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Chennai Grand Masters 2026: World champion Gukesh to face Nihal Sarin in first round marquee clash
2+ hour, 56+ min ago (251+ words) Chennai, July 15 (IANS) The fourth edition of the Chennai Grand Masters 2026, India’s most prestigious classical chess tournament, will kick off at The Westin Chennai Velachery Hotel, with a marquee clash between world champion Dommaraju Gukesh and compatriot Nihal Sarin as…...
Chess: Humpy, Divya, Vaishali among top players in fray at 2026 Cairns Cup
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (293+ words) Saint Louis (USA), July 9 (IANS) Former World Rapid Champion Koneru Humpy, former women's junior World Champion Divya Deshmukh, and 2026 FIDE Women's World Championship Challenger Vaishali Rameshbabu will be among a strong field for the 2026 Cairns Cup chess championship to be…...
Chennai Grand Masters returns for fourth edition; world champion Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi headline field
1+ week, 2+ day ago (248+ words) IANS LIVE Chennai Grand Masters returns for fourth edition; world champion Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi headline field Chennai, July 6 (IANS) India's strongest classical chess tournament, the Chennai Grand Masters, returns for its fourth edition from July 16–22 at The Westin Chennai Velachery,…...
Praggnanandhaa joint second, Gukesh tied sixth after opening day of Grand Chess Tour Croatia
1+ week, 6+ day ago (343+ words) Zagreb, July 2 (IANS) The two Indian stars had contrasting starts to the Super Rapid & Blitz Croatia, the third event of the Grand Chess Tour, as Praggnanandhaa placed joint second, while world champion D. Gukesh was tied for sixth place at the…...
Iniyan Pa, Nithin, and Madhvendra emerge champions in Mumbai chess event
3+ week, 5+ day ago (521+ words) Mumbai, June 19 (IANS) Iniyan Pa of Tamil Nadu, the top seed, lived up to his billing, dominating proceedings from start to finish to emerge Champion in the Masters Category of the Global Chess Festival, which concluded at the World Trade…...
Teen Borgaonkar upsets 3rd seed Gupta in Mumbai chess event
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (474+ words) Mumbai, June 12 (IANS) Upset wins were the trend in the opening round of the Rs 35 lakh prize money 360 One Masters Chess tournament, organised by Indian Chess School, in Mumbai, proving that routine results need not be the norm in the…...
Kochhar gets Top-10 finish as Lindh claims Bharath Classic title in Morocco
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (609+ words) El Jadida, June 8 (IANS) India's Karandeep Kochhar continued his impressive run on the Asian Tour with a bogey-free final-round 68 to secure a top-10 finish at the USD 500,000 IGPL Bharath Classic, while Sweden's Charlie Lindh stormed to victory with a tournament-best…...
TN CM Vijay plays chess with Praggnanandhaa, awards Rs 50 lakh for Norway Chess triumph
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (348+ words) Chennai, June 8 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Monday felicitated chess prodigy R. Praggnanandhaa for his historic triumph at the Norway Chess tournament and presented him with a cash award of Rs 50 lakh. The meeting took an engaging turn…...
Norway Chess: Pragg beats Gukesh as title race heads into final round; Assaubayeva wins women’s title
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (360+ words) Oslo, June 5 (IANS) Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu scored the key classical victory over world champion Gukesh Dommaraju with the black pieces, while Wesley So won Armageddon game over world No.1 Magnus Carlsen as the title race still wide-open heading into final round....
Pranav Adani hails Praggnanandhaa's double win over world No.1 Carlsen in Norway Chess as 'a rare achievement"
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (261+ words) Ahmedabad, June 4 (IANS) After Praggnanandhaa R continued his remarkable run at Norway Chess by defeating World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen for the second time in the tournament, Pranav Adani, Director, Adani Enterprises Limited, lauded the Indian Grandmaster's effort, saying the double…...