List of Public Holidays 2018
S.No. Day Date Holiday 1 Monday 1-Jan-18 New Year Day 2 Sunday 14-Jan-18 Pongal 3 Monday 15-Jan-18 Thiruvallur Day 4 Tuesday 16-Jan-18 Uzhavar...
Viswanathan Anand wins Bronze medal in World Blitz Championship
In a double delight for Indians, Viswanathan Anand ended this year with a spectacular performance—Gold medal in World Rapid and Bronze medal in World...
IM Iniyan P. scores his second Grandmaster Norm
The 34th Boblingen International Grandmasters Tournament 2017 was held at Boblingen, Germany from 26.12.2017 to 30.12.2017. A total of 137 players including 6 GMs,...
Manuel Aaron, India’s First International Master Celebrates His 82nd Birthday
India’s First Ever International Master and record holder of winning the Indian National Championship for nine times, Manuel Aaron celebrates his 82nd birthday today....
December 2017 
The Tiger of Madras Wins World Rapid Championship
The King Salman World Rapid Championship concluded yesterday in Riyadh with a thrilling finale in which Viswanathan Anand (fondly known as ‘The Tiger from...
Vietnam’s GM Duc Hoa is the Bhopal Grandmaster Open Champion!
Report by Anshul Saxena The Grand Master Tournament Bhopal GM International 2017, which was the first of Grand Master Circuit had its run for...
AICF & Carnival Cinemas join hands to bring chess closer to the real India
Carnival Cinemas signs MoU with the All India Chess Federation for promoting and developing the sport in the country Mumbai, 28th December, 2017: Carnival...
World Chess Rapid, Day 2: Anand defeats Carlsen
The King Salman World Rapid Championship continued today at the iconic Apex Convention Centre in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Players from 55 countries, among them...
Bhopal Grandmaster Open: Himanshu defeats Timur, now eyes on title!
Photo: Niklesh Kumar Jain Report by Anshul Saxena Bhopal: The International Grandmaster Open tournament is all set for an exciting finish. The question remains on who...