Uzbekistan's Sindarov becomes youngest World Cup winner
26 November 2025, 12:19 PM
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Tashriq wins silver medal in Commonwealth Chess
21 November 2025, 17:58 PM
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Aaryan holds lead, Fahad 2nd in Leonine GM Chess
20 November 2025, 15:25 PM
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Interview / ‘Paid for risky play' against Ivanchuk: IM Fahad
6 November 2025, 02:00 AM
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Chess World Cup / Neer earns draw, Fahad beaten
1 November 2025, 15:40 PM
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Hattrick champion Noshin wants to compete against men
1 November 2025, 03:00 AM
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Chess mourns US grandmaster dead at 29
21 October 2025, 08:07 AM
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Veteran meets the future: Young guns enthrall BCF chess room
18 October 2025, 04:15 AM
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Magnus Carlsen and chess federation agree on new world championship
15 October 2025, 13:57 PM
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Kiriakov to train Fahad, Neer for Chess World Cup
7 October 2025, 05:52 AM
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FM Tahsin Zia gets backing from Berger Paints
Tahsin had participated in various chess tournaments abroad, accompanied by his father GM Zia, who passed away while playing a chess match in August last year. Ever since, the chess prodigy has been facing financial constraints in participating in overseas tournaments.
4 January 2025, 14:49 PM
Chess federation relaxes dress code after 'jeangate'
Announcing the change in policy world chess boss Arkadi Dvorkovitch said: "I took the decision to trial an approach to provide more flexibility to FIDE officials in judgements regarding the suitability of the attire."
30 December 2024, 02:28 AM
Magnus Carlsen disqualified from top chess meet for wearing jeans
The Norwegian was fined $200 for wearing jeans before Chief Arbiter Alex Holowzsak disqualified him for repeated violation.
28 December 2024, 06:01 AM
Neer grounded despite ‘dream’ year
Neer not only claimed the national chess championship but also became the country’s youngest International Master.
27 December 2024, 02:30 AM
Indian chess king Gukesh returns to hero's welcome
Hundreds of fans crowded the arrivals area of Chennai airport, cheering alongside banks of television cameras as Gukesh made his way out of the airport after victory in taking the World Chess Championship title.
16 December 2024, 08:56 AM
Gukesh eyes 'greatness' after chess crown returns to India
Gukesh was just seven when he watched compatriot Viswanathan Anand lose the world chess title in November 2013 to challenger Magnus Carlsen of Norway -- a match that fired up his dream to bring the crown back to India.
13 December 2024, 07:41 AM
Indian teen prodigy Gukesh becomes youngest world chess champ
The 18-year-old became "the YOUNGEST WORLD CHAMPION in history", said the International Chess Federation in a post on social media platform X, after Ding resigned in a thrilling endgame that had been expected to end in a draw.
12 December 2024, 13:51 PM
Coffee-fired Ding levels world chess c'ship score
Ding's victory put both players at six points apiece, with only two more games to go in the classical format chess at Singapore's Resorts World Sentosa.
9 December 2024, 18:54 PM
Ding, Gukesh tied after 10 games in 14-match World Chess C'ship
If both remain tied after 14 rounds, the match will move to a tie-breaker, which will be played on December 13.
7 December 2024, 14:01 PM
World chess champ Ding, teen challenger Gukesh even after six games
The score is tied at 3.0 points each after six games, rounding off the first week of the 14-game match.
1 December 2024, 14:46 PM
Indian prodigy Gukesh admits to 'some nerves' in bid for world chess crown
The 18-year-old will begin a best-of-14 series for the title against reigning champion Ding Liren of China on Monday in Singapore.
23 November 2024, 11:39 AM
Near misses for Fahad, Neer
International Masters Fahad Rahman and Monon Reza Neer missed out on opportunities to clinch Grandmaster norms in two different rating tournaments in Budapest, Hungary on Saturday.
5 October 2024, 13:12 PM
Neer secures IM title
FM Manon Reja Neer earned the title of International Master after achieving his third IM norm from SixDays Budapest Two Years 2024 GM A tournament in Hungary.
5 October 2024, 02:41 AM
Wadifa secures first WIM norm
WFM Wadifa Ahmed clinched her first Women’s International Master norm from SixDays Budapest September 2024 IM A tournament after beating FM Kemal Bashirov of Ukraine in the ninth and final round in Budapest, Hungary on Sunday.
29 September 2024, 14:11 PM
India secure 'unbelievable' double gold
The double gold feat was termed as an “unbelievable” achievement by India’s chess great Viswanathan Anand.
23 September 2024, 19:52 PM
Rani Hamid tastes first defeat
WIM Rani Hamid tasted her first first defeat in the ongoing 45th Chess Olympiad, leading Bangladesh women's chess team to a 3.5-0.5 points defeat to Norway in the penultimate round held in Budapest, Hungary on Saturday.
22 September 2024, 03:44 AM
'This is a protest against the Israeli government'
Grandmaster Enamul Hossain Razib boycotted Bangladesh’s Chess Olympiad game against Israel yesterday in protest of Israel’s continued attacks on Gaza and the occupied territories of Palestine and over what he felt is the double standards maintained by FIDE, the world governing body of chess.
21 September 2024, 18:50 PM
GM Razib’s protest against Israel
Grandmaster Enamul Hossain Razib boycotted Bangladesh’s Chess Olympiad game against Israel yesterday in protest of Israel’s continued attacks on Gaza and the occupied territories of Palestine and over what he felt is the double standards maintained by FIDE, the world governing body of chess.
21 September 2024, 18:00 PM
Rani Hamid wins six in a row but Bangladesh women's chess team lose to Argentina
WIM Rani Hamid notched up sixth consecutive victory in the 45th Chess Olympiad but the Bangladesh women's chess team suffered a 1-3 defeat against strong Argentina in the ninth round in Budapest, Hungary on Friday.
21 September 2024, 03:02 AM
Chess Olympiad: Women's team secure another big win
Bangladesh jumped 12 places to secure the 28th position
20 September 2024, 03:27 AM