Shri Ram College of Commerce won the inaugural edition of FIDE Binance Business Schools Super Cup 2021. A total of 32 teams from twelve countries spanning across five continents across the world took part in this event from 9th to 11th July. The entire event was played online at lichess with a time control of 10 mins + 2 seconds increment. The champions received the first ever NFT Trophy by FIDE. All the prize winners will get their medals and the right to participate in an online simultaneous chess game against one of the top Grandmasters in the world. In addition to that, all participants of the event will also get an official NFT tokens of the cup from Binance, one of the sponsor of the event.

The Netflix mini-series The Queen's Gambit has taken the world by storm since the day it was released on 23rd October 2020. It has broken many records and improved the statistics in the favor one of the oldest sport in the history of mankind. Entire chess universe, general audience and critics have acclaimed the series on many fronts. The involvement of Garry Kasparov and Bruce Pandolfini definitely played a key role in the success of this, not to forget the involvement of the founder of Chess Boxing Late Iepe Rubingh too. WFM and FI Tarini Goyal takes a look at what it would take to be India's Beth Harmon in this article. Photo: Shutterstock

Chess has evolved a lot since it was first introduced competitively in India. Contributing to the increase were the best Indian players and Anand of course is the cornerstone of the growth. Over the past few decade, the game has grown beyond anyone could have ever fathomed. All chess players know how taxing it is both mentally and physically to sit hunched over a board and calculate hundreds of intricate variations with a time ticking down with hundreds of players playing simultaneously in a tournament hall. However some people who have never been to a tournament hall furrow at the thought of calling chess a 'sport', for them it is just a board game to be played to pass the time. WFM Tarini Goyal explores the impact of chess as a sport and how it changed her life for the positive and all the opportunities it provided. Find out more about Tarini and her journey in the article below.