India’s GECI ranking slips in 2026: How to improve?
Gukesh Dommaraju, Arjun Erigaisi, Divya Deshmukh and Harika Dronavalli (left to right) (Photo: Maria Emelianova/Chess.com) New Delhi: Last Sunday was International Women’s Day. Unless you’ve completely given up on digital devices, your feed is…
India welcomes its 93rd general manager: Mother quits job to play chess – The making of Aarav Dengla
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March 3, 2026
Aarav Dengla becomes India’s 93rd grandmaster (special arrangement) New Delhi: “Chess is war on the board.” This line, often attributed to former world champion Bobby Fischer, has long defined the brutality of the 64-square. For some, gaming…
India welcomes first WIM from Northeast: How 15-year-old Arshiya Das is rewriting the geography of chess | Chess News
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February 20, 2026
Arshiya Das (Special arrangement) NEW DELHI: Northeast India, a region of blurred mountains and valleys, has no shortage of talent. What it lacked for decades was attention. Chinese athletes have long defined a disciplinary culture that rarely seeks…