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Gukesh, Pragg lead India's charge at Norway Chess
10+ hour, 8+ min ago (113+ words) The Shillong Times Gukesh, Pragg lead India's charge at Norway Chess Oslo, May 24: World champion D Gukesh will have a shot at rediscovering his touch ahead of his world championship title defence when he launches his campaign at the prestigious…...
Super Chess Classic: Pragg holds Giri; Keymer wins title
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (100+ words) The Shillong Times Super Chess Classic: Pragg holds Giri; Keymer wins title Bucharest, May 23: Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa ended his campaign with an easy draw against Anish Giri while Vincent Keymer crushed Jorden Van Foreest to clinch the Super Chess Classic…...
Foreest holds Praggnanandhaa; Keymer surges ahead
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (99+ words) The Shillong Times Foreest holds Praggnanandhaa; Keymer surges ahead Bucharest (Romania), May 18: Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa played out a draw with Dutchman Jorden Van Foreest even as Germany's Vincent Keymer surged ahead following a facile victory in the fourth round…...
Pragg draws with Keymer
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (93+ words) The Shillong Times Pragg draws with Keymer Bucharest, May 17: Indian GM R Praggnanandhaa played out a draw with Vincent Keymer of Germany to stay in joint lead after the third round of the Super Chess Classic, part of the Grand…...
AICF assures prize money for Abhijeet after GM approaches govt over unpaid dues
2+ week, 1+ day ago (126+ words) The Shillong Times AICF assures prize money for Abhijeet after GM approaches govt over unpaid dues New Delhi, May 9: Renowned Indian Grandmaster Abhijeet Gupta, left frustrated by the delay in receiving prize money for his Odisha Open title earlier this…...
Gukesh beats Caruana
2+ week, 2+ day ago (99+ words) The Shillong Times Warsaw (Poland), May 8: World champion D Gukesh defeated American Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana in the ninth and final round to be tied fourth in the Super Rapid and Blitz Tournament's rapid competition here, sustaining a welcome return to…...
World Blitz: Historic bronze for Erigaisi; PM lauds feat
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (123+ words) The Shillong Times World Blitz: Historic bronze for Erigaisi; PM lauds feat Doha, Dec 31: Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi suffered a massive meltdown in the semifinal to settle for a bronze in the World Blitz Championship here on Tuesday. World No....
Humpy in joint lead; Gukesh, Erigaisi well-placed
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (158+ words) The Shillong Times Humpy in joint lead; Gukesh, Erigaisi well-placed Doha, Dec 28: Reigning champion Koneru Humpy displayed her trademark composure and tenacity to remain in joint lead in the women's section while Indian star players D. Gukesh and Arjun Erigaisi also…...
Russia's Esipenko becomes third Candidates qualifier; FIDE WC final to be decided in tiebreak
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (284+ words) Panaji, Nov 25: Grandmaster Andrey Esipenko of Russia registered crushing back-to-back wins over Uzbekistan's Nodirbek Yakubboev in the third-place match, while China's Wei Yi will fight it out against the other Uzbek Javokhir Sindarov in the tiebreak on Wednesday to decide…...
Narayanan first to qualify to round of 128
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (156+ words) FIDE World Cup Panjim, Nov 3: India's S L Narayanan dumped Steven Rojas of South Africa and became the first player to qualify to the round of 128 in the first set of tie-break games of the FIDE World Cup 2025 that ended…...