Chess

8+ hour, 43+ min ago   (188+ words) The Times of India Nagpur: City’s 11-year-old Ved Phaur, representing India, clinched the bronze medal at the 13th IBCA World Junior Chess Championship for the blind and visually impaired in Hersonissos, Crete, in Greece.Ved scored 6.5 points in the nine-round Swiss…...

7+ hour, 47+ min ago   (1127+ words) A permanent chess area removes small obstacles that often shorten practice. There is no board to unpack, no missing clock and no need to clear a crowded desk before every game. The setup does not have to resemble a tournament…...

8+ hour, 55+ min ago   (132+ words) The Hans India Hyderabad: P Leeladityavardhan of Vijayawada won the Brilliant Trophy Juniors Online Chess Tournament, scoring 10.5 points out of 12 rounds Vishruth Yelisetti secured second place with 9.5 points, while Jinson Samuel finished third with 9 points The top 10 finishers were Leeladityavardhan,…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (196+ words) In 2022, the Indian team secured a bronze medal in both sections in Chennai. In 2024, India secured Gold in both the Open and Women's sections in Budapest, and this year the Indian team managed to secure a silver medal in the…...

14+ hour, 42+ min ago   (543+ words) How does a girl from a country with very few classical tournaments end up on board one at the Olympiad? This is the story of Skye Attieh, an 11-year-old who represented Lebanon at the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad. She scored 7/10 and…...

14+ hour, 10+ min ago   (385+ words) Supratit Banerjee has become the UK's youngest International Master at the age of 12(Image: Yuri Krylov/English Chess Federation) A 12-year-old chess prodigy from Sutton has officially been named Britain's youngest-ever International Master after beating a record held for the…...

12+ hour, 20+ min ago   (199+ words) At the European Team School Chess Championship for players under 14 (U14), held in Armenia from September 29 to October 2, 2026, young Serbian chess player and Mathematical Grammar School student Uroš Vučković achieved a fantastic result by winning the bronze medal for his individual…...

6+ hour, 28+ min ago   (272+ words) The 6th Intercontinental Online Chess Championship for Prisoners kicked off on October 13, bringing together incarcerated players from around the world for three days of international online competition. This year’s championship established a new participation record, with 140 teams from 56 countries registered for…...

4+ hour, 42+ min ago   (335+ words) Gold Mountain California News Media Sixty-one students from 29 schools and homeschool programs throughout the region gathered at Magnolia Intermediate School on Oct 3 for the Fall 2026 Gold Country Scholastic Chess Tournament, a five-round, US Chess Federation-rated competition organized by Magnolia Intermediate…...

6+ hour, 11+ min ago   (272+ words) Imagination Africa and Mentors Chess Academy will host the second African Genius Chess Championship on Saturday, 24 October 2026, at Ghud Park, Accra Mall. The competition uses chess to develop young minds, promote inclusion and create equal opportunities for children from different…...