arrangement…

They presented an unusual, but striking, sight. You normally wouldn’t expect European women in sarees on stage for the closing ceremony of a chess tournament.They may have been wearing the…

In keeping with their reputation, the teen trio of D. Gukesh, R. Praggnanandhaa and Nihal Sarin eased into the third round of the FIDE World Cup in Baku on a day when the Indian women had a…

By Express News Service For Nihal playing the living legend and businessman Vijay Sankeshar on the big screen is a big deal. The one-film-old actor, who marked his…

Nihal Sarin. File | Photo Credit: Debashish Bhaduri There was this moment at the National Library on Thursday evening when just about everyone at the press conference laughed aloud.…

By Express News Service 'Vijayanand', directed by Rishika Sharma, is a biopic on famous businessman Vijay Sankeshwar. The Kannada film is gearing up for release on…

It rained medals for India following its best ever Chess Olympiad campaign here.Though a bronze in each section — Open and women — was a first, India 1 claimed the Gaprindashvili Cup — a…

It rained medals for India following its best ever Chess Olympiad campaign here.Though a bronze in each section — Open and women — was a first, India 1 claimed the Gaprindashvili Cup — a…

After a depleted French team held India 1 on all boards, Uzbekistan made the host feel a lot better by holding top seed USA 2-2 on what turned out to be a day of the underdogs in the Chess…

The unbeaten duo of Nihal Sarin and D. Harika emerged as the strongest Indian performers in their sections as 18-year-old Alireza Firouzja deservedly won the $425,000 FIDE Chess.com Grand…