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Our Summer Camp has completed five days, with many hundreds of new players being trained. The camp is being held at the Phoenix Marketcity Mall in Mumbai and is open to all. There are no charges and people can learn chess in a fun and engaging way, at their own pace. Trainers and volunteers help to educate the public and guide them in the right direction. Is this a model that can be emulated in countries all over the world? Full video impressions at the end of the article.

FIDE and the Georgian Chess Federation are organizing a match between top Ukrainian players Mariya and Anna Muzychuk and local stars Nino Batsiashvili and Meri Arabidze. The games will take place at the Hotel Legend in Batumi, Georgia, on June 5-11. Each of the matches will consist of six classical games. | Photos: International Chess Federation

Kateryna Lagno and Tan Zhongyi are sharing the lead with 2½ points each after three rounds at the Women’s Grand Prix in Nicosia, the final stage of the series. The co-leaders kicked off the event with back-to-back wins and then drew their direct encounter on Thursday. Three players stand a half point back: Harika Dronavalli, Polina Shuvalova and Dinara Wagner. | Photo: FIDE / Mark Livshitz

The fourth and final stage of the Women’s Grand Prix series kicked off in Cyprus. All six round-1 games finished decisively. The biggest shocker was Dinara Wagner’s victory over Aleksandra Goryachkina — the latter entered the tournament in second place in the series’ overall ranking, only behind Zhu Jiner, who is not playing in Nicosia. Kateryna Lagno, Tan Zhongyi, Nana Dzagnidze, Harika Dronavalli and Gunay Mammadzada also scored full points. | Photo: FIDE / Mark Livshitz

Mumbai’s Powerlifting Sensations, Noa & Kasha triumphed as they won gold medals in all categories at the PRO League World Championship held in Bengaluru from 10th to 12th May 2023

Ding Liren scored a rollercoaster win in Game 12 to level the World Championship match scores at 6:6 with two games to go. Ian Nepomniachtchi playe...

Ian Nepomniachtchi suddenly whipped up a powerful attack midway through Game 9 of the FIDE World Championship match, but Ding Liren took some brave...

World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen exited an online tournament on Thursday after accidentally moving his queen to the wrong square, allowing rival Hikaru Nakamura to take it with his king and ultimat

Magnus Carlsen's last event as World Champion ended in failure as a dramatic match-losing mouseslip against Hikaru Nakamura dumped him out of the Chessable Masters.According to information received here, Carlsen and his old rival, the two big ...

The knockout phase of the Chessable Masters is taking place on April 3-7. Three Divisions (with 8, 16 and 32 players respectively) are being played concurrently. Each knockout tournament includes winners’ and losers’ brackets. Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana are among the participants in Division I. | Follow the games live with expert commentary starting at 17.00 CEST (11.00 EDT, 20.30 IST)