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Abhimanyu Mishra became the world’s youngest Grandmaster at the age of 12 in 2021. He still has that record. He is also the youngest player to defeat a reigning World champion. Excerpts from an interview Abhimanyu gave The Hindu in Bengaluru, where he played for PBG Alaskan Knights in the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League:…
Cruel game: Abhimanyu’s illegal move against Mendonca proved costly. | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN At the Global Chess League, the margin for error can be thin. So thin, it doesn’t exist. M. Pranesh and Abhimanyu Mishra found that out in excruciating fashion at the Lalit Ashok on Tuesday. Pranesh was in a completely winning position against Nihal Sarin, but he overlooked a simple checkmate and lost. Pranesh, however, had the consolation…
It’s a date! Sindarov will contest Gukesh for the world crown from November 25 to December 15. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO Geneva will host the World chess championship match between D. Gukesh and Javokhir Sindarov from November 25 to December 15. Chennai-based Gukesh had won the title by beating China’s Ding Liren in Singapore…
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Sealing it: Aswath claimed the title after winning the Pune International Round-Robin chess tournament. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Aswath S. needed to win his last three games to achieve the Grandmaster title, and he did so by winning it on demand at the Pune International Round-Robin chess tournament on Wednesday. With an awesome finish…
Aravindh Chithambaram is rated by India’s most successful chess coach R.B. Ramesh as the country’s most talented player since Viswanathan Anand. He began well enough, and came up with some incredible performances, but, later on, was overshadowed by a bunch of other Indian prodigies that took world chess by storm. Over the last couple of…