The Greatest Indian Athletes of the 21st Century
On August 11, 2008, Abhinav Bindra shot a near-perfect 10.8 on his final attempt at the Beijing Olympics and became
On August 11, 2008, Abhinav Bindra shot a near-perfect 10.8 on his final attempt at the Beijing Olympics and became
In September 2024, India walked away from the Budapest Chess Olympiad with gold medals in both the open and women’s
In December 2024, an 18-year-old from Chennai became the youngest World Chess Champion in history. D Gukesh’s victory over Ding
The 2026 FIDE World Chess Championship match is here — and Indian fans could not have asked for a bigger
Game 14, December 2024. Ding Liren had White, and he chose a quiet setup. Gukesh won anyway and became the
Magnus Carlsen sits at 2823. The next player, Hikaru Nakamura, is 31 points behind. That gap tells you plenty about
Carlsen vs Gukesh is the rivalry that never quite stays still. On one side sits a 35-year-old Norwegian who is
Six wins, eight draws, zero losses. That was Javokhir Sindarov’s scorecard at the Candidates 2026 in Cyprus. The 20-year-old from
Fourteen games, 7.5 points and $2.5 million. That’s the World Chess Championship 2026 format in one line, and it will
India, the United States and Cyprus all wanted it, and Switzerland got it. On July 28, FIDE ended weeks of