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Eleven‑Year‑Old Bodhana and 17‑Year‑Old Shreyas Claim British Chess Crowns

Their wins at the record‑entry 2026 championships mark a generational shift in British chess.

India Reaches 99 Grandmasters as V S Rathanvel Earns Title

GCL Finalises Season 4 Rosters as Nihal Sarin Joins FYERS and Anand Moves to Alaskan Knights

Praggnanandhaa Wins Norway Chess, Becomes First Indian Champion

Faustino Oro, 12, Becomes Chess Grandmaster, Second-Youngest in History

Faustino Oro, 12, Becomes Grandmaster After Sardinia Norm

Vaishali Wins Women’s Candidates as Sindarov Completes 10/14 Open Triumph

Candidates Tournament Opens in Cyprus With Germany’s Matthias Blübaum as the Underdog

Assam’s Mayank Chakraborty Is India’s 94th Grandmaster, First From the Northeast

Faustino Oro Loses Aeroflot Finale, Youngest-Grandmaster Bid Falls Short

Antipov Wins 2026 Saint Louis Masters With Final-Round Victory

Faustino Oro Opens 2.5/3 in Moscow in Bid to Become Youngest Grandmaster

Jan Timman, Dutch Chess Grandmaster Hailed as 'Best of the West,' Dies at 74

Dutch Chess Great Jan Timman Dies at 74

World Champion Gukesh Joins Norway Chess 2026 Field in Oslo

Divya Deshmukh Confirmed for Norway Chess Women 2026 as Youngest Entrant Since Launch

Woodward Defeats 12-Year-Old Faustino Oro at Tata Steel Challengers, Ending His Title Hopes

At 12, Faustino Oro Leads Tata Steel Challengers After Dazzling 27-Move Win

Chess.com Names 12-Year-Old Faustino Oro Chess Kid of the Year as GM Bid Nears

Madras High Court Clears Memorial Stupa for 1755 Natham Kanavai Battle