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India is the strongest chess playing nation: Vijayalakshmi hails country's rapid rise

Chennai's Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi, India's first IM and WGM, asserts the nation's chess dominance is unmatched and will only grow. She highlights Chennai's pivotal role, from pioneers like Manuel Aaron and Vishwanathan Anand to current stars Gukesh and Praggnanandhaa. Vijayalakshmi also reflects on her near-miss GM title and contemplates a comeback.

The Economic Times

Injured Alireza Firouzja plays through pain to shock world No 1 Magnus Carlsen in Oslo

Frenchman scored at Norway Chess despite his heavily protected sprained ankle, and defeated Carlsen for the first time in a classical game

The Guardian - UK

Javokhir Sindarov earns world chess title shot with stunning Candidates win

Uzbekistan’s Javokhir Sindarov won the Candidates on Tuesday with a round to spare, setting up a historic under-21 world title match against Gukesh Dommaraju

The Guardian - US

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'Gukesh accepted he didn't do well': World champion returns for Paris leg of Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour

NEW DELHI: A rocky start dampened D Gukesh's spirit in the opening leg of the 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour, with the youngest-ever world chess champion struggling to match the pace of the unique format last February.

The Times of India

World Chess Championship: Resolute Ding Liren snatches draw in pulsating Game 7

Ding Liren is showing why he is world champion and why he managed a streak of unbeaten 100 classical games at his peak in 2017-18.

The Times of India

FIDE World Championship: Gukesh rejects draw bait, forces Ding to play on

Eight games to go, it stands at three apiece

The Times of India

World Chess Championship: Human Ding Liren must unsettle brilliantly-wired D Gukesh to retain World chess crown

Man vs Machine has always been a common theme in competitive sport, when human and intuitive play is up against precise and programmed cold bloodedness.

The Times of India

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Chess Olympiad: Arjun Erigaisi attributes teams' success to great bonding

The Indians danced to Queen's 'We Are The Champions' after double delight

The Times of India

In Olympic year, India's big gold

TOI looks at some of the takeaways from the Chess Olympiad

The Times of India

Chess Olympiad: Why women's lead is less convincing

Top seeded India women, like their men counterparts, have also taken sole lead in the Olympiad in their section with six match wins in a row. But their streak has been less convincing. And there is a reason for it. The top-2 rated players in the men's section (Gukesh and…

The Times of India

Twelve-year wait for final GM norm affected me: Shyaam Nikhil

CHENNAI: It's been a long time coming for 32-year-old P Shyaam Nikhil. At a time when Indian chess is ruled by Chennai teens, Shyaam finally clinched his GM title in Dubai on Sunday, waiting 12 years for his final norm. The Nagercoil man became India's 85th and TN's 30th GM.…

The Times of India

Not trusting my intuition cost me some wins at Candidates: Vidit Gujrathi

29-year-old GM says he needs to work on non-chess aspects of his game

The Times of India

Morning Digest | Congress accuses PM Modi of ‘hate speech’; Maldives President Muizzu’s party secures big win in parliamentary polls, and more

The Hindu Morning Digest gives a select list of stories to start the day. Read the top news today on April 22, 2024

The Hindu

Chess: Nepomniachtchi bids for third Candidates victory as Indian trio shine

The 33-year-old Russian, a defeated world title challenger in 2021 and 2023, is in line for a third attempt as he leads in Toronto at halfway in the 14-round event

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Candidates Chess: GMs Dibyendu Barua and Pravin Thipsay analyse how Indian players have fared so far

Indian chess grandmasters Dibyendu Barua and Pravin Thipsay express admiration for the performance of India's five-player team, spearheaded by the R Praggnanandhaa, at the esteemed Candidates chess tournament.

The Times of India

Praggnanandhaa crushes China's Wenjun Ju to join leaders in Tata Steel Masters Chess

WIJK AAN ZEE (The Netherlands): Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa defeated the reigning and four-time women's world champion Wenjun Ju from China in the ninth round of the Tata Steel Masters.

The Times of India

Viswanathan Anand exhorts young GM crop to overhaul his best rating

Significant milestone for Indian chess, says legend

The Hindu

Not surprised he has gone this far: Gukesh’s coach Vishnu Prasanna

Adds that they would focus on and try to improve his physical fitness, so that he can endure the long rounds

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With some changes, I don't rule out a return to World Championship cycle: Magnus Carlsen

Almost nine years after winning his maiden World title in Chennai --Magnus Carlsen will be arriving in the city to represent Norway at the 44th chess Olympiad which starts on July 28. A few days ago Carlsen announced that he would not contest the World Championship final, where he was…

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