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India’s Grandmaster D Gukesh had to be content with a sixth place finish in the rapid play-offs of the Weissenhaus Freestyle Chess challenge after losing the last three rounds here. … Read More
Grandmaster R. Vaishali won the Sportstar Aces Award for Sportswoman of the Year (Individual) at the Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai on Thursday. The highlight of Vaishali’s year came at … Read More
India cricketer Mohammed Shami and chess grandmaster R. Vaishali won the ‘Sportsman of the Year (Team Sports)’ and ‘Sportswoman of the Year (Individual)‘ awards, respectively at the Sportstar ACES Awards … Read More
After losing the first round to Frenchmen Alireza Firouzja, India GM D. Gukesh bounced back quickly to beat World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in the second round of the Weissenhaus … Read More
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 … Read More
India’s latest chess sensation R Praggnanandhaa may have fallen short of his World Cup title dreams, going down to Magnus Carlsen in the final, but the 18-year-old prodigy on Sunday … Read More
Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa made the entire India proud as went as far as the final of the FIDE Chess World Cup. At the age of 18 years, Praggnanandhaa became the … Read More
Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand on Tuesday said he could not have asked for a stronger Indian chess lineup in the upcoming Asian Games. Indian chess has been on a … Read More
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 … Read More
India’s chess sensation R Praggnanandhaa finished third but former World Blitz champion Maxime Vachier-Lagrave continued his dominance with two more wins to claim the ‘Tata Steel Chess India 2023’ rapid … Read More
