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FIDE World Cup: Gukesh sets up Magnus Carlsen face-off in quarters
August 14, 2023 00:05 IST
An Indian is guaranteed a semifinal spot as Praggnanandhaa will face compatriot Erigaisi in the last eight; Vidit Gujrathi and D. Harika book spots in Monday’s tie-breaker.
How Gurgaon’s IM Aaditya Dhingra gained nearly 600 FIDE rating points in three months and from four tournaments
August 13, 2023 07:01 IST
Aaditya Dhingra takes full advantage of FIDE's rating system to become one of the highest rated IMs in the world. In comparison, India’s Gukesh D, had a total ratings gain of just 19.3 points between the months of June and August.
Magnus Carlsen reveals what he told Praggnanandhaa after Indian teen upset Hikaru Nakamura
August 11, 2023 22:45 IST
Magnus Carlsen got up in the middle of his own tiebreaker with Vincent Keymer and walked to Praggnanandhaa to congratulate him for beating Hikaru Nakamura.
The boy who went past AnandPremium Story
August 12, 2023 11:16 IST
17-year-old Gukesh recently surpassed Viswanathan Anand, five-time world champion and India’s first grandmaster, to become the top-ranked Indian chess player in live ratings
R Praggnanandhaa eliminates Hikaru Nakamura from FIDE World Cup, enters last 16
August 11, 2023 19:19 IST
In the other matches involving Indians, Gukesh defeated Andrey Esipenko while Nihal Sarin lost to Ian Nepomniachtchi. India's Vidit Gujrathi and Arjun Erigaisi had already made the cut on Thursday.
FIDE World Cup, Round 4: Carlsen loses to 18-year-old Keymer in Game 1, Pragg holds Nakamura to a draw
August 10, 2023 07:53 IST
While Praggnanandhaa (playing with black pieces) managed to hold the recently-married Hikaru Nakamura to a draw, Nihal held two-time world championship contender Ian Nepomniachtchi to a comfortable draw with black pieces.
Gukesh is spearheading India’s rise: Anand on the teenager overtaking him in FIDE ranking
August 5, 2023 20:11 IST
On Tuesday, Gukesh posted a win over Azerbaijan's Misratdin Iskandarov in a second round match of the World Cup in Baku to overtake his idol Anand in live world (FIDE) rankings.
‘The era of youngsters officially begins today’: Chess fraternity reacts to Gukesh going ahead of Viswanathan Anand in rankings
August 4, 2023 11:26 IST
Gukesh D has dethroned Viswanathan Anand to become India’s top-ranked chess player.
GM Gukesh, 17, wins in Baku, to go past Viswanathan Anand as India’s top-ranked chess player
August 4, 2023 18:02 IST
When the FIDE ratings are published at the end of this month, Viswanathan Anand will not be the top-ranked Indian for the first time in 36 years. 17-year-old Gukesh, who only broke into the top 100 in April last year, will overhaul his mentor
The bond between teenage prodigy Gukesh and India’s first GM Viswanathan Anand
August 4, 2023 18:00 IST
Gukesh D will become India’s top-ranked chess player when FIDE publishes its rating soon and will take over from Viswanathan Anand, the man who sat on that throne since 1986
Aditya Samant becomes India’s 83rd Grandmaster at Biel Master Tournament
July 27, 2023 15:01 IST
Aditya is the third Indian to achieve their final GM norm at the Biel Chess tournament. In 2021, Harshit Raja had earned his 3rd GM-norm at the event while last year, Pranav Anand had done the same in Biel.
Indian GM Praggnanandhaa wins Super GM chess tourney in Hungary
July 19, 2023 22:14 IST
The 17-year-old GM scored 6.5 points to finish clear first in the 10-player event. After nine rounds of play, he ended up a point ahead of M Amin Tabatabaei (Iran) and Russia's Sanan Sjugirov.
Magnus Carlsen makes rookie mistake during Bullet Chess Championship
July 18, 2023 07:26 IST
Recently-dethroned world champion Magnus Carlsen turned up in Barcelona for the Bullet Chess Championship recently, only to realise his mistake.
Grand Chess Tour: Gukesh finishes 5th, Anand settles for tied 7th in Blitz event
July 10, 2023 11:01 IST
Gukesh, who beat Anand for the first time ever in tournament play in the Rapid segment, got the better of the five-time world champion in 34 moves in the blitz on Sunday.
Shivika Rohilla overcomes viral fever to finish second at Western Asia Youth Chess Championship
July 9, 2023 21:52 IST
Not just viral fever, the young Shivika also faced another challenge in finding vegetarian food in the Kyrgyz village. But despite those obstacles, she managed to seal a podium finish.
Spurred by Global Chess League’s success, AICF plans Indian chess league soon
July 9, 2023 16:25 IST
The Indian men’s team at Asian Games will consist of Gukesh, Vidit, Harikrishna, Arjun and Praggnanandhaa while Humpy, Harika, Vasihali, Vantika and B Savitha will represent the women’s team.
Gukesh D takes down Viswanathan Anand in rapid clash at SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz 2023
July 8, 2023 09:27 IST
This was the first time that Anand and Gukesh have faced off against each other.
Indian ace Viswanathan Anand starts well in Grand Chess Tour in Zagreb
July 6, 2023 14:35 IST
Five-time world champion Anand defeated GMs Richard Rapport and Constantin Lupulescu (both of Romania) on day one after starting with a draw against young Alireza Firouzja.
Impact of GCL’s first season: Bringing down the walls, more casual chess followers and more corporate funding
July 4, 2023 07:18 IST
‘Chess can’t survive being a rich man’s toy!’ The Global Chess League had a dramatic finish it deserved and brought in bonhomie between the players and the money that the sport needs.
Global Chess League: Triveni Continental Kings survive dramatic sudden-death blitz tiebreak to emerge champions
July 3, 2023 10:18 IST
Triveni Continental Kings -- who hit the bottom of the table at the start of the League and had setbacks with the team with Ding Liren pulling out and another player needing to be replaced mid-way -- in the end, clinched the title.
For Praggnanandhaa, inaugural season of GCL meant winning a lot and learning a lot more
July 2, 2023 07:12 IST
Over the course of the league stage of the GCL, the 17-year-old Praggnanandhaa has scythed through his opponents, losing none of his 10 games. Seven of those were victories.
Inspired by Kramnik, how Nagpur teen Raunak Sadhwani gave up cricket to become India’s 4th youngest chess GM
July 1, 2023 07:15 IST
Sadhwani became a Grandmaster aged 13, making him the 9th youngest in the world at the time to achieve the norm.
Ding Liren reveals name of another GM who helped him become world champion
June 30, 2023 19:10 IST
There is reportedly also a proposal for Ding Liren to take on world no 1 Magnus Carlsen in rapid and Chess960 games (Fischer random chess) at the end of the year in Argentina.
How a trip to Goa for a competition in 2002 resuscitated Levon Aronian’s chess career
June 30, 2023 07:55 IST
Aronian says the reason why chess works with Indian philosophy and lifestyle is that the sport is a kind of meditation.
Young Magnus Carlsen building large Lego sets made his father to teach him chess
June 28, 2023 22:48 IST
On the sidelines of the Global Chess League, Magnus Carlsen's father Henrik spoke to The Indian Express on the early steps of Magnus, how his rise changed the chess scene in Norway, and his own role in shaping his son’s career.
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