When the American Bobby Fischer challenged the Russian Boris Spassky for the World Chess Championship in 1972 the media looked on in fascination. It seemed the Cold War was being played out in ...

Victory for Gukesh in the 14-game battle would make him the second Indian chess player, after the legendary Viswanathan Anand, and the youngest-ever to clinch the prestigious title. The World ...

Gukesh Dommaraju's historic World Chess Championship win Thursday - the 18-year-old is the world's youngest ever chess champ - has triggered a battle for credit between Andhra Pradesh and Tamil ...