Viswanathan Anand and rising chess star R Praggnanandhaa commend the Chola Chess Initiative in Chennai for its facilities paving a path to international success. The CSR effort by Cholamandalam ...

Two of India's brightest chess talents, Arjun Erigaisi and reigning world champion D Gukesh, are set to headline the upcoming FIDE Grand Swiss tournament, where they are seeded as the top two players.

The top two in both the Open and the Women’s competition will qualify for the Candidates 2026, which will decide the challenger for the World Championship.

Here are the top 25 FIDE rankings for July across open and women's chess. Magnus Carlsen (NOR) - 2839 Hikaru Nakamura (USA) - 2807 Fabiano Caruana (USA) - 2784 R Praggnanandhaa (IND) - 2779 Arjun Erig ...