World champion D Gukesh outfoxes home favourite Anish Giri to kickstart Tata Steel Chess 2025 campaign | Chess News – The Times of India

Tata Steel Chess Tournament Masters 2025 (Photo Credits: Jurriaan Hoefsmit) NEW DELHI: The newest World Chess Champion D Gukesh got off to an exceptional start at Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025 by outmanoeuvring home favourite and one-time champion of the tournament, Anish Giri, in a closely-contested match, where Anish had an early advantage despite playing…

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‘Conversation with PM Modi went over an hour’: Chess Olympiad gold medallist R Praggnanandhaa | Chess News – Times of India

PM Modi with R Praggnanandhaa (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Indian chess grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa expressed his elation following the team’s gold medal win at the 45th Chess Olympiad.Reflecting on the achievement, he stated, “Our goal in the Olympiad was to win the gold. This is a historic achievement. We are all very happy with the…

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R Praggnanandhaa stuns world champion Ding Liren at Norway Chess tournament | Chess News – Times of India

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…

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Praggnanandhaa stuns world No. 2 Fabiano Caruana after upseting No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in classical chess to climb into world’s top 10 | Chess News – Times of India

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…

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