Indian teenage chess sensation R Praggnanandhaa continued with his dominating ways in the ongoing Norway Chess competition as he defeated the world number two player Fabiano Caruana in round five in a classical chess game on Saturday night. With this victory, he defeated both world number one Magnus Carlsen of Norway and the … Read more
Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani on Sunday lauded Indian teen chess sensation R Praggnanandhaa following his stunning victory over world number one Magnus Carlsen and world number two Fabiano Caruana at the ongoing Norway Chess competition. Indian teenage chess sensation R Pragananadhaa continued with his dominating ways in the ongoing Norway Chess competition … Read more
Delhi has joined Chennai and Singapore in the race to host the World Championship match between D. Gukesh and China’s Ding Liren after the All India Chess Federation backed the national capital’s bid while accusing the Tamil Nadu government of acting unilaterally by pushing the southern city’s name. The International Chess Federation (FIDE) … Read more
In sole lead with a comfortable advantage of 2.5 points, Indian Grandmaster R Vaishali will take on Tingjie Lei of China in the fifth round of the Norway chess tournament in Stavanger, Norway. Having amassed 8.5 points from the first four rounds, Vaishali is ahead of women’s world champion Wenjun Ju of China … Read more
Indian Grandmaster R Vaishali continued her dream run to defeat veteran GM Pia Cramling of Sweden, while her brother R Praggnanandhaa went down fighting against Hikaru Nakamura of USA in the fourth round of the Norway chess tournament in Stavanger. Vaishali stretched her lead to 2.5 points following her second win under classical … Read more
Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa claimed his maiden classical game victory over world number one Magnus Carlsen to take the sole lead in the Norway Chess tournament. The 18-year-old Indian, who has beaten Carlsen in the rapid/exhibition games quite a few times, took the leader’s position with 5.5 points after three rounds. Praggnanandhaa was … Read more
File image of R Praggnanandhaa© AFP Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa lost to World Champion Ding Liren in the Armageddon tie-breaker after the two played out a draw under normal time control in the second round of the Norway Chess tournament in Stavanger. The second round of the prestigious event saw all three classical … Read more
Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa got off to a flier and defeated Firouzja Alireza of France in the Armageddon game in the first round of Norway Chess tournament here on Tuesday. After an easy draw under normal time control, Praggnanadhaa got 10 minutes as white compared to Alireza’s seven but with the condition that … Read more
With less than a week to go for the prestigious 12th edition of Norway Chess, India’s chess sensation Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu is excited about playing the field which includes world No.1 Magnus Carlsen, World Champion Ding Liren and world No.3 Hikaru Nakamura among other global stars. The event will be held at Stavanger, Norway, … Read more
