Shreyas Royal: From deportation brink to British chess history

India, Aug. 19 -- Shreyas Royal was nine when his family found themselves at the centre of a visa crisis, with deportation from the UK a very real possibility. Months later, the young Indian-origin c... Read More

Teenage British GM Shreyas Royal on his rising graph

India, Aug. 19 -- Shreyas Royal was nine when his family found themselves at the centre of a visa crisis, with deportation from the UK a very real possibility. Months later, the young Indian-origin c... Read More

I just went back to chess: Bodhana after her historic British Women's title

India, Aug. 13 -- Bodhana Sivanandan is eleven and strikingly unflappable. While brave attacks and flashy sacrifices are often the currency of players her age, the chess phenom from north-west London ... Read More

Indian-origin players shaping British chess

Bengaluru, Aug. 11 -- Eight years ago, Shreyas Royal was on the verge of being deported from the UK with his family after his father's work visa was due to expire and he did not meet the annual income... Read More

Royal, Bodhana give British chess the Indian touch

Bengaluru, Aug. 11 -- Eight years ago, Shreyas Royal was on the verge of being deported from the UK with his family after his father's work visa was due to expire and he did not meet the annual income... Read More

Shreyas, Bodhana give British chess the Indian touch

India, Aug. 10 -- Eight years ago, Shreyas Royal was on the verge of being deported from the UK with his family after his father's work visa was due to expire and he did not meet the annual income req... Read More

Nauru: Island that keeps punching above its weight

Bengaluru, July 30 -- The story goes that during the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, a man from Nauru called home from the host city, describing every lift as it happened. Back on the tiny Pacifi... Read More

Nauru: The tiny island that keeps punching above its weight

India, July 29 -- The story goes that during the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, a man from Nauru called home from the host city, describing every lift as it happened. Back on the tiny Pacific is... Read More

Shirse turned a 'gone case' into a CWG shot

Bengaluru, July 25 -- In mid-February, when Tejas Shirse sat down with his team to assess where his season stood, the conclusion appeared obvious. Forget the Commonwealth Games. The 24-year-old hurdle... Read More

Anand steps in as interm fide president

Bengaluru, July 25 -- Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand seems poised to run for International Chess Federation (Fide) deputy president for a second time. Late on Thursday, Anand stepped in to... Read More

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