Nihal Sarin emerged the sole Indian to qualify for chess’ debut at the Esports World Cup in Riyadh next week after R ...

India's top-ranked grandmasters Nihal Sarin and Aravindh Chithambaram will compete at the Esports World Cup (EWC) 2025, as the duo is named in S8UL's chess roster, the franchise said.

Aronian, who had won the Las Vegas leg of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour earlier this month, topped a tough Group A to ...

Apart from Nihal, Anish Giri, Javokhir Sindarov and Levon Aronian also qualified for the EWC to complete the 16-player field ...

In the DC Universe, Nihal Sarin would perhaps make for a young Barry Allen, aka the Flash. The 16-year-old Indian Grandmaster, motored by a zealous appetite for unending hours of online blitz and ...

Nihal offered proof of his ingenuity in a 37-move win against Azerbaijan GM Eltaj Shafarli at the World Cup in September last year. It's his personal favourite and one Carlsen called a 'perfect game'.

Nihal offered proof of his ingenuity in a 37-move win against Azerbaijan GM Eltaj Shafarli at the World Cup in September last year. It's his personal favourite and one Carlsen called a 'perfect game'.

Nihal Sarin (right) took to the game instantly. Nihal is currently the world’s best U-14 player and no 2 in the U-18 rankings with an ELO rating of 2532.

R Praggnanandhaa may be the second youngest Grandmaster ever but Nihal Sarin, the former Under-10 champion, is just as bright a prospect. Long-time Indian chess fans know the drill; every year or ...

Chess is probably one of the few sports not pinioned by the Covid-19 crisis that has brought upon a global lockdown. Until a week ago, the 15-year-old Kerala boy was doing online commentary for ...

Sarin’s coach Srinath Narayanan, who is a GM himself, feels that Nihal can get back to what he loves most now. “Before he became GM, there were a few games where the pressure just got to him ...

KOCHI: Chess Grandmaster Nihal Sarin, one of the most exciting young talents in the board game, is not exactly idling at home during the lockdown as regular competitions have run dry.Until a week ...