Gukesh Dommaraju's historic World Chess Championship win Thursday - the 18-year-old is the world's youngest ever chess champ - has triggered a battle for credit between Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, ...

It is not often one gets a welcome with folded hands at a suicide point. But tourists at the Doddabetta Peak, a high vantage point in the hill station of Ooty, were pleasantly surprised to see one.

Much of this success stems from a deeply rooted chess culture. In cities like Chennai and Coimbatore, schools regularly include chess as part of co-curricular activities, while local clubs and ...

The 44th Chess Olympiad, to be held in Mahabalipuram about 58 km from here, would see participation of over 150 countries and the tourney would be the biggest-ever sports event to have happened in ...

All India Chess Federation (AICF) President Sanjay Kapoor and Secretary Bharat Singh Chauhan signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Tamil Nadu Government on Saturday. The MoU was signed ...

Chennai: Tamil Nadu’s historical connection to the game of Chess was enunciated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister M K Stalin at the inaugural of the 44 th FIDE Chess Olympiad that saw ...

Gukesh's victory as the youngest World Chess Champion has sparked a rivalry between Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, each claiming him as their own. Gukesh Dommaraju’s victory at the World Chess ...

IMAGE: Tamil Nadu government on Thursday organised a function to felicitate chess players from the state who excelled at various global championships recently. Photograph: Sports Development Authority ...

Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi, Chief Minister M K Stalin and Leader of Opposition, Edapadi K Palaniswami on Thursday greeted Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh for becoming the youngest world chess champion, ...

It took the Tamil Nadu government just a few hours to decide on hosting the prestigious 44th Chess Olympiad at Mamallapuram near Chennai. It was the last week of February and Bharat Singh Chauhan, ...