Magnus Carlsen won the rapid and blitz titles at the Tata Steel Chess India tournament in Kolkata. He won the double in 2019 too. Meanwhile, in a heartwarming incident, an Indian chess player touched the feet of Carlsen during the trophy presentation.
Arjun Erigaisi has continued to take the chess fraternity by storm with his performances. He has scripted history to join the legendary Indian Vishwanathan Anand in the elite list with his win over Grand Master Dmitry Andreikin.
Divya Deshmukh, 18, played a crucial role in the India women's team's historic success at the Chess Olympiad in Budapest. Divya talked about what India did differently to end their 97-year-old wait for gold in Chess Olympiad in an exclusive interview with India TV.
India's men's and women's chess team ended their long wait for the maiden gold at the Olympiad with a dominant performance in Budapest. Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited and interacted with both teams upon their arrival in India on Wednesday.
India's men's and women's teams won the historic gold at the 2024 FIDE Chess Olympiad in Hungary on Sunday. Both R Praggnanandhaa and his sister Vaishali were part of the men's and women's teams respectively. The brother-sister duo returned home early in the morning today.
Top-ranked Gukesh Dommarahu, R Praggnanandhaa and Arjun Erigaisi registered dominant wins in their respective final matches to help India's men's team win the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest on Sunday.
Grand Master Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu's win over the current world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen is also special because he has defeated him in his home tournament in Norway. Praggnanandhaa is leading the charts by virtue of his incredible triumph.
Polling in Rae Bareli will take place in the fifth phase on May 20. Amethi, where the Congress scion lost to BJP's Smriti Irani by a margin of 55,000 votes in 2019, will also vote in the fifth phase.
India's teenage chess sensation D Gukesh became the youngest player to win the Candidates tournament after holding American Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura on to a draw. Gukesh has become only the second Indian to compete in the World Championship final and is set to take on Ding Liren.
India's 18-year-old chess International Master Divya Deshmukh in a long post on Instagram has vented her frustration regarding rampant sexism she faces as a female sportsperson. Deshmukh said that she waited for the tournament to address the issue while demanding equal respect as male players.
Grand Master Anish Giri is leading the charts in the Masters Group going into the first rest day. He got the better of Gukesh Dommaraju to claim the honours.
Bodhana Sivanandan defeated an International master and drew with a grandmaster on her way to a European championship win. She has become the talk of the town on social media after her historic achievement of becoming the "super talented" best female player at a European championship.
R Vaishali became India's 84th chess grandmaster at the IV El Llobregat Open in Spain after she crossed 2500 ELO rating points. Vaishali is grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa's sister and the duo has become the first GM duo. Vaishali is the third woman to become GM from India.
The decision has been taken keeping in mind the safety of players and officials. A total of 39 players were set to participate from India in the competition in the under-12, 10 and 8 categories. Moreover, the All India Chess Federation has also requested FIDE to postpone the tournament.
Trending News: The young prodigy's extraordinary achievement has earned her the prestigious Guinness World Record for the 'fastest blindfolded chess set arrangement'.
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"It was a great honour to meet Hon'ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence!" Praggnanandhaa wrote in his Tweet.
Over 90% of people believe that the young Indian Grand Master can become India's next Vishwanathan Anand.
India's 18-year-old Grand Master R Praggnanandhaa lost to Magnus Carlsen in the final of the FIDE Chess World Cup 2023. The summit clash went to the tiebreaker but Carlsen emerged victorious in the end.
Indian Prodigy R Praggnanandhaa interacts with India TV after his memorable outing in the FIDE Chess World Cup 2023. The Indian Grandmaster took some big positives from the tournament.
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