Divya Deshmukh Gets Wild Card For FIDE World Cup 2025 In Goa; Check Details
Divya Deshmukh was added to the field following the last-minute withdrawal of a participant, with former women's world champions Ju Wenjun and Hou Yifan having earlier declined their invitations.
Sep 22, 2025, 22:06 PM IST
Goa To Host Chess World Cup 2025 As Top Event Returns To India After 23 Years
Initially, New Delhi was being considered as the host venue, but concerns around logistics led to a rethink before FIDE finalised Goa as the destination.
Aug 26, 2025, 23:28 PM IST
Who Is Divya Deshmukh? Meet India’s First-Ever FIDE Women’s World Cup Champion - Know All About Her
Divya Deshmukh, 19, became the first Indian to win the FIDE Women’s World Cup, defeating Koneru Humpy. She also earned her Grandmaster title and a spot in the 2025 Candidates, marking a historic rise in Indian chess. Scroll down to know all about her:
Jul 28, 2025, 16:41 PM IST
Magnus Carlsen Disqualified From World Rapid And Blitz Championship; Here's Why
Defending champion Magnus Carlsen was fined USD 200 for wearing jeans, which are "explicitly prohibited" under tournament regulations and when he refused the request to change his attire.
Dec 28, 2024, 11:15 AM IST
Russia-Ukraine war: World chess body FIDE suspends Russia and Belarus from official events
The International Olympic Committee had recommended all the sports federations to exclude Russia and Belarus.
Mar 16, 2022, 18:47 PM IST
India to host 44th edition of Chess Olympiad 2022 in Chennai
The All-India Chess federation (AICF) had earlier submitted its guarantee of $10 million to FIDE. The Olympiad was moved out of Russia after it invaded neighbouring Ukraine on February 24.
Mar 16, 2022, 13:52 PM IST
Indian chess team celebrates its Olympiad victory with a unique Twitter chat
On August 30, the Indian team created history by winning its first-ever gold in the 2020 Online Chess Olympiad.
Sep 17, 2020, 13:44 PM IST
World Chess Championship 2018 'Kamasutra-esque' logo baffles everybody
The logo which shows two chequered bodies swaddled around each other, with a chessboard placed at the center – has sent every chess follower into a sense of amusement and comparing it to the world-famous Kamasutra images.
Dec 20, 2017, 18:04 PM IST
Kudos! India's 6-year-old chess prodigy makes it to world's top-six
Suhaani has 1156 points in her kitty and is behind two Russians, two Iranians and one Danish player.
Feb 16, 2016, 17:25 PM IST