The sport of chess is growing rapidly in terms of coverage and fandom, with India and the USA at the forefront of this global surge. Their top players — including D Gukesh and Hikaru Nakamura — will ...

Divya Deshmukh secured an unexpected lead in the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix after R Vaishali faltered, leading to a quick 26-move victory for Divya. Zhu Jiner also claimed a win against Batkhuyag ...

Zhu Jiner and Aleksandra Goryachkina qualified for Women's Candidates 2026 after finishing in top two positions at Women's GP ...

And her rival Divya Deshmukh lifted her pen to write the move. Humpy changed her course and came up with a better move — Qc8. Humpy’s performance was not machine like. But she brought all her ...

Some of the world's highest-ranked and most famous chess players have agreed to compete in a new, fast-paced format event, Checkmate: USA vs. India, near Dallas this October. Current world champion ...

Humpy missed out on Candidates spot after finishing in fourth position of FIDE Women's 2024-25 Grand Prix Series.

In a thrilling turn of events at the Women’s FIDE Grand Prix in Pune, Divya Deshmukh secured a significant victory against Batkhuyag Munguntuul. Koneru Humpy capitalized on a blunder by Zhu ...

IM Divya Deshmukh continued her winning streak on the second day of the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix in Pune on Tuesday. Divya and China's Zhu Jiner games were the only decisive matches as three of ...

In the final round on Wednesday, Humpy will face Salimova, Divya will take on Kashlinskaya, and Jiner will be up against Shuvalova. Kashlinskaya, currently at the bottom of the standings, had Humpy on ...

K Humpy showcased her experience and skill, defeating overnight leader Divya Deshmukh in a five-hour match at the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix. This victory, coupled with Zhu Jiner's draw ...