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Winning seven games on the trot in a chess tournament as strong as the National Championship is not easy. But, Surya Sekhar Ganguly is in that kind of form. With … Read More
The last of his six titles at India’s premier domestic chess tournament came 16 years ago. Surya Sekhar Ganguly is running a strong – and so far flawless – campaign … Read More
World Championship challenger D Gukesh survived by the skin of his teeth against compatriot R Praggnanandhaa, drawing a lost endgame in the third round of the Sinquefield Cup – the … Read More
From a field of 338, three have moved in front. All of them are from Kolkata. Surya Sekhar Ganguly, Aronyak Ghosh and Neelash Saha remained in the joint lead with … Read More
World championship challenger Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh played out a thrilling draw with Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi to be tied for second after the second round of the Sinquefield Cup, the … Read More
After the quiet of the past three days, Tuesday proved quite stormy at the National chess championship. Some top Grandmasters lost, a few others were held. The No. 1 seed … Read More
Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh held reigning world champion Ding Liren of China to a draw in a highly anticipated contest in the first round of the Sinquefield Cup chess tournament … Read More
Gender may be a hot topic in sport now, but chess knows no gender. Two of the top three boards in the third round of the 61st National championship featured … Read More
The second day was a seamless continuation of the first. Nothing unusual happened on the top boards in the second round of the 61st National Chess Championship. The only excitement … Read More
Indian Grandmaster R. Praggnanadhaa produced an improved effort in the blitz section but it did not help him avoid a last place finish in the Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz … Read More
