Candidate: Divya Deshmukh How to Outsmart Leader Anna Muzychuk to the Top
Divya Deshmukh VS Anna Muzychuk (Photo: Michal Walusza) NEW DELHI: After a relative calm on Monday’s rest day, with some players playing cricket on the pitch, the storm is back on the board at the Cap St. George Hotel and Resort in Cyprus, with a…
Chess Candidate: How Vaishali beat former world champion Chen Liansheng
India’s Vaishali Rameshbabu plays against China’s Tan Zhongyi (photo by Yoav Nis) New Delhi: If you were to poll the global chess community to choose the likely winner of the 2026 FIDE Candidates, the answer would be nearly unanimous:…
Chess Candidates: How risk-averse Indians sabotaged themselves in the fourth round
Divya Deshmukh vs Julkinl (Photo: Michal Walusza) New Delhi: The fourth wheel has always been considered a psychological hurdle. Wednesday was the final push before the first scheduled rest day at the Cape St. George Hotel and Resort in Cyprus as the…
Chess Candidate: How Miracle Saved Divya Deshmukh and India from Third Round Disaster
Divya Deshmukh (Photo: Yoav Nis) New Delhi: If R Praggnanandhaa’s first-round win over Netherlands’ number one Anish Giri in the Candidates’ Round was a declaration of his aggressive DNA, the third round was a gorgeous reminder of the…
Chess Candidates 2026: Why Indians Are Not Favorites?
R Praggnanandhaa, Divya Deshmukh and R Vaishali (Image: Institutional) New Delhi: Two years ago, when Dommaraju Gukesh stormed the Candidates’ Tournament in Toronto, the chess world called it a miracle. By the time he defeated Ding Liren in…
Divya Deshmukh’s debut could have an impact on candidates
Divya Deshmukh (Image: FIDE) Nagpur: “I believe it will happen sooner or later.” Divya Deshmukh, who has just become the world junior women’s chess champion, is full of confidence against the Candidates. That’s June 2024.In July…
‘Bad move’: Cyprus chess president hits back at Hampi after candidate withdraws
Koneru Humpy and Criton Tornaritis New Delhi: India’s top grandmaster (GM) Koneru Humpy has withdrawn from the 2026 Women’s Candidates Championship in Cyprus, saying she felt it was not safe to participate in the event. Her decision sparked…
TOISA Athlete of the Year Nominations: Celebrating India’s Best of the Best
The eighth edition of the Times of India Sports Awards will be held in Lucknow on March 21, 2026, celebrating the achievements of India’s best athletes across multiple disciplines. The award recognizes performance between January 1 and December 31,…
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…
Norway Chess 2026: From D Gukesh to Divya Deshmukh – Complete List of Open and Women’s Players | Chess News
The 2026 Norwegian Chess Championship will be held in Oslo from May 25 to June 5 and will feature elite competitions for men and women with the same prize money and the same format. Six players from each event will compete in a double round-robin with a…