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'Not Teenager Anymore, Time To Grow Up': Magnus Carlsen's Cryptic Advice To D Gukesh On His 20th Birthday
2+ hour, 11+ min ago (274+ words) Indian chess sensation and reigning classical world champion D Gukesh is celebrating his 20th birthday on May 29 amid ongoing buzz surrounding the Norway Chess tournament. The young grandmaster has been trending online not only because of his recent performances at the…...
Norway Chess 2026 Round 4: Magnus Carlsen Bounces Back With Dominant Win Over D Gukesh, Sending Reigning World Champion To Bottom Of Standings | Video
12+ hour, 34+ min ago (383+ words) World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen bounced back strongly at Norway Chess with a dominant win over reigning world champion D Gukesh, pushing the Indian star to the bottom of the standings. R Praggnanandhaa stayed second after defeating Vincent Keymer in Armageddon,…...
Janhavi Soneji Stuns Leader Reyaansh Venkat To Open Up Title Race In Mumbai Chess Event
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (162+ words) Playing with the black pieces, Janhavi displayed excellent composure in a tense strategic battle and capitalized on her opportunities in the middlegame to hand Reyaansh his first defeat of the tournament. The victory moved Janhavi into joint lead contention and…...
Norway Chess Round 3: Praggnanandhaa Stuns World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen In Dramatic Classical Chess Battle | Video
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (53+ words) Indian Grandmaster Praggnanandhaa stunned World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in classical chess during round three of Norway Chess 2026 after a dramatic battle marked by time-pressure blunders. Firouzja retained the tournament lead with an Armageddon win over Gukesh, while Divya Deshmukh and…...
Norway Chess 2026, Round 2: Praggnanandhaa Falls To Firouzja, Divya Wins All-Indian Duel
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (243+ words) Oslo: Round two of Norway Chess 2026 once again delivered tense battles and fighting chess in Oslo. The only decisive classical game of the day came when Alireza Firouzja defeated Indian star Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu in a complex struggle. Firouzja gradually increased…...
All India Chess Masters Season 4 Round 4: Manya Balani Upsets AGM Rajveer Nahar In Standout Victory At Mumbai Chess Centre
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (384+ words) Mumbai, May 24, 2026: Round 4 of the All India Chess Masters " Season 4 witnessed several competitive encounters, with Manya Balani (1653) producing an impressive upset victory over higher-rated AGM Rajveer Pinkesh Nahar (1801) at the Mumbai Chess Centre, hosted at the Russian House, Pedder Road,…...
Norway Chess 2026: Praggnanandhaa, Gukesh & Divya Begin With Armageddon Wins
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (59+ words) Norway Chess 2026 opened in Oslo with dramatic Round 1 featuring upsets and Armageddon tiebreaks. Firouzja defeated Carlsen in classical after a time-trouble error to take the lead. Praggnanandhaa and Gukesh both won Armageddon after hard-fought draws. In the women's section, Assaubayeva…...
All India Chess Masters Season 4 Round 3: Top Seeds Shine As Young Talents Produce Thrilling Upsets In Mumbai
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (54+ words) Top seed Shreyansh Somaiya kept his unbeaten run intact with a win over Nikhil Joshi in Round 3 of the All India Chess Masters Season 4 at Mumbai Chess Centre. Reyaansh Venkat, Kush Ajay Agarwal, AGM Rajveer Pinkesh Nahar and Mayuresh Parkar…...
Arjun Erigaisi, Vidit Gujrathi Advance To India Rising Chess Playoffs
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (297+ words) The qualifiers are part of the India Rising: Road to EWC initiative, launched by Jio BLAST and the Esports Foundation to create a competitive pathway'for Indian esports and chess talent. Among the notable stories to emerge from the qualifiers was…...
All India Chess Masters: 1540-Rated Soham Stuns 1917-Rated Shardul In Round 2 Upset
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (58+ words) Young chess player Soham Sudarshan Sahamate (1540) defeated higher-rated Shardul Kadam Aditya (1917) in Round 2 of the All India Chess Masters - Season 4 at Mumbai Chess Centre, organisers said. Playing with white pieces, Soham built pressure in the middlegame and converted accurately after…...