Chess News
How Gukesh D. announced himself to the chess world with Candidates win
After his win at the Candidates, 17-year-old Indian Grandmaster Gukesh D. is now just one win away from becoming the world’s youngest chess champion
5 min read24 Apr 2024Why the Candidates 2024 is a statement tournament for Indian chess
The World Candidates Chess Championship is one of the biggest tournaments, and India is looking to take it by storm with a record number of participating Grandmasters
6 min read3 Apr 2024Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi’s big dreams of global chess domination
The Indian grandmaster speaks to Lounge about self improvement, breaking into the world top ten and playing to win
5 min read6 Mar 2024Indian Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa wins Norway chess open
Indian chess sensation R. Praggnanandhaa wins the Norway Chess Group A open chess tournament. Viswanathan Anand places third in the main draw
1 min read11 Jun 2022Chess Olympiad: How Russia’s loss has been India’s gain
India will host this year’s Chess Olympiad after FIDE banned Russia from hosting due to the Ukraine invasion. What does this mean for India?
4 min read31 Mar 2022How chess champion Magnus Carlsen broke free to win
Magnus Carlsen had suffered 19 draws in a row before he out-maneuvered Ian Nepomniachtchi to win a game at the ongoing World Chess Championship
6 min read8 Dec 2021‘I’ll change the face of Indian chess in three years’
Sanjay Kapoor, the newly elected president of All India Chess Federation, says he wants to invest in the players, not in fixed deposits
4 min read12 Jan 2021After winning gold in chess Olympiad, team India asked to pay customs duty
Vice captain Srinath Narayanan says he was asked for the chemical composition of the medals, and these were released only after he paid Rs 6,300 as duty
3 min read3 Dec 2020Will the troubles at India’s top chess body be finally over?
An 8-month long power tussle has paralysed the All India Chess Federation and taken a toll on players. Is the upcoming election going to end it?
3 min read11 Nov 2020‘I stand by it’: British grandmaster Nigel Short on his ‘sexist’ remarks on women’s chess
Five years after he said women can’t match up to men in chess because they’re wired differently, the former world #3 says he was unfairly ‘hung, drawn and quartered’ for it
6 min read13 Oct 2020Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared