India’s teenage chess prodigy and reigning world champion D Gukesh is under fresh scrutiny, this time from Jon Ludvig Hammer, ...

A trailblazer for chess in the continent, Torre changed perceptions by proving he could compete against the world’s best in ...

He's no Anatoly Karpov aspirant nor a Garry Kasparov wannabe. Why should he? Nope, Teh Wee Zhun is a man of the times, and to him, Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen is the be all and end ...

It can't change just because somebody withdrew. That would be like saying that Anatoly Karpov was not the world champion in 1975 because Bobby Fischer withdrew." Perhaps, but there is a slight ...

This edition pays tribute to Anatoly Karpov, a living chess legend, on the 50th anniversary of his world championship victory. The guest of honor will be Dr. Bassem Amin, an Egyptian Grandmaster ...

The previous world record was held by Garry Kasparov who defeated Anatoly Karpov at the age of 22 to become world champion in 1985. He is India's second world chess champion after Viswanathan Anand.