Chess is finding its way to the hinterlands, bringing hope of a better way of life, to students of government schools ...

Many of India's grandmasters come from Chennai, including Gukesh Dommaraju, the youngest world chess champion. Read more at ...

MVM Velmohan, owner of the Velammal School, is the champ's alma mater from where 22 of the 33 Grandmasters in Tamil Nadu have ...

Velammal Vidyalaya has been a pillar of support for the 18-year-old D Gukesh in his journey to becoming the youngest World ...

Velammal Vidyalaya in Chennai celebrates as D Gukesh becomes the youngest chess world champion, overthrowing Ding Liren. With ...

CHENNAI: The Velammal Vidyalaya at Mogappair in the western suburbs of the city slipped into a celebratory mood on Thursday ...

While Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa remain the brightest prodigies, the school offers expert training to hundreds of budding ...

India's Gukesh who recently became the youngest chess world champion ever, returned home as he was given a massive welcome at ...

D Gukesh, the youngest-ever World Chess Champion and India's chess prodigy, was honored at Velammal Nexus after clinching the ...

World Chess Championship victory underscores the flourishing chess culture in Chennai, driven by passionate institutions and ...

D Gukesh will not be taking part in the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championship in New York. India will be represented by ...

D. Gukesh defended Ding Liren on allegations from Andrei Filatov, president of the Chess Federation of Russia, that the ...