Pranav Venkatesh from Bengaluru has become the World Junior Chess Champion at Petrovac, Montenegro. He remained unbeaten and topped the table with nine points. This marks India's third consecutive ...

He defended his World Chess champion title against American Bobby Fischer in the “Match of the Century” in 1972 — which ...

MOSCOW — Boris Spassky, a Soviet-era world chess champion who lost his title to American Bobby Fischer in a legendary 1972 match that became a proxy for Cold War rivalries, died Thursday in Moscow. He ...

Five-time world chess champion Viswanathan Anand has long been a source of inspiration for chess players in India.

Indian World Chess Champion D Gukesh credited the COVID-19 lockdown and Viswanathan Anand’s mentorship for India’s chess ...

18-year-old Pranav Venkatesh clinched the World Junior Chess Championship with unique preparation methods, including playing cricket in hotel rooms with his coach, GM Shyam Sundar. Pranav balanced ...

was the 10th World Chess Champion, holding the title from 1969-1972, when he lost it to American Bobby Fischer in Reykjavik in a contest later dubbed as the "Match of the Century". Also Read ...

MOSCOW — Boris Spassky, a Soviet-era world chess champion who lost his title to American Bobby Fischer in a legendary 1972 match that became a proxy for Cold War rivalries, died Thursday in Moscow.