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Topic: Chess grandmaster

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.

Erigaisi wins in Norway Chess over Caruana, Gukesh suffers loss against Nakamura

India’s Erigaisi trapped his opponent Caruana in a time scramble in the eighth round of the prestigious tournament on Tuesday.

Gukesh defeats World no. 1 Magnus Carlsen, jumps to 3rd spot in Norway tournament

The 19-year-old is the second Indian to win against the Norwegian grandmaster in the history of the competition.

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.

‘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.

8-year old Indian-origin boy Ashwath Kaushik becomes youngest to beat Chess Grandmaster

India-born Ashwath, who lives in Singapore, defeated 37-year-old Stopa to break the record set a month earlier by Leonid Ivanovic from Serbia when he beat grandmaster Milko Popchev.

Grandmasters are not made in a day. Chennai’s chess industry is a well-oiled machine

As a hobby, chess is inexpensive. But playing it professionally is an investment that can run into lakhs of rupees. Coaches, tournament fees, travel and stay all add up.

On Camera

Theaterisation reform is stuck on ranks and roles — India’s military needs clarity

On paper, the idea of theaterisation is elegant. In practice, it is paralysed by ambiguities of rank and command.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

China navy achieves breakthrough with new fighter jet launch system. What are electromagnetic catapults

China’s most advanced aircraft carrier—Fujian—uses electromagnetic catapults, a core component of future aircraft carriers.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.