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Chess: Carlsen meets world champion Gukesh after Freestyle truce called

The world No 1 faces Gukesh as the new Freestyle Grand Slam gets under way following a row over the circuit’s status

The Guardian - UK

Wood Green and Manx Liberty take Four Nations Chess League down to the wire

The teams have both won all their four matches in the UK national league and are set to meet in the final round in May

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Tata Steel Chess: D Gukesh draws with top seed Fabiano Caruana

NEW DELHI: D Gukesh, the reigning world chess champion, secured a comfortable draw against top seed Fabiano Caruana in the third round of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament in Wijk Aan Zee, The Netherlands, on Monday.

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World Blitz Championship: R Vaishali wins women's qualifier, advances to quarterfinals

NEW DELHI: Indian Grandmaster R Vaishali delivered an exceptional performance to win the women’s qualifier and secure a spot in the quarterfinals of the World Blitz Championship. Following Koneru Humpy’s remarkable gold-medal triumph, Vaishali stepped into the spotlight, dominating the women’s section with a score of 9.5/11, including three draws.

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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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Chess: Gukesh and India celebrate after win but new challenges are emerging

The youngest ever undisputed world champion, 18, had a rapturous reception on his return to Chennai, but his new status will be tested at Wijk aan Zee in January

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Ding and Gukesh miss wins as World Chess Championship nears climax

China’s world champion and India’s 18-year-old challenger are deadlocked at 4.5-4.5 in their $2.5m, best-of-14 series which finishes next week

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Champion Ding and challenger Gukesh prepare for world title battle

China’s world champion Ding Liren, 32, will face his Indian rival Gukesh Dommaraju, 18, on Monday.

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World Chess Championship: Can experienced Ding Liren surprise D Gukesh?

D Gukesh is being touted as favourite against reigning champion Ding Liren in the 14-game World Championship match which starts in Singapore on Monday. The Indian challenger is world No. 5 at Elo 2783 and Ding is No. 23 with Elo rating of 2728. The former is currently playing at…

The Times of India

Chess: Fabiano Caruana, world No 2, wins fourth US Championship title

Caruana showed his clear superiority in the open event at St Louis, while Carissa Yip won her first eight games in the women’s championship

The Guardian - UK

Police arrest chess grandmaster for punching woman videographer after loss

Grandmaster Christopher Yoo was charged with fourth-degree assault and expelled from tournament

The Independent UK

Chess: England gains new grandmaster as Ameet Ghasi qualifies at age 37

The Birmingham amateur achieved his title in Norway after years of trying, while Jonah Willow, 21, became the latest from the young generation to score a GM norm

The Guardian - UK

Arjun Erigaisi pips Fabiano Caruana to become No. 3 in world

Warangal's wonder boy, Arjun Erigaisi, is nothing but an unstoppable machine while moving his pawns and pieces on the 64 squares. He just can't stop winning. In the final round, he gave India the lead with a quick 49-move win over Slovenia's Jan Subel for his ninth victory in the…

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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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India virtually seal historic gold at Chess Olympiad in Open section

Arjun Erigaisi has put India on the brink of winning a historic maiden gold in the Open section of the 45th Chess Olympiad with a victory over USA's Leinier Dominguez Perez in the final match of the 10th round, with only a mathematical chance for China keeping the contest alive.

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Alireza Firouzja wins Sinquefield Cup unbeaten and jumps to world No 5

The Iran-born Frenchman, 21, scored 6/9 to win in St Louis, half a point clear of the US champion and world No 3, Fabiano Caruana

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Grand chess tour: Praggnanandhaa stay at bottom, Alireza Firouzja in the lead

R Praggnanandhaa was unable to improve his position and remained at the bottom of the leaderboard as the Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz chess tournament approached its final day. However, he did manage to secure a couple of victories in the blitz section prior to that.

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Chess: Vachier-Lagrave wins $300,000 event while Firouzja loses in nine moves

The 33-year-old won the online CrunchLabs Masters, defeating Firouzja in the final, after previously eliminating the world No 1, Magnus Carlsen

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Chess: Caruana equals Carlsen’s record as Kasparov criticises world title match

Fabiano Caruana, the world No 3 and US champion, won the Zagreb Rapid/Blitz with a record-equalling total of 27/36, and was sure of first prize with five rounds to spare

The Times of India

Superbet Classic: Praggnanandhaa and Gukesh miss out in four-way tiebreaker as Fabiano Caruana wins title

Fabiano Caruana, the world's second-ranked chess player, successfully defended his Superbet Classic title by winning all three rapid games in a thrilling four-way tiebreaker, which included Indian Grandmasters D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa, following a relatively uneventful tournament.

The Times of India

Gukesh beats Deac Bogdan-Daniel in Superbet Classic chess

Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh commenced his campaign on a winning note, defeating Romania's Deac Bogdan-Daniel in the opening round of the Superbet Classic chess tournament.

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India No.1 Arjun Erigaisi triumphs in Armenia, takes break from Classical chess

NAGPUR: India's 20-year-old super GM, Arjun Erigaisi, won his second classical title of the year on Tuesday.

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Norway Chess: Praggnanandhaa beats Nakamura; Carlsen wins title

NEW DELHI: Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa of India finished his campaign with a victory over American Hikaru Nakamura in the final, placing him third overall as world champion Magnus Carlsen emerged victorious at the Norway Chess tournament held in Stavanger, Norway.

The Times of India

Norway Chess: Praggnanandhaa loses to Caruana, Carlsen beats Firouzja Alireza

NEW DELHI: In the Norway Chess tournament in Stavanger, Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa suffered a defeat against Fabiano Caruana of the United States in an Armageddon match.

The Guardian - UK

Faustino Oro, aged 10 and known as ‘the Messi of chess’, advances again

Argentinian prodigy already has two international master norms and looks set to break more records while England’s pre-teen talents are also making eye-catching progress

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