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American Carissa Yip held her nerve to win the tie-break 1.5-0.5 against India’s Vantika Agrawal to claim the women’s blitz title in the Tata Steel Chess India 2026 at the … Read More
Arjun Erigaisi was like a man in a hurry as he made a storming start to the blitz event in the Tata Steel Chess India 2026 at the Dhono Dhanyo … Read More
India’s Nihal Sarin clinched the open rapid section title at the Tata Steel Chess India 2026 in Kolkata on Friday. Nihal topped the table with 6.5 points from nine games … Read More
The ageless Viswanathan Anand continues to amaze. The 56-year-old five-time World champion shrugged off a reverse in the fourth round against Arjun Erigaisi to post two wins and share the … Read More
He was the ‘Lightning Kid’ in the 80s with his rapid pace of play when the shorter formats of chess weren’t even in the works. Viswanathan Anand stunned the world … Read More
There is a nip in the air in the City of Joy. And, there will be some top-flight chess, too, in the Tata Steel Chess India rapid and blitz tournament, … Read More
World champion D. Gukesh has pulled out of the Tata Steel Chess India tournament, set to be held in Kolkata from January 7 to 11. “Due to personal reasons, D. … Read More
Pravin Thipsay became a Grandmaster at a time when getting the ultimate title in chess was a distant dream for even the most talented of Indian players. He became India’s … Read More
Russian chess great Vladimir Kramnik has sued world chess governing body FIDE for defamation in a Swiss civil court after he became the subject of an inquiry for allegedly harassing … Read More
Of the 12 medals on offer at the World Rapid and Blitz Championship in Doha, India claimed three. That is not bad, but last year India had a title – … Read More
