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Gukesh D won Candidates Chess event© PTI Chess legend Garry Kasparov heaped praise on India’s 17-year-old Grandmaster D Gukesh after his victory in FIDE Candidates and said that it was an “Indian earthquake in Toronto”. The 17-year-old Indian on Monday created history as he won the FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament 2024, becoming the youngest-ever challenger…
India scripted history in chess as Gukesh D, at the age of 17, became the youngest player ever to win the FIDE Candidates Chess tournament in Toronto. The teenager, who one of the pillars of the revolution India has caused in chess across the globe, also became the youngest challenger to the World Championship title,…
The chess community went into a frenzy as it hailed India’s D Gukesh as a potential “future world champion” after he etched his name in the history books by winning the prestigious Candidates tournament in Toronto. Gukesh drew with American Hikaru Nakamura in the final round to not only win the prestigious tournament but also…
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India achieved an all new high in chess on Monday morning as Gukesh D became the youngest player in the world to win Candidates tournament. Gukesh, at the age of 17, made history while also booking a spot in the final of the world championship. As entire India celebrates Gukesh’s triumph, industrialist Anand Mahindra gave…
File image of Praggnanandhaa© Twitter The Indian men’s and women’s chess teams won silver medals at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Saturday. GM Harika Dronavalli, IM Vaishali Rameshbabu, IM Vantika Agrawal, and WGM Savitha Shri Baskar all won their games in a dominating fashion to beat South Korea 4-0 in the final round to…
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File image of Praggnanandhaa© AFP Overnight leader D Gukesh’s unbeaten streak came to an end with a loss to compatriot Vidit Gujrathi as he slipped to third place on a challenging day for the Indians in the rapid open section of the Tata Steel Chess India 2023 in Kolkata on Wednesday. Latest sensation R Praggnanandhaa…
As per the FIDE ratings effective September 1, D Gukesh’s rating is 2758© FIDE Teenaged Grandmaster D Gukesh has replaced the legendary Viswanathan Anand as India’s top chess player after more than three decades. Anand has been India’s No.1 since July 1986. The 17-year old Chennai GM, who recently lost in the quarterfinals of the…
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She knows what it takes to achieve success at a young age as the world’s youngest female GM Koneru Humpy on Wednesday said the recent success of young Indians at the World Cup will take the legacy of Viswanathan Anand forward. R Praggnanandhaa became the youngest player at 18 to be a World Cup runner-up…
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