Data | 2022: A great year for Indian chess

Data | 2022: A great year for Indian chess

Young Grandmasters: India’s Nihal Sarin (left) plays against India’s Arjun Erigaisi during the Tata Steel Chess India Tournament, in Kolkata, Thursday, Dec.1, 2022. It has been a great week or so for Indian chess. On Tuesday, 16-year-old Aditya Mittal crossed the coveted 2500 Elo-point mark in the sixth round of the El Llobregat Open Chess […]

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Cheating in chess is not rampant: Viswanathan Anand

Cheating in chess is not rampant: Viswanathan Anand

Chess Grandmaster and former world champion Viswanathan Anand during the inauguration of the Tata Steel Chess India Rapid & Blitz 2022, in Kolkata, on Nov. 28, 2022. | Photo Credit: PTI Indian chess legend Viswanathan Anand, who is now deputy president of the world governing body FIDE, feels cheating in his sport is “not rampant” […]

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