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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…
R. Praggnanandhaa plays Wesley So in the Norway Chess 2026 opening round in Oslo on May 25, 2026 | Photo Credit: Norway Chess World champion D. Gukesh appeared flustered yet showed remarkable defensive skills to deny Vincent Keymer before turning the tables on his opponent in the Armageddon after securing a draw in the Classical…
World champion D. Gukesh will have a shot at rediscovering his touch ahead of his world championship title defence when he launches his campaign at the prestigious Norway Chess on Monday (May 25, 2026), facing another stern test of temperament and skill against an elite field. The elite field is headlined by former world No….
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Indian Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa. File photo: Special Arrangement. Indian Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa was held to a draw by Romanian Deac Bogdan-Daniel while France’s Alireza Firouzja decided to finally call it quits in the sixth round of the Super Chess Classic, part of the Grand Chess Tour. Alireza, who played two games despite an ankle injury,…
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New Delhi: Gautam Adani, Chairman of the Adani Group, on Sunday lauded 18-year-old Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, calling him “incredible” for winning against world no. 1 Magnus Carlsen and no. 2 Fabiano Caruana in classical chess at the 2024 Norway Chess tournament. The Indian Grandmaster beat Caruana in Round 5 after defeating five-time world champion Carlsen in…