CHENNAI, India – On a balmy morning last fall in the coastal Indian city of Chennai, dozens of fans perched on their seats as they watched an elite-level tournament unfold. Some shook their legs ...

Chennai is the "factory of Indian chess," says Venkat Saravanan, a chess trainer who often writes about the game for national newspapers.

Chennai is the "factory of Indian chess," says Venkat Saravanan, a chess trainer who often writes about the game for national newspapers. He says the city's excellence is created by a system of ...

Chess is seeing a global resurgence, sparked by The Queen's Gambit and the pandemic impact on leisure time. India is an ...

"In India, we have this basic belief among parents that our way to happiness and prosperity is through academics," says Saravanan. "Chess in some respects resembles academics." It's why chess ...