Now Glickman has devised a solution: the first-ever ranking system that takes account of player strength when estimating the probability of a tie. Chess may be the quintessential game of skill, but ...

Nagpur’s young chess player Divya Deshmukh has entered the top 10 of the women’s classical world rankings issued by FIDE for the first time following her impressive performance at the Prague Chess ...

Lucknow gears up for the Times of India Sports Awards on March 21, 2026, celebrating India's athletic excellence in 2025. The event will honour top performers across various sports, with a ...

Tamizh Amudhan has emerged as one of the brightest young talents in chess, becoming the youngest player to cross the 2000+ ELO rating mark. Ranked World No.1 in the U-9 category, the prodigy recently ...

Gukesh Dommaraju’s emotional apology during the Prague Masters highlighted a broader dip in form among India’s top players, including Arjun Erigaisi and Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa. Experts cite heavy ...

India slipped to 25th in the 2026 Gender Equality in Chess Index (GECI), highlighting gender imbalance in the sport. Despite strong performances by elite women players, female participation in youth ...