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Meet Vaishali Rameshbabu: India’s chess prodigy taking on world champion Ju Wenjun

The Mediterranean shores of Cyprus witnessed an intense battle of minds on April 15, 2026, as some of the world’s finest female chess players competed for the prestigious Women’s Candidates crown. Among the frontrunners were India’s Vaishali Rameshbabu, Kazakhstan’s Bibisara Assaubayeva, and China’s Zhu Jiner. In a decisive final round,…

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Chess: Aronian takes big top prize in Las Vegas as Niemann celebrates Carlsen’s downfall

World No 1 Carlsen settled for third as Aronian took the $200,000 prize in the Las Vegas leg of the Freestyle Grand Slam

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Prague Masters Chess: Praggnanandhaa and Aravindh Chithambaram maintain lead after draw in fifth round

R Praggnanandhaa drew with fellow Indian Aravindh Chithambaram as both maintained their one-point advantage over the closest competitors after round five of the Prague Masters chess tournament.

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Praggnanandhaa claims second victory at Prague Masters, joins Aravindh at top

R Praggnanandhaa secured his second consecutive win by defeating Vincent Keymer of Germany, joining fellow Indian Aravindh Chithambaram at the top with three points after round four of the Prague Masters.

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Praggnanandhaa settles for second draw, Chithambaram beats Keymer at Prague Masters

The second round of the Prague Masters saw India's R Praggnanandhaa being held for his second consecutive draw against Turkey's Gurel Ediz. However, Aravindh Chithambaram managed to go past the defences of Germany's Vincent Keymer to register an impressive win.

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'Expect criticism': Susan Polgar slams Nodirbek Yakubboev for refusing handshake with India GM R Vaishali

NEW DELHI: Hungarian-American chess grandmaster Susan Polgar criticized Uzbekistan’s Nodirbek Yakubboev after he refused to shake hands with Indian GM R Vaishali during the 2025 Tata Steel Chess tournament in the Netherlands.

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Arjun Erigaisi faces daunting challenge at World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship

NEW DELHI: Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi is set to navigate formidable obstacles as he begins his campaign at the prestigious World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship. With aspirations of becoming the first Indian to qualify for the 2026 Candidates' Tournament, Erigaisi trails American Fabiano Caruana in the qualification race. To…

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Nagpur's Divya Deshmukh gets Rs 1 crore, Sankalp Rs 10 lakh as Maharashtra felicitates Chess Olympiad medalists

NAGPUR: The Maharashtra government awarded Rs1 crore to Divya Deshmukh, who played a pivotal role in the Indian women team's historic title triumph at the Chess Olympiad in Budapest, in Mumbai on Monday.

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Women's chess boom: Out of brother Pragg's shadows, Vaishali finds a mentor in Harika

CHENNAI: Men have dominated Indian chess scene for years, but the historic gold won by the Indian women's team at the Olympiad in Budapest a few days ago can be a game-changer. Chennai girl R Vaishali, who has been stepping out of her brother R Praggnanandhaa's shadows, was part of…

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INTERVIEW: 'On the outside I look calm, but inside, I want to win all the time' - Arjun Erigaisi

Indian chess scripted not just one but two 'famous five' stories over 14 days in the Hungarian capital, Budapest, where young teams of men and women went on to win historic maiden gold medals for the country at the 45th Chess Olympiad.

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Nagpur's backroom hero GM Sankalp helps shape India's Chess Olympiad golden glory

NAGPUR: The city's second grandmaster Sankalp Gupta is brimming with joy after India's crowning glory at the Chess Olympiad which concluded in Budapest, Hungary on Sunday. As the city celebrates 18-year-old golden girl Divya Deshmukh, few among Nagpur's chess aficionados are aware of 21-year-old Sankalp's pivotal behind-the-scenes contribution to India's…

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"Our chest is filled with pride": Amitabh Bachchan lauds chess players

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan congratulated Team India for their historic double gold medal at the recently concluded Chess Olympiad. Read further on Dynamite News:

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In Olympic year, India's big gold

TOI looks at some of the takeaways from the Chess Olympiad

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India wins historic double team gold at FIDE Chess Olympiad 2024

India’s two team and four individual gold medals are hailed as the beginning of its reign as the ‘best chess nation’.

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You need to give it all for your country: Divya Deshmukh

Divya Deshmukh made a huge impact at the Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary. Just three months after being crowned the world junior chess champion, the 18-year-old Nagpur girl played a pivotal role and wrote India's success story at the Olympiad.

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Chess Olympiad: Golden girls rise from the gloom

Indian women's team and D Harika fought through some tense situations in the last two rounds to change the colour of their Chess Olympiad team medal from bronze to gold.

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Chess Olympiad: Gold all but assured after India men beat top seeds USA; women also in the running for golden finish

India have all but won their first-ever Chess Olympiad men’s team gold medal with a round to spare. The official coronation — barring huge misfortune or improbable results — is on Sunday. The 11th and last round will be played in Budapest, Hungary, from 2.30pm IST.

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Chess Olympiad: India's unbeaten run continues

Men and women make it 6/6, beat hosts Hungary and Armenia respectively

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Chess Olympiad: India's men and women teams register wins to remain in joint lead

D Gukesh and Arjun Erigaise, the two in-form stars in the World Championship challenger, led the Indian men to a 3-1 victory against Azerbaijan in the 45th Chess Olympiad's fifth round. Gukesh and Arjun quickly defeated Aydin Sulemanli and Rauf Mamedov respectively with their white pieces, showcasing their exceptional form.

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Chess Olympiad: Gukesh gets 4-on-4, Arjun makes it perfect 5

India down tricky Azerbaijan in open group; women beat Kazakhstan

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Raunak finishes joint second, Divya third in Abu Dhabi International chess festival

NAGPUR: City's star masters Raunak Sadhwani and Divya Deshmukh missed the podium finish by a small margin in the Masters group of the 30th Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival, which concluded late on Saturday.

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Raunak Sadhwani, Divya Deshmukh play seventh round draw in Abu Dhabi chess festival

NAGPUR: Raunak Sadhwani and Divya Deshmukh drew their respective seventh round games in contrasting fashion in the Masters group of the 30th Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival on Thursday.

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Raunak Sadhwani regains lead on top, Divya Deshmukh goes down fighting in Abu Dhabi chess festival

NAGPUR: City's first Grandmaster (GM) Raunak Sadhwani defeated compatriot Bharath Subramaniyam to jump to joint lead in the 30th edition of the Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival on Wednesday.

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Divya Deshmukh climbs four places up to be youngest at 18 in current world top-20 women chess rankings

NAGPUR: 21 days of heroic play with back-to-back international titles on her way to become the World Junior Girls Chess champion made 18-year-old Divya Deshmukh the youngest in the list of world's top-20 women players currently.

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Nagpur’s chess queen Divya Deshmukh now World’s best aims to become a Grandmaster

NAGPUR: India’s best Divya Deshmukh is the new world junior girls chess champion. The two-time reigning national women’s chess champion is now the U-20 queen of the world.

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