And why are they so expensive? At this factory in Amritsar, India, artisans carve the pieces for the official World Chess Championship sets. And the factory produces only 250 of them each year.

CHENNAI: The official announcement may take a few more days but, in reality, India was pencilled in to host the 2025 World Cup by FIDE (chess’ governing body) last year itself. “There’s ...

New Delhi is likely to host the FIDE Chess World Cup 2025, marking its return to India after 23 years. However, the city is likely to lose the hosting rights for the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour ...

New Delhi is expected to host the FIDE Chess World Cup 2025 from October 31 to November 27, marking its return to India after 23 years. The capital city is the preferred location for major ...

India’s Syed Abdul Khader has taken the lead after two rounds of the Katara International Ramadan Open Classic Chess Championship, being held at the Hall of Building 15 at the Cultural Village ...

World champion D Gukesh and Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa lost on a dramatic final day but still set up a tie-breaker at the end of the 13th and final round of the Tata Steel Chess tournament here ...

Photograph: Kind courtesy Nitin Narang/X India's dominance in chess continued unabated with Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram winning the first major title of his career after finishing ahead of ...

Amid celebrations, the All India Chess Federation announced significant ... Amid the bedlam, the programme began, with the giant screen set in the middle of the room screening both Humpy and ...

Chess has been "around for millennia" and is "generally believed to have originated in India". Now, the city of Chennai is producing a host of national champions, including 18-year-old Dommaraju.

Photograph: ANI Photo At a time when the organisers of the Asian Individual Chess Championships have not restricted the number of players from any one country, the All India Chess Federation (AICF ...