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Grandmasters R Praggnanandhaa, Sister Vaishali Create Unique Record | Chess News
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Grandmasters R Praggnanandhaa, Sister Vaishali Create Unique Record | Chess News

[ad_1] Vaishali Rameshbabu with brother Praggnanandhaa© TwitterIndian chess player Vaishali Rameshbabu, sister of chess prodigy R Praggnanandhaa, on Saturday became India's third female Grandmaster by surpassing 2500 rating during the 2023 IV Elllobregat Open on Saturday. With this achievement, Vaishali and her younger brother have become the first-ever Grandmaster siblings pair in history. She has also joined the likes of legendary Vishwanathan Anand, Koneru Humpy, Harika Dronavalli, Dibyendu Barua, R Praggnanandhaa etc. To celebrate this joyous moment, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin congratulated the duo on their achievement."Huge congrats, @chessvaishali, on becoming the third female Grandmaster from India and the first from Tamil Nadu! 2023 has been splendid for you. Alongside y...
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Chess: Arjun Erigaise Downs Anton Guijarro; Narayanan Holds Abdusattorov Nodirbek In Grand Swiss | Chess News
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Chess: Arjun Erigaise Downs Anton Guijarro; Narayanan Holds Abdusattorov Nodirbek In Grand Swiss | Chess News

[ad_1] Playing his trademark uncompromising chess, Grandmaster Arjun Erigaise scored a thumping victory over Anton Guijarro of Spain while S L Narayanan did well to hold GM Abdusattorov Nodirbek to a draw in the second round of FIDE Grand Swiss. Arjun, who has been losing pace towards the end, decided to cross the minefield in top gear as he went for unwarranted complications right from the beginning out of a Reti opening game by Guijarrov who played white.The game seemed evenly poised but when it comes to complications Arjun has steely nerves. Sacrificing a pawn in the middle game the Warangal-based caught his Spanish counterpart completely off guard and a simple exchange sacrifice netted him another white piece in a couple of moves.Guijarrov fought on for a long time but the writing wa...
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FIDE Grand Swiss: Praggnanandhaa Held By Aryan Chopra; Gukesh Draws With Rauf Mamedov | Chess News
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FIDE Grand Swiss: Praggnanandhaa Held By Aryan Chopra; Gukesh Draws With Rauf Mamedov | Chess News

[ad_1] File image of Praggnanandhaa© AFPGrandmaster and World Cup silver medallist R Praggnanandhaa was held to a draw by compatriot Aryan Chopra, while D Gukesh signed peace out of a theoretical opening against Rauf Mamedov of Azerbaijan in the first round of the FIDE Grand Swiss that got underway in Isle of Man. Chopra is another young Grandmaster who hails from Delhi and is trying to make a mark in international circuit. Playing the black side of a Slav defense against someone who is, by consent, one of the best talents in the world, Chopra fought valiantly and held on to his own in a finely-paced game.Praggnanandhaa traded queens early in the opening and dented the black's pawn structure a bit and even stood slightly better for quite some time. However, the position was always closer...
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Indian Team Withdraws From World Cadet Chess Championship In Egypt Over Israel-Gaza Conflict | Chess News
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Indian Team Withdraws From World Cadet Chess Championship In Egypt Over Israel-Gaza Conflict | Chess News

[ad_1] The Indian team has pulled out of the World Cadet Chess Championship scheduled to be held at Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt from October 14 to 23 in view of the situation in Gaza and keeping in mind the safety of the participants. As many as 39 players from the country were supposed to take part in the tournament which included events in the under-12, 10 and 8 categories."Considering the ongoing situation at Gaza Strip between Israel and Hamas and the age of participants, after due deliberations, it was decided to withdraw the participation of the Indian team in the World Cadet Chess Championship-2023," All India Chess Federation (AICF) said in a press release.According to AICF sources, some 80 people, including players, coaches and those accompanying the players, were to head to Sharm el...
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Asian Games 2023: India Men’s team Beat Vietnam In chess, Women Draw With Kazakhstan | Asian Games News
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Asian Games 2023: India Men’s team Beat Vietnam In chess, Women Draw With Kazakhstan | Asian Games News

[ad_1] Asian Games 2023: File image of Arjun Erigaisi© TwitterArjun Erigaisi's win on the fourth board helped the top-seeded Indian men beat Vietnam 2.5-1.5 in the seventh round of the chess team competition in the Asian Games on Thursday. The second-seeded women's team were held to a 2-2 draw by Kazakhstan. Both the men and women's teams from India are in second spot with 11 Match Points (MPs) each with a couple of rounds to be played. (Asian Games Medals Tally | Asian Games Full Schedule)Grandmasters D Gukesh, R Praggnanandhaa and Vidit S Gujrathi drew their games against Quang Liem Le, Ngoc Troung Son Nguyen and Tuan Minh Le respectively.Erigaisi pulled off a win over Tuan Min Tran to secure a crucial point and victory in the match.The Indian men will face Republic of Korea in the eig...
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Asian Games 2023: Arjun, Vidit Secure Wins; Humpy Plays Tie, Harika Loses | Asian Games News
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Asian Games 2023: Arjun, Vidit Secure Wins; Humpy Plays Tie, Harika Loses | Asian Games News

[ad_1] Indian women's chess player Dronavalli Harika faced defeat, and Koneru Humpy played out a tie, while Arjun Kumar and Vidit Santosh won their games in the third round of women's and men's individual competition at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Monday. Harika lost 1-0 to China's Hou Yifan. Meanwhile, Humpy played a 0.5-0.5 with China's Zhu Jiner. On the other hand, Arjun defeated Vietnam's Ngoc Truong Son Nguyen by 1-0. While Vidit clinched a win against Thiland's Laohawirapap Prin by 1-0. (Asian Games Medals Tally | Full Schedule - Sep 25)Earlier in the second round of individual chess, Vidit lost 1-0 to Kazakhstan's Kazybelk Nogerbek, and Arjun played a 0.5-0.5 tie with Vietnam's Le Tuan Minh.On the other hand, Harika won by 1-0 against Singapore's Gong Qianyun and Humpy won by 1...
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Asian Games 2023: Focus On R Praggnanandhaa As India Begins Campaign In Chess | Asian Games News
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Asian Games 2023: Focus On R Praggnanandhaa As India Begins Campaign In Chess | Asian Games News

[ad_1] The focus will be on young Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa in the chess competition of the Hangzhou Asian Games following his exploits in the World Cup recently as India will aim to land a few medals to swell their overall tally. The 18-year old Praggnanandhaa is part of a strong squad for the team event (to be played under standard time control), which also includes fellow teenager and GM D Gukesh as India will vie for the gold medal.The two will be expected to spearhead India's pursuit for the yellow metal given the strong form they have been in recently with the experienced P Harikrishna, Vidit Gujrathi and the fast-improving Arjun Erigaisi set to provide solid support.The individual event, to be played on a rapid format, will get underway on Sunday followed by the team event.Gujr...
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D Gukesh Replaces Viswanathan Anand As India’s Top Chess Player After 37 Years | Chess News
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D Gukesh Replaces Viswanathan Anand As India’s Top Chess Player After 37 Years | Chess News

[ad_1] As per the FIDE ratings effective September 1, D Gukesh's rating is 2758© FIDETeenaged Grandmaster D Gukesh has replaced the legendary Viswanathan Anand as India's top chess player after more than three decades. Anand has been India's No.1 since July 1986. The 17-year old Chennai GM, who recently lost in the quarterfinals of the FIDE World Cup in Baku to Magnus Carlsen, moved ahead of Anand to be ranked No.8 in the world. Gukesh broke into the top 10 of the FIDE rating list for the first time. Anand, a five-time world champion is currently ranked No.9.As per the FIDE ratings effective September 1, Gukesh's rating is 2758 while Anand's is 2754.Gukesh has gained three places in the rating list since August 1.Another teen prodigy R Praggnanandhaa, who made the world take notice of hi...
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Sports Minister Anurag Thakur felicitates India’s Chess Prodigy R Praggnanandhaa. Video | Chess News
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Sports Minister Anurag Thakur felicitates India’s Chess Prodigy R Praggnanandhaa. Video | Chess News

[ad_1] Union Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur on Friday felicitated the runner-up of International Chess Federation FIDE World Cup 2023 R Praggnanandhaa and his parents for his outstanding performance in the World Cup in New Delhi. Praggnanandhaa expressed his joy for the support he has got and said that this motivates him to work harder."We are happy that we are getting this support and it is also motivating us to work hard and perform well in the tournaments and bring laurels to the country," the Indian prodigy told ANI.During the felicitation, Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur congratulated Praggnanandhaa for making India proud."I congratulate him. He has made India proud. At the age of 16, he did what others could not. Many youngsters get inspiration from him to play Chess. Ches...
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PM Narendra Modi Meets R Praggnanandhaa, Has A Special Message For Chess World Cup Hero | Chess News
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PM Narendra Modi Meets R Praggnanandhaa, Has A Special Message For Chess World Cup Hero | Chess News

[ad_1] Chess grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa has been dominating headlines since winning the silver medal at the Chess World Cup. Although he was defeated by the reigning World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in the final of the competition, his impressive journey in the competition earned him a lot of praise. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the young chess grandmaster multiple times on social media during his time in the tournament and he met both Praggnanandhaa and his parents on Thursday. "It was a great honour to meet Hon'ble Prime Minister @narendramodi at his residence! Thank you sir for all the words of encouragement to me and my parents," Praggnanandhaa posted on X (formerly called Twitter).It was a great honour to meet Hon'ble Prime Minister @narendramodi at his residence!Thank yo...
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