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Topic: Chess

Death of a grandmaster: Former chess champion Kramnik faces heat as Naroditsky’s mother speaks out

In 'final video', Naroditsky says his idol as well as rival GM Kramnik was trying to 'destroy' his life with allegations of cheating. Under probe, Kramnik denies ever bullying the 29-year-old.

At just 16, chess prodigy Abhimanyu Mishra makes history by defeating world champion D Gukesh

American teenager became the youngest ever to defeat a reigning world champion in classical chess, outplaying Gukesh in 61 moves during Round 5 encounter at the Grand Swiss.

Opening gambit: Divya Deshmukh, India’s newest Grandmaster, says Chess World Cup victory just the start

New Delhi: The lights were bright, the cameras all trained on her, and across the board sat , one of India's greatest chess players...

ThePrint Quiz, 20 July, 2025: International Chess Day

Think you can score 10/10 in a quiz about chess? As the world observes International Chess Day, test your knowledge of the game in this edition of ThePrint Quiz.

D Gukesh scores breakthrough win over Arjun Erigaisi, moves to second spot at Norway Chess

Stavanger (Norway): Reigning world champion D Gukesh continued to turn adversity into opportunity as he wriggled out of a virtually intractable position to beat...

Myntra FWD ad is too cool with Gukesh, Viswanathan Anand. Who knew they could act

No one saw the collaboration between ‘Gukesh and Vishy sir’ coming. The new Myntra FWD ad now has over three million views.

D Gukesh to R Vaishali, upcoming documentary captures the teens behind India’s chess prodigies

Comedian Biswa Kalyan Rath joined hands with Dopamine Media co-founder Prashant Raj to create ‘Candidates: India’s Chess Story’, which is currently being edited and is set to release early next year.

‘Living my dream’: Gukesh is youngest world chess champion, 2nd Indian after Anand to hold title

18-yr-old Gukesh won world chess championship by defeating China's Liren after 58 moves in nail-biting 14th round. 'Every chess player wants to live this dream,' he said later.

India’s 18-year-old GM D Gukesh becomes youngest world chess champion

Grand Master Gukesh becomes youngest world chess champion after beating Ding Liren of China in 14th and last game of summit clash.

Amritsar’s handmade chess sets are sold in US, Europe. Now, artisans are fighting to survive

Once thriving with global orders, Amritsar’s chess industry has witnessed a rapid decline in sales due to bureaucratic hurdles and rising costs.

On Camera

Why China targets Arunachal citizens — and how Nehru, Patel and Khathing saw it coming

After the illegal detention of Prema Wangjom Thongdok at Shanghai airport, China once again fell back on a deliberate playbook it has used for decades.

New cess on ‘pan masala’ to fund national security and healthcare programmes

The Health Security Se National Security Cess Bill, 2025, explained. Oppn has attacked the proposed cess as 'a new financial burden' on the citizens.

After Op Sindoor, India goes in for more Heron Mk IIs; Israel frontrunner for mega MALE drones deal

Order for 87 MALE drones will be split between 2 Indian firms in 64:36 ratio to ensure there are 2 independent manufacturing lines with at least 60% indigenous components.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.