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Praggnanandhaa And Gukesh Lose In Tie-Breaker; Fabiano Caruana Wins Title

July 6, 2024 admin

World number two Fabiano Caruana defended his Superbet Classic title by winning all three rapid games in a thrilling four-way tiebreaker, featuring Indian Grandmasters D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa, after a rather dull tournament. Caruana lost to Anish Giri of Holland in the Classical format to split the competition wide open as Gukesh,…

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Bangladesh’s Top-Ranked Chess Grandmaster Ziaur Rahman Dies Mid-Match

July 5, 2024 admin

File photo of Ziaur Rahman.© X/@EmilSutovsky Bangladesh’s top-ranked chess grandmaster Ziaur Rahman died Friday at the age of 50 after suffering a stroke and collapsing on his board in the middle of a national championship match, an official said. Bangladesh Chess Federation general secretary Shahab Uddin Shamim told AFP that Ziaur collapsed during…

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Praggnanandhaa Held To Draw By Lowest-Ranked Opponent

July 3, 2024 admin

File image of R Praggnanandhaa.© X (Twitter) Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa was held to a draw by lowest ranked Deac Bogdan-Daniel of Romania in the sixth round of the Superbet Classic tournament, a part of the grand chess tour. Iranian-French Grandmaster Alireza Firouzja shined with his moves against Wesley So of the United…

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Chess: D Gukesh’s World Championship Match Against Ding Liren To Be Hosted In Singapore

July 1, 2024 admin

Singapore will host the 2024 World Championship match between India’s chess sensation D Gukesh and defending champion Ding Liren from China, FIDE announced on Monday. The development means that Gukesh won’t compete on home turf as neither Delhi nor Chennai could secure the hosting rights for the much-anticipated event which will be held…

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Ex-Player, Banned By Chess Body, Sends Legal Notice To AICF. Demands Rs 1 Crore

June 17, 2024 admin

Perhaps for the first time in its history, All India Chess Federation (AICF) has been served with a legal notice demanding Rs.1 crore as compensation by Karun Duggal, a player whose playing career was cut short by the chess body’s decision of banning him during his career peak. “A legal notice has been…

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“World No. 2 In The Bag”: Anand Mahindra’s Viral Post For R Praggnanandhaa

June 2, 2024 admin

File photo of Indian chess star R Praggnanandhaa.© ANI Sharing the video of R Praggnanandhaa’s swagger walk after winning against world number two Fabiano Caruana in classical chess at the ongoing Norway Chess tournament on Sunday, Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra highlighted the Indian prodigy’s newest achievement and said “now it was the…

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“You’re On A Roll”: Gautam Adani Lauds R Praggnanandhaa For Beating World No.2 Fabiano Caruana

June 2, 2024 admin

Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani on Sunday lauded Indian teen chess sensation R Praggnanandhaa following his stunning victory over world number one Magnus Carlsen and world number two Fabiano Caruana at the ongoing Norway Chess competition. Indian teenage chess sensation R Pragananadhaa continued with his dominating ways in the ongoing Norway Chess competition…

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Delhi Joins Chennai And Singapore In Race To Host Chess World Championship

June 1, 2024 admin

Delhi has joined Chennai and Singapore in the race to host the World Championship match between D. Gukesh and China’s Ding Liren after the All India Chess Federation backed the national capital’s bid while accusing the Tamil Nadu government of acting unilaterally by pushing the southern city’s name. The International Chess Federation (FIDE)…

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Norway Chess: R Vaishali To Take On China’s Tingjie Lei

June 1, 2024 admin

In sole lead with a comfortable advantage of 2.5 points, Indian Grandmaster R Vaishali will take on Tingjie Lei of China in the fifth round of the Norway chess tournament in Stavanger, Norway. Having amassed 8.5 points from the first four rounds, Vaishali is ahead of women’s world champion Wenjun Ju of China…

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Norway Chess: R Vaishali Outwits Pia Cramling, R Praggnanandhaa Loses To Hikaru Nakamura

May 31, 2024 admin

Indian Grandmaster R Vaishali continued her dream run to defeat veteran GM Pia Cramling of Sweden, while her brother R Praggnanandhaa went down fighting against Hikaru Nakamura of USA in the fourth round of the Norway chess tournament in Stavanger. Vaishali stretched her lead to 2.5 points following her second win under classical…

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