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Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa, Arjun, Nihal can all become World champions: Boris Gelfand

Boris Gelfand, former World No. 3, is impressed by the respect Indian players give to their coaches. He finds D. Gukesh's depth of calculation, Pragg's feeling for the game, Arjun's creativity and Nihal's technique impressive. He believes they have a chance of becoming World champions. He also credits Netflix series…

The Hindu

Race to AI: the origins of artificial intelligence, from Turing to ChatGPT

Today’s poem-writing AI has ancestry in punch-card machines, trundling robots and godlike gaming engines

The Guardian - UK

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The big idea: is there such a thing as the perfect game?

Strategy and unpredictability are a winning combination – as long as the rules are simple

The Guardian - UK

Who could dominate world chess? The most promising country is India, says Alexander Grischuk

He asked me to wear it if I win something. Alexander Grischuk, former World No. 3 and 3-time World Blitz Champion, put on a Chicago Bulls cap after winning the Tata Steel Chess India tournament in Kolkata. He shared his memories of his first major success, his thoughts on India's…

The Hindu

Chess: Kasparov subsides at St Louis while Sam Sevian scores career best

The former world champion, 60, led the Champions Showdown 9LX unbeaten with 3/4, then collapsed to 3/9, while the 22-year-old finished ahead of the US elite

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Carlsen increases lead while Niemann is involved in new controversy

The Norwegian, 32, follows up his World Cup victory in Baku by winning the latest leg of the online ChampionsTour, while the former world champion Vladimir Kramnik is displeased at losing to Niemann

The Guardian - UK

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Minimum investment, deep dedication: Chess now offers a workable career path for children

KOLKATA: The stunning progress of teen prodigies R Praggnanandhaa and D Gukesh in international chess has encouraged several parents to consider the sport as a serious 'career option' for their children.

The Times of India

Candidates challenge looms as Praggnanandhaa follows in Vishwanathan Anand's footsteps

Alexander Khalifman. Ruslan Ponomariov. Rustam Kasimdzhanov. Levon Aronian. Gata Kamsky. Peter Svidler. Teimour Radjabov. Jan Duda.

The Times of India

Imagine the joy if Praggnanandhaa wins when Chandrayaan lands on moon: Viswanathan Anand

NEW DELHI: Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa's sensational run to the final of the Chess World Cup has drawn praise from several quarters, including legends like Viswanathan Anand and Garry Kasparov. Anand, who had won the first two World Cups in 2000 and 2002, was effusive in his praise for Praggnanandhaa and the…

The Times of India

India’s new chess star Praggnanandhaa: The knight who will be king

Chess is a game of hidden joy. And there is one (Anand) in India’s new chess star – Praggnanandhaa.

The Times of India

It's a special kind of support: Garry Kasparov hails Praggnanandhaa, mother

BAKU : Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa's incredible run in the Chess World Cup has reminded the legendary Garry Kasparov of his time as the king of 64 squares. Impressed with the teen sensation's win over world No.3 Fabiano Caruana here on Monday, the former world champion Kasparov took to Twitter,…

The Times of India

FIDE World Cup | Chess great Kasparov congratulates Praggnanandhaa; lauds mother for ‘special kind of support’

Garry Kasparov lauds Indian grandmaster Praggnanandhaa's mother for her "special kind of support" as he reaches the FIDE World Cup final. Praggnanandhaa beat two New York cowboys and his coach is optimistic about his chances in the title clash against World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen. Praggnanandhaa is the youngest and…

The Hindu

Chess: Judit Polgar still an icon nearly a decade after retirement

The Hungarian gave up competitive play in 2014 but her online commentaries show that she is as sharp as ever

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Chess: national solving championship 2023 open for entries from Britain

Entry is free, the prize fund is expected to be £2,500 and the winner qualifies for the 2024 world solving championship

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Ding sets world title landmark and is ‘ready to take on Carlsen’

China’s new world champion became the first since 1886 to lead the title match only in the final game, while the Norwegian implied he will play fewer classical tournaments

The Hindu

Data | The dragon checks in: With Ding Liren’s win, China is on top of the chess world, but India is not far behind

China is the world champion in both Open and women’s chess, but India is in a superior position in terms of talent

The Times of India

Chasing crown sans jewel

In Carlsen's absence, Nepo vs Liren battle for World title lacks indisputable tag

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Carlsen’s spectre looms as Ding and Nepomniachtchi launch title match

Two of the world’s top three have descended on Astana for the most prestigious title in chess, but the absence of the third has largely neutered the stakes of the sport’s showcase event

The Guardian - UK

Chess: World title match gets under way in Astana without Magnus Carlsen

The Norwegian has abdicated so Ian Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren will compete for the crown in 14-game series

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Garry Kasparov calls April’s world title match ‘amputated event’

Kasparov says ‘the world championship match should include the strongest player on the planet, and this match [Ian Nepomniachtchi v Ding Liren] doesn’t’

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Carlsen draws final classical game as world champion against Howell

The 32-year-old, who is abdicating his world crown, chose the Norwegian League for his last three classical games and will not play the format again until late May

WEKU

A century and counting: Ukraine's ongoing fight to free itself from Russia

This month marks 100 years since Ukraine joined the Soviet Union. It did so after Ukraine lost in a bid for independence. Ukraine once again finds itself in another life-and-death battle with Moscow.

The Guardian - UK

Chess: John Nunn wins world 65+ title in vintage year for England seniors

The former world top-10 grandmaster edged out his rivals by half a point after a tense final round at Assisi, concluding a year where England 50+ and 65+ players also won two world and one European team championships

USA Today Sports Media Group

Luka Doncic says he just plays chess on his phone and never uses Twitter, which must be so nice

Imagine playing chess against Luka.

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