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Magnus Carlsen's costly rook blunder helps Sargsyan pull off shocking upset at World Rapid Team Championship | WATCH
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (214+ words) The Norwegian GM's struggles carried over from Norway Chess 2026, as he endured consecutive defeats in the tournament on Thursday. Carlsen's recent run has been productive, but has also exposed moments of vulnerability. The top-ranked GM won the 2026 Te Pe Sigeman…...
Hikaru Nakamura on Hans Niemann's poor show at Uz Chess Cup: 'Nepo crushed and blew him off the board"
1+ week, 21+ hour ago (345+ words) Hikaru Nakamura joked that Hans Niemann will take to X and post some angry tweets after losing to Ian Nepomniachtchi at the Uz Chess Cup 2026. The loss had ended Niemann's chances of winning the tournament while Nepomniachtchi kept himself alive....
Thipsay makes bold Gukesh prediction ahead of World Championship: 'Sindarov hasn't reached that class yet"
1+ week, 2+ day ago (363+ words) India's third grandmaster Pravin Thipsay believes reigning world champion Gukesh Dommaraju will have the edge over his challenger Javokhir Sindarov when the two meet in the upcoming FIDE World Chess Championship 2026 match. Speaking about the highly anticipated contest, Thipsay told…...
'Praggnanandhaa playing better than Gukesh but. ..': Viswanathan Anand makes massive statement after Norway Chess
1+ week, 3+ day ago (332+ words) Legendary Viswanathan Anand thinks that Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa has overtaken world champion D Gukesh on current form. Anand's statement comes after Praggnanandhaa triumphed in Norway Chess while Gukesh finished at the bottom of the six-man table. Praggnanandhaa even defeated…...
Gukesh's packed schedule not behind poor form, believes Keymer as he introduces new angle in debate: 'It's burden of. .."
1+ week, 4+ day ago (456+ words) German grandmaster Vincent Keymer voiced concern over D Gukesh's recent struggles, pointing out what he sees as the reigning world champion's greatest problem amid ongoing form trouble. 20-year-old Gukesh is coming off a lowly sixth-place finish at Norway Chess 2026, where…...
Gukesh names one quality he's yet to master despite becoming chess world champion: 'I still have to develop. .."
1+ week, 5+ day ago (396+ words) D Gukesh had a meteoric rise in his teenage years, displacing Viswanathan Anand as the Indian No 1 in 2023 and becoming the youngest winner in the history of the Fide Candidates as well as the World Championship the following year. Two…...
Who is Srishti Kiran, the Indian tennis prodigy ranked No 1 U-13 player in the world
1+ week, 6+ day ago (571+ words) India's never had a player ranked among the top-10 at the senior level in singles tennis, either in the men's or the women's categories, with the iconic Vijay Amritraj being the highest-ranked ever at 18 in 1980. It does, however, have a…...
'More dangerous than Carlsen': Arjuna awardee hails Praggnanandhaa as India's best chess player
2+ week, 1+ day ago (275+ words) Indian grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa has received huge praise from Arjuna Award-winning coach and grandmaster Pravin Thipsay after his remarkable victory at the 2026 Norway Chess tournament. Thipsay described the 20-year-old as the strongest Indian chess player at the moment and even…...
Arjun hails 'great fighter' Praggnanandhaa over Norway Chess triumph: 'I'm sure this confidence will. .."
2+ week, 1+ day ago (580+ words) Arjun Erigaisi heaped praise on fellow Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa for his historic triumph at the Norway Chess recently, describing his good friend as a "great fighter" and expressing delight at him regaining his form after a tough few months....
Gukesh's mentor addresses concern ahead of World Championship showdown: 'It's a very difficult spot"
2+ week, 1+ day ago (386+ words) Grzegorz Gajewski, mentor of D Gukesh, has expressed his thoughts on the Indian grandmaster's performance-related criticism ahead of crucial chess events, including the World Championship showdown. Gukesh endured a tough campaign at Norway Chess 2026, finishing last with just eight points....