Chess is a sport where blind players can compete against any ordinary player with ease, and some of the visually impaired chess players can give players with vision a run for their money. So, the ...

Chess has the reputation of being a very hard game. But a simple tweak can make it even harder: taking away the pieces and board. In blindfold chess, moves are communicated verbally, and one (or both) ...

Chess has become a well-known sport in India in recent times following the international success of players like Vishwanathan Anand, but, if you thought it is a well-paying sport, you may be in for a ...

Algorithms, a documentary about blind chess players, is releasing in Indian theatres on August 20. Ian McDonald, the director of the film, is a Britain-based sociaologist. He opens up opens up the ...

Timur Gareyev was just moves into a world record 48-board simultaneous blindfold chess exhibition in Las Vegas when he decided to change tactics. “I was like, OK, I’m just going to try to go with the ...

Four-time national blind chess champion Kishan Gangolli, 26, sees no light at the end of his problem-filled tunnel en route a sporting journey that has seen him pick up numerous accolades. The Shimoga ...

Jessica Lauser is relentless on the chess board. She plays quickly, applying constant pressure on her opponents. She attacks constantly, not unlike the Beth Harmon character from the Netflix ...

Rajput Rajput, who is training 20-odd teens, is one of the few blind Chess players from Gujarat who have successfully carved a career in chess coaching to the sighted. AHMEDABAD: When Rajesh Rajput, ...

Soundarya Pradhan, 22, the blind chess genius from Nuapada district has developed a website that is friendly and accessible for blind chess players. Soundarya Pradhan won a gold medal in the ninth ...

Jessica Lauser is relentless on the chess board. She plays quickly, applying constant pressure on her opponents. She attacks constantly, not unlike the Beth Harmon character from the Netflix ...