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Super Chess Classic: Praggnanandhaa outwits Sindarov
10+ hour, 22+ min ago (439+ words) Bucharest (Romania) May 15 (PTI) Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa reserved his best against the in-form World championship challenger Javokhir Sindarov, outwitting him in the second round of the Super Chess Classics here on Friday. Praggnanandhaa was at his very best with black…...
Super Chess Classic: Praggnanandhaa draws with Firouzja in opener
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (451+ words) Bucharest (Romania), May 14 (PTI) Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa survived a small scare before settling for a draw with Alireza Firouzja of France in the first round of the Super Chess Classics, the first Classical event of the Grand Chess Tour,…...
Gukesh beats world title challenger Sindarov, holds Wesley So to draw in Grand Chess Tour
1+ week, 2+ day ago (411+ words) Warsaw (PTI): D Gukesh made quite an impact, signalling that his preparations for the World Championship are on track by first defeating his title challenger, Javokhir Sindarov, in the fifth round and then holding American Grandmaster Wesley So to a…...
Yuvraj Sandhu in Top-10 in Turkey, Sharma also makes cut
1+ week, 6+ day ago (296+ words) Belek (T'rkiye), May 2 (PTI) India's Yuvraj Sandhu played a steady round of 1-under 71 and was inside Top-10 at the halfway stage of the Turkish Airlines Open on DP World Tour title here. Also making the cut was Shubhankar Sharma, despite…...
Priyanuj, Ritvik emerge U-19 and U-17 national champions
3+ week, 1+ day ago (727+ words) Dehradun, Apr 23 (PTI) Assam's Priyanuj Bhattacharya staged a remarkable comeback to defeat Tamil Nadu's P. B. Abhinand in the Under-19 Boys' Singles final, denying his opponent a third gold at the Junior and Youth National Table Tennis Championships here on Thursday. In…...
Chess promoted racial harmony in medieval times, claims Cambridge University study
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (434+ words) London, Apr 7 (PTI) Chess, a so-called "game of kings, proved a great equaliser during the medieval era by celebrating intellectual prowess irrespective of race, a University of Cambridge study has claimed. In "Chess and Race in the Global Middle Ages,…...
Bad move by Humpy to pull out of Candidates, it spreads unfounded concerns: Cyprus chess chief
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (419+ words) New Delhi, Mar 24 (PTI) The Cyprus Chess Federation chief has termed Indian Grandmaster Koneru Humpy's withdrawal from the prestigious Candidates Tournament as a "bad move", saying it spreads unfounded concerns and reflects a lack of respect for both players and…...
Big turnout for ''open street-chess series'' in Ahmedabad
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (276+ words) Ahmedabad, Mar 15, (PTI) Around 200 chess enthusiasts and seasoned players across age groups took part in a first-of-its-kind "open street-chess series" on the famed Sabarmati Riverfront, aimed at encouraging wider participation and inspiring new and young players to take up the…...
Theegala slips in difficult second round at Players
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (217+ words) Florida, Mar 14 (PTI) First round co-leader Sahith Theegala (74) slipped down the leader board while Akshay Bhatia (71) made a marginal move up in the second round of the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass here. As for the other Indian origin players,…...
Mayank Chakraborty scripts history, becomes first GM from North-East and India's 94th
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (365+ words) New Delhi, Mar 14 (PTI) Talented youngster Mayank Chakraborty crossed the final hurdle in his promising career by securing his third and final GM norm, becoming the 94th Grandmaster and the first from India's North-East region to achieve the coveted title. Hailing…...