REPORTS, ANALYSES, AND OPINIONS FROM THE STUDENT DESK AT SIMC, PUNE
Anand has been preparing for a truly unique challenge in this Festival of Champions 2022 Season 3. His next opponent will be none other than his former student and current…
World champion D. Gukesh will take on women’s World Cup victor Divya Deshmukh in a thrilling matchup between two 19-year-old Indian Grandmasters in the eighth round of the FIDE Grand…
India scripted history on Sunday by winning two gold medals at the 2024 FIDE Chess Olympiad in Budapest in both the men’s and women’s categories. On one hand the men’s…
Arjun Erigaisi of India continued to play well in the 44th Chess Olympiad despite a run of draws in the earlier rounds. Top-ranked Indian player Erigaisi wasted a solid lead…
Magnus Carlsen secured his first World Cup victory in the final of the Chess World Cup 2023, triumphing over India's emerging talent, 18-year-old R Praggnanandhaa. This tie-breaker showdown was held…
R Praggnanandhaa, the Indian grandmaster, set up a thrilling clash with the World No. 1 chess player and five-time world champion from Norway, Magnus Carlsen, by defeating the United State’s…