From a town with zero chess infrastructure to crashing the elite 2800 club, Arjun Erigaisi’s rise is anything but traditional ...

Chennai Grand Masters returns, featuring world champion Gukesh and elite players competing for ₹75 lakh in prize money.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated Indian Grandmasters Koneru Humpy and Arjun Erigaisi on clinching the bronze medals at the 2025 FIDE Rapid Chess Championship in Doha. India's Arjun ...

Dragon Chilling stayed unbeaten on Day 2, in the sole lead at the World Teams Rapid Championship; Firouzja rung in his 23rd birthday with a flawless run of four wins in four rounds ...

After suffering back-to-back losses against R Praggnanandhaa at Norway Chess, world No 1 Magnus Carlsen suffered a stunning defeat against Arjun Erigaisi in the sixth round of the FIDE World Rapid ...

Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi has found a place at the Esports World Cup 2026 after some high-profile withdrawals due to a scheduling clash with the Grand Chess Tour’s Sinquefield Cup.

Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi has returned to the world's top 10, climbing to No. 8 in the June 2026 FIDE ratings after gaining 10 points. He is the only Indian in the top 10. Strong performances, ...

The last two years have been most productive for Indian chess in terms of interest the game generated, the success many players from the country enjoyed and chess finally reaching the heights wherein ...

With Aryan Abhijeet Shah's victory over Wadim Rosenstein and Arjun's win over Carlsen, MGD1 defeated WR Chess 3.5-2.5.

Peter Leko walked into the media room of the Chess World Cup at Resort Rio in the North Goan village of Arpora late one evening last month, looked at the second game of the semifinal match between Wei ...

Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi was knocked out of the FIDE World Cup, losing to Wei Yi of China 1.5-2.5 in the first set of tiebreak games in Panaji on Wednesday. It was a shocker for Arjun who ran out of ...

Arha, daughter of actor Allu Arjun, has earned a place in the Noble Book of World Records for an achievement that extends far beyond her famous surname. At just five years old, she trained 50 chess ...