Chennai's Tal club inspired a whole generation of players, including Vishy Anand, who went on to become India’s chess pin-up ...

Chennai, Apr 22 (PTI) Even a casual stroll around the city will help visitors collect crumbs of Chennai's flourishing romance with chess – Napier Bridge decked up as a chess board, murals on the ...

The southern Indian city of Chennai is known for its high achievers. In recent years, it has produced some of the world's most formidable chess players — and the youngest world champion.

Chess has been "around for millennia" and is "generally believed to have originated in India". Now, the city of Chennai is producing a host of national champions, including 18-year-old Dommaraju.

Chennai Super Kings shared a heartwarming video that has got fans buzzing. Star spinner Ravichandran Ashwin gifting a No. 18 CSK jersey to India’s chess prodigy, D Gukesh, who is also a big MS ...

Chennai’s surge as the chess capital of the country has not one bit amazed the fraternity, and AICF vice-president DP Anantha traces the journey back to the 1970s.