Chess News
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R Praggnanandhaa To Face David Navara In Prague Masters OpenerR Praggnanandhaa will have white games against Dai Van, Aravindh, Wei Yi and Quang Leim as the tournament progresses.
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Chess: R Praggnanadhaa Hot Favourite To Win Prague MastersFresh off his nail-biting victory at the Tata Steel Masters, Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa will start as the hot favorite to win the Prague Masters, which gets underway in Prague on Wednesday.
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World Champion D Gukesh Finishes Last At Freestyle Chess Grand SlamGukesh failed to win a single game in the event, losing his final match to Alireza Firouzja.
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D Gukesh Loses To Alireza Firouzja, Ends Eighth At Freestyle Chess Grand SlamD Gukesh ended in eighth position after losing to Iranian-French grandmaster Alireza Firouzja in the second game of their seventh-place playoff match at the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam.
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India Chess Star Slams Ministry's Decision To Stop Cash Rewards For Grandmasters, Says "Demotivating..."The sports ministry has eliminated the reward system for chess players, who were earlier receiving Rs four lakh for achieving a Grandmaster title and Rs 1.5 lakh for attaining an International Master or International Women Master (IWM) title.
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R Vaishali Sets Sights On Consistency And Candidates QualificationIndian chess Grandmaster R Vaishali has set her sights on two key objectives this year -- to deliver a series of consistent performances and secure a coveted spot in the prestigious Candidates Tournament
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Chess: After Rare Loss, India's D Gukesh Eyes Comeback Against Fabiano CaruanaWorld champion D Gukesh will have his task cut out as he looks to stage a comeback against Fabiano Caruana of the USA in the Freestyle Grand Slam chess tournament
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D Gukesh Goes Down To Fabiano Caruana In Freestyle Grand SlamWorld Champion D Gukesh suffered a rare setback in normal time control, losing to USA's Fabiano Caruana in the first game of the quarterfinals of the Freestyle Grand Slam chess tournament.
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D Gukesh Starts Moderately In Freestyle Chess Grand SlamWorld Champion D Gukesh began his campaign at the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam tour with three draws and a lone loss, signalling that he is gradually coming to terms with the new format.
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"Will You Resign?": Magnus Carlsen Accuses FIDE Chief Of Coercion, Broken PromisesMagnus Carlsen has demanded FIDE chief Arkady Dvorkovich resign for "coercion of players, misuse of power and broken promises".
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After Beating D Gukesh In Chess Final, R Praggnanandhaa Returns Home To Rousing WelcomeR Praggnanandhaa made history on Sunday by defeating reigning World Champion and compatriot D Gukesh to claim his maiden Tata Steel Chess tournament crown, marking the biggest win of his career so far.
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"Long, Crazy Day": R Praggnanandhaa Reveals Raw Emotion After Beating D Gukesh To Tata Steel Chess TitlePraggnanandhaa pipped reigning World Chess Champion D Gukesh to win his first Tata Steel Chess tournament.
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"Mere Paas Panch Hai": Viswanathan Anand's Tongue-In-Cheek Post After R Praggnanandhaa Beats D GukeshViswanathan Anand cheekily pointed out his own success, as two Indians battled it out for the Tata Steel Chess tournament crown.
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Video: 'World Champion' D Gukesh Heartbroken On Losing Tata Chess Title Against R PraggnandhaaThe bespectacled 19-year-old from Chennai, a city that has become the cradle of Indian chess, came from behind to upstage the 18-year-old world number three 2-1 in the tiebreaker of the event's 87th edition here on Sunday.
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R Praggnanandhaa Beats D Gukesh In 'Crazy, Exhausting' Final Day Tie-Breaker To Clinch Tata Chess TitleGrandmaster R Praggnanandhaa fought through exhaustion and nerves to defeat world champion D Gukesh in a clash of compatriots to clinch the Tata Steel Masters title
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D Gukesh, R Praggnanandhaa Set Up Dramatic All-Indian Tie-Breaker In Tata Steel Chess Tournament
D Gukesh was beaten by compatriot Arjun Erigaisi, making it his first loss as World Chess Champion.
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Praaggnandhaa And Gukesh In Joint Lead At Tata Steel MastersWorld Champion D Gukesh played out a draw with Jorden van Foreest of Holland, while Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa beat Alexey Sarana of Serbia
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D Gukesh Draws With Wei Yi, R Praggnanandhaa Outwits Fabiano Caruana In Tata Steel Masters
Gukesh now has eight points out of a possible 11, while Praggnanandhaa's win propelled him to 7.5.