Chess

India’s strongest team ever eyes a gold medal in the Chess Olympiad

India's chess Avengers are assembling in Budapest with the goal of winning the gold medal at the Chess Olympiad, the sport's most prestigious team competition. An Indian team had previously won an Olympiad gold...

Chess World Championship: Ding Liren looks nervous, Gukesh hyper-focused, says Dutchman Anish Giri

The ongoing Sinquefield Cup has allowed the chess world to witness both Ding Liren and Gukesh compete in the classical format before their much-anticipated clash in Singapore with the world champion’s crown on the...

Sinquefield Cup: Praggnanandhaa holds Liren, Gukesh draws with Vachier-Lagrave

In the final stage of the Grand Chess Tour, the sixth round of the Sinquefield Cup, Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa handled his match against the current world champion Ding Liren with remarkable ease, securing a...

Praggnanandhaa finishes at the bottom in the rapid section of the Grand Chess tour

Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa had a rare poor day in the office, finishing at the bottom of the table in the rapid section of the Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz Chess Tournament. Praggnanadhaa, who had lost three...

Pragganandhaa eyes a better finish in Grand Chess Tour final outings

R Pragganandhaa will lock horns with the world's best once again when the Indian Grandmaster takes the elite field in the St Louis Rapid and Blitz event that gets underway. Despite a minor fall in recent results,...

Gukesh’s hopes to challenge Ding Liren on home turf fail.

India's efforts to secure a home World Championships match for D Gukesh were futile, with Singapore pipping Delhi and Chennai to claim hosting rights for the elite chess event, which would face the youngest...

Praggnanandhaa stuns World Champion Liren

Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa resumed his giant-slaying streak in Norway Chess, defeating World Champion Ding Liren in an Armageddon tiebreaker in Round 7. The 18-year-old maintained his cool throughout the...

Praggnanandhaa topples Magnus Carlsen for the first time in Classical Game

R Praggnanandhaa, an Indian prodigy, made history at the prestigious Norway Chess Tournament by defeating the reigning world champion, Magnus Carlsen. The 18-year-old grandmaster's first classical triumph over the...

Indian teenager Gukesh to face Ding Liren in World Championship

India's D Gukesh will face reigning world champion Ding Liren in the World Chess Championship in November-December of this year. Indian teenage Grandmaster is gearing up to take on China’s Liren for the world...

Game 1 of the summit clash between Carlsen and Pragg ends in a draw

After 35 moves, the first game of the FIDE World Cup final between India's Praggnanandhaa and World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen resulted in a draw. Pragg, who was playing with white pieces, was ahead in time at the start...

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