D Gukesh is being touted as favourite against reigning champion Ding Liren in the 14-game World Championship match which starts in Singapore on Monday. The Indian challenger is world No. 5 at Elo 2783 and Ding is No. 23 with Elo rating of 2728. The former is currently playing at his peak while the latter’s…
Magnus Carlsen left clueless as Indian female chess player touches his feet (Photo Credits: Screengrab/PTI) NEW DELHI: A heartwarming moment stole the spotlight at the Tata Steel Chess India Festival 2024 in Kolkata when India’s Bristy Mukherjee touched Magnus Carlsen’s feet before receiving her trophy. Mukherjee, who triumphed in the All India Women Rapid event…
The youngest world championship challenger, D Gukesh, delivered an astounding performance to spearhead India’s historic triumph at the Chess Olympiad on a momentous Sunday.Out of the 10 games that the 18-year-old played in the Olympiad, Gukesh amassed an impressive nine points, securing eight victories and two draws, propelling his live rating to 2794 Elo.A performance…
NEW DELHI: R Praggnanandhaa continued his streak of upsets by defeating world champion Ding Liren in the armageddon game at the Norway Chess tournament on Monday. This victory followed Praggnanandhaa’s impressive wins in the tournament against higher-ranked players like Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana.Despite managing to draw against Praggnanandhaa in the classical game, Ding Liren…
India’s R Praggnanandhaa continues to produce top-quality chess as he stunned world number two Fabiano Caruana on Saturday in Round 5 of Norway chess to achieve the distinction of beating both world number one Magnus Carlsen and number two Caruana in classic chess for the first time ever.The upset win helped the Indian prodigy break…
NEW DELHI: Indian chess prodigy R Praggnanandhaa achieved a significant victory by defeating world number one Magnus Carlsen in a classical game format. This match, which took place during the third round of the tournament, marked Praggnanandhaa’s first classical win against Carlsen. At just 18 years of age, Praggnanandhaa displayed his mettle on Carlsen’s home…
