Throughout human history, one game has remained a staple of cultures, played by kings, nobles, citizens, and peasants alike. The game we are talking about is over a millennium old, and today is played ...

Krishna and Radha playing chaturanga. Source: Wikicommons/public domain The Gupta emperor Kumaragupta (r. 414-455 CE) founded the Nalanda mahavira (monastic university), which is regarded as the world ...

International Chess Day or World Chess Day is observed globally every year on July 20 to honour one of the world’s oldest and most strategic board games. In 2025, chess enthusiasts from all corners of ...

EDISON, NJ — Sixteen-year-old Abhimanyu Mishra, a New Jersey-born prodigy with Indian roots, stunned the chess world on September 8 by defeating reigning world champion D Gukesh in round five of the ...