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FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament: R Praggnanandhaa Enters As India’s Best Bet | Chess News
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FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament: R Praggnanandhaa Enters As India’s Best Bet | Chess News

[ad_1] Teen sensation R Praggnanandhaa will enter as the favourite among the three Indian participants in the Candidates chess tournament that will get underway from Wednesday to decide the challenger for the next world championship match. After nearly 35 years as many as three Indians - Praggnanandhaa, D Gukesh and Vidit Gujrathi -- have qualified for the most prestigious event of the year that has just eight participants. According to an expert, India is the new Russia of the chess world, as in the past such dominance was only shown by Russian players.Praggnanandhaa, 18, starts as the rating favourite among Indians and also as the favourite of the chess buffs even though the top bracket of the world feels that all the three Indian youngsters still need time to settle among the world el...
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R Praggnanandhaa Checkmates Vidit Gujrathi, D Gukesh Falters Against David Navara | Chess News
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R Praggnanandhaa Checkmates Vidit Gujrathi, D Gukesh Falters Against David Navara | Chess News

[ad_1] Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa crashed through the defenses of compatriot Vidit Gujrathi but D Gukesh suffered a shock defeat from a position of strength against Czech Republic's David Navara of in the fifth round of the Prague Masters in Prague. Uzbekistan's Nodirbek Abdusattarov continued with his dream run and ran over Mateusz Bartel of Poland to emerge as the sole leader ahead of Parham Maghsoodloo of Iran, who played out a draw with Hungarian turned Romanian Richard Rapport.In the other game of the day, local hopeful Nguyen Thai Dai Van played out a draw with Vincent Keymer of Germany.With just four rounds to come in the super tournament, Abdusattarov sits pretty on four points out of a possible five and the Uzbek has in fact broken in the top five of world rankings now....
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Weissenhaus Chess Challenge: D Gukesh Loses To Fabiano Caruana | Chess News
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Weissenhaus Chess Challenge: D Gukesh Loses To Fabiano Caruana | Chess News

[ad_1] Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh fumbled again and went down fighting against world number two Fabiano Caruana of United States in the first game of the quarterfinals in the Weissenhaus Freestyle Chess challenge in Wangels, Germany. Gukesh had a slight advantage in the middle game against Caruana but that slipped off quickly and the American Grandmaster pounced on his opportunity thereafter to take the full point home. The game lasted 39 moves. With just one game under the classical time control, Gukesh needs to win the return game to stay in contention to go to the semifinals. After t...
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Adani Group To Back Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa | Cricket News
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Adani Group To Back Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa | Cricket News

[ad_1] Considered one of India's brightest chess talents, 18-year-old Grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa's career will receive a major boost with backing from the Adani Group, which is committed to supporting sportspersons as they go full throttle in their quest to bring glory to India. Speaking after meeting the young chess ace, Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani said, "We are extremely proud to support the dynamic Praggnanandhaa. The speed and efficiency with which he has progressed in the sport is nothing short of remarkable, and truly an example to all Indians. There is nothing more noble than representing the nation and winning laurels at the highest levels, and the Adani Group is wholeheartedly devoted to supporting athletes in this journey.""I am extremely keen on ensuring that ...
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Asian Games: Indian Men And Women’s Chess Teams Clinch Silver Medals | Asian Games News
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Asian Games: Indian Men And Women’s Chess Teams Clinch Silver Medals | Asian Games News

[ad_1] File image of Praggnanandhaa© TwitterThe Indian men's and women's chess teams won silver medals at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Saturday. GM Harika Dronavalli, IM Vaishali Rameshbabu, IM Vantika Agrawal, and WGM Savitha Shri Baskar all won their games in a dominating fashion to beat South Korea 4-0 in the final round to finish with 15 match points. The top-seeded Chinese team won its last round match against the UAE with a 4-0 margin to take the gold with 17/18 match points. (Asian Games 2023 Medals Tally | Asian Games 2023 Full Schedule)The Indian men finished their campaign with a 3.5-0.5 win against the Philippines.Top seeds Arjun Erigaisi, D Gukesh, Vidit Gujrathi, and Harikrishna Pentala all won their matches against their Filipino counterparts while R Praggnanandhaa drew h...
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Chess At Asian Games: India Women Outclass Uzbekistan; Men Share Honours With China | Asian Games News
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Chess At Asian Games: India Women Outclass Uzbekistan; Men Share Honours With China | Asian Games News

[ad_1] Representational Image.© AFPIndian women crushed Uzbekistan 4-0, while the men were held to a 2-2 draw by China in the sixth round of the chess team competition in the Asian on Wednesday. Against China, the top-seeded Indian men saw games on all four boards ending in draws. The country's top player D Gukesh and Chinese GM Wei Yi played out a draw, while R Prgannanandhaa held Xiangzhi Bu on the second board. Vidit Gujarathi and P Harikrishna, playing on boards three and four respectively, shared honours with Qun Ma and Xiangyu Xu.(Asian Games 2023 Medals Tally | Asian Games 2023 Full Schedule)India continues to occupy the second spot with 9 match points (2 match points for a win and 1 for a draw) behind Iran (10 MPs).Third-seeded Iran had to be content with a 2-2 draw against Vietn...
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Chess At Asian Games 2023: Indian Men Held To 2-2 Draw; Women Rout Mongolia In Round Five | Asian Games News
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Chess At Asian Games 2023: Indian Men Held To 2-2 Draw; Women Rout Mongolia In Round Five | Asian Games News

[ad_1] File photo of R Praggnanandhaa.© AFPThe top-seeded Indian men's team was held to a 2-2 draw by Iran in the fifth round of the Asian Games on Tuesday. In women's team event, second-seed India crushed Mongolia 4-0 in round five with Koneru Humpy and R Vaishali leading the way. Both the men's and women's teams are in second spot with eight Match Points each. The men's team came up against leaders Iran and saw its top player D Gukesh go down to Parham Maghsoudloo, while R Praggnanandhaa beat Seyedmohammedamin Tabatabaei.Vidit Santosh Gujrathi and P Harikrishna drew their games against Pouya Idani and Bardiya Daneshvar respectively as the match ended with honours even.Iran is on top of the table with 9 match points.In women's team, Vantika Agarwal on board three and the 16-year old B S...
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Asian Games, Chess: Indian Men’s, Women’s Teams Breeze Past Opponents In Round 3 | Asian Games News
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Asian Games, Chess: Indian Men’s, Women’s Teams Breeze Past Opponents In Round 3 | Asian Games News

[ad_1] Indian men's and women's teams produced a fine effort to register easy wins over their rivals in the third round of the chess competition at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Sunday. The top-seeded men's team comprising GMs D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa, Arjun Erigaisi and P Harikrishna beat Kazakhstan 3-1. The women's side, which is seeded second here, crushed Indonesia 3.5-0.5 for a third straight win. The India No.1 D Gukesh scored his first win of the event, beating GM Rinat Jumabayev.(Asian Games 2023 Medals Tally | Asian Games 2023 Full Schedule)On the second board, Praggnanandhaa won with the black pieces against GM Alisher Suleimenov.Harikrishna, playing his first match, secured a solid draw against IM Nogerbek Kazybek while Erigaisi drew IM Ramazan Zhalmakhanov.The Indian wo...
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Chess: Vaishali Shines As Indian Women Beat Vietnam In Asian Games | Asian Games News
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Chess: Vaishali Shines As Indian Women Beat Vietnam In Asian Games | Asian Games News

[ad_1] The second-seeded Indian women's chess team registered a 2.5-1.5 win over Vietnam in the second round of the team event in the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Saturday. The top-seeded men's team was held to a 2-2 draw by a strong Uzbekistan team with all four matches ending in draws. In the India-Vietnam match, R Vaishali scored the first win with black pieces against WGM Vo Thi Kim Phung. The country's top player, Koneru Humpy, and Vantika Agarwal drew their games.(Asian Games 2023 Medals Tally | Asian Games 2023 Full Schedule)On the fourth board, B Savitha Shri drew against Thi Bao Tram Hoang as India closed out a 2.5-1.5 victory.Meanwhile, it was a solid draw for India against Uzbekistan.D Gukesh was under pressure on the top board against Nodirbek Abdusattorov, but managed to hold ...
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India Off To Winning Start In Chess Team Events At Asian Games | Asian Games News
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India Off To Winning Start In Chess Team Events At Asian Games | Asian Games News

[ad_1] Indian men and women opened their campaign in the chess team event at the Asian Games with easy wins over Mongolia and Philippines respectively in Hangzhou on Friday. Both the teams won by identical 3.5-0.5 margins in the first round. The team event at the Asian Games is being played in the classical time format while the individual events were held in the rapid format. While the top-seeded Indian men's team saw GM Arjun Erigaisi opening the scoring with a win over IM Amartuvshin Ganzorig of Mongolia with black pieces, Vidit S Gujrathi and R Praggnanandhaa added to the points.(Medals Tally | Asian Games 2023 Full Schedule)GM D Gukesh was, however, held to a draw on the top board by a lower-ranked GM Bilguun Sumiya.Praggnanandhaa defeated Batchuluun Tsegmed while Gujrathi got past ...
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