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Chess | Camaraderie will stand us in good stead at the Olympiad: Praggnanandhaa

July 27, 2026 admin

Praggnanandhaa. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Camaraderie among the members of the Indian squad will help in the Olympiad title defence, Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa said while expressing confidence of a strong show. The 20-year-old said the team was strong and had the experience to handle the pressure of being the defending champion. He said the…

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Alireza Firouzja walks away with the title after a draw

July 22, 2026 admin

Firouzja finished with 4.5 points. | Photo Credit: B. Velankanni Raj A draw was enough for Alireza Firouzja in the seventh and final round of the Chennai Grand Masters on Wednesday as the Frenchman walked away with the title in a strong field. Firouzja’s 41-move stalemate also ended his opponent Arjun Erigaisi’s chances of fighting…

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Chess | Pranesh bounces back to stun Gukesh

July 21, 2026 admin

M. Pranesh posted the best win of his career by taking out World champion D. Gukesh at the Quantbox Chennai Grandmaster chess tournament in Chennai on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: B. VELANKANNI RAJ It is not every day that you beat a reigning World champion, and that too from a losing position! M. Pranesh, playing…

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CHESS | Abdusattorov ready to help Sindarov against Gukesh in World C’ship clash

July 16, 2026 admin

Nodirbek Abdusattorov playing against Hans Niemann at the Quantbox Chennai Grand Master Chess Tournament on Thursday, July 16, 2026. | Photo Credit: B. VELANKANNI RAJ Nodirbek Abdusattorov has good memories of Chennai. He was at the forefront of Uzbekistan’s spectacular run in the chess Olympiad in nearby Mamallapuram in 2022, with his defeat of D….

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Chess | Firouzja gets the better of Pranesh; other games end in draws

July 16, 2026 admin

Alireza Firouzja wore down Pranesh in a marathon 79-move game to emerge the only winner on the opening day of the Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters Chess Tournament on Thursday.. Photo: | Photo Credit: B. VELANKANNI RAJ Alireza Firouzja got off to a winning start, dismantling M. Pranesh in a longish game, at the Chennai Grand Masters chess tournament at Hotel Westin Velachery on Thursday….

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