Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa fall behind at Zagreb Grand Chess Tour; Kush Maini secures first feature race podium: Indian sports, July 5

Here are all the updates from Indian sports on July 5, 2026.

Benjamin Bok defeats Vidit Gujrathi to qualify for Esports World Cup 2026 Chess event in Mumbai

Dutch Grandmaster Benjamin Bok defeated India’s Vidit Gujrathi 2–1 in sets to qualify for the Esports World Cup 2026 Chess ...

'This is India's moment': Why the nation of 1.4 billion now has a dedicated pathway to Esports World Cup

India has secured a permanent qualification pathway to the Esports World Cup through the India Rising initiative, a ...
The Financial Express

Meet India’s first family of Chess: Father who never watched, mother who can’t name the pieces, two grandmasters

His father almost ended his career at ten. A cement company saved it. Now the Adani Group, Indian Oil, and ITC pay him Rs 5 to 7 crore a year to sit at a board that costs $200,000 just to prepare for.

Praggnaandhaa tied third in Zagreb; Mohun Bagan, East Bengal name Dilmperis, Habas as head coaches: Indian Sports July 6

Indian sports can get quite action-packed and it's quite easy to miss out on important news and results. That's where we come ...
The Financial Express

The $1.5 Million Bet That Made a 19-Year-Old Indian India’s Highest-Paid Chess Player

From a town with zero chess infrastructure to crashing the elite 2800 club, Arjun Erigaisi’s rise is anything but traditional ...

The making of India's 97th Chess Grandmaster Harshavardhan GB: A 'legend' among friends, now his parents' pride

Harshavardhan GB became India's 97th Grandmaster, ending a six-year wait since earning his IM title in 2020. Nicknamed ...

Meet Bengaluru's Pratitee Bordoloi: Born 50 years after Kasparov, the 13-year-old maths prodigy becomes India's only medallist in World Youth Chess

Meet Bengaluru's Pratitee Bordoloi: Thirteen-year-old Woman FIDE Master Pratitee Bordoloi won silver at the FIDE World Youth ...
CNN

India gripped as teen chess prodigy prepares to take on Magnus Carlsen for World Cup title

Millions in India will be cheering on the teen chess prodigy known as Pragg as he takes on Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen for the Chess World Cup title on Tuesday. Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, 18, ...