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Down to the last eight it is at the Chess World Cup. And only one of them is Indian. P. Mexico’s Jose Martinez Alcantara knocked out P. Harikrishna in the … Read More
Koneru Humpy feels women’s chess could take a cue from women’s cricket. After making the inaugural ceremonial move of the second game of the fifth round of the Chess World … Read More
India’s Arjun Erigaisi advanced to the quarterfinals of the Chess World Cup after beating American GM Levon Aronian in Goa on Saturday. After a draw in the first classical game, … Read More
Arjun Erigaisi’s efforts to break through Levon Aronian’s defence did not fructify, while P. Harikrishna played out a quick draw in the opening game of Round 5 at the FIDE … Read More
Arjun Erigaisi and Pentala Harikrishna were the only two Indians left in the ongoing Chess World Cup in Goa at the end of the fourth round on Thursday. Arjun won … Read More
Arjun Erigaisi and Pentala Harikrishna kept the Indian challenge alive while R. Praggnanandhaa, last edition’s runner-up, went down in tiebreaks in the fourth round of the Chess World Cup in … Read More
No Indian won — a rare sight in chess these days, but that was very much the case for the last two days. Two Indians, in fact, were knocked out … Read More
Loek van Wely was Vladimir Kramnik’s second. The Dutchman feels the former World champion should not have been making accusations against players like Daniel Naroditsky, the popular American Grandmaster who … Read More
The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has lodged a formal complaint with its Ethics & Disciplinary Commission (EDC) against former World champion Vladimir Kramnik for his repeated public allegations of cheating … Read More
After posting three wins in a row, Arjun Erigaisi seems to be taking it a bit easy. He still looks probably the most solid player at the Chess World Cup, … Read More
