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Divya Deshmukh stays on top, Vantika Agarwal slips

KOLKATA: Divya Deshmukh is growing from strength to strength. Overnight joint leader, the 17-year-old Women’s Grandmaster, established her position on the top as the sole leader in the women’s rapid section of Tata Steel Chess India tournament by winning all the three round matches at the Bhasha Bhawan in the…

The Times of India

Tata Steel Chess: Unstoppable Divya storms into sole lead

Divya Deshmukh's dream continues: she leads the women's rapid section of the Tata Steel Chess India tournament on 5.5 points, winning 5 of 6 games. Ju Wenjun, reigning World champion, is 1.5 points behind, while Polina Shuvalova and Irina Krush are on 3.5 and 3 points respectively. K. Humpy posted…

The Hindu

Indian youngsters shine on opening day of Tata Chess

KOLKATA: Indian youngsters continue to make waves as just days after 18-year-old Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa qualified for the Candidates meet, 17-year-old Divya Deshmukh and 20-year-old Vantika Agarwal ended Day I of the women’s rapid section of Tata Steel Chess India tournament at the Bhasha Bhawan in the National Library of…

The Times of India

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Divya and Vantika shine on day one, take early lead in Tata Steel Chess

Divya Deshmukh and Vantika Agrawal lead the Tata Steel Chess India tournament after Day 1, having scored 2.5 points each. Divya shocked 3rd seed Dronavalli Harika and drew with reigning World champion Ju Wenjun, while Vantika beat 2nd seed Koneru Humpy and defending champion Anna Ushenina. Divya hopes to build…

The Hindu

China's Ding Liren becomes chess world champion, unseating Magnus Carlsen

Ding Liren unseats Magnus Carlsen as world champion without playing the Norwegian five-time winner who chose not to defend the crown he claimed in 2021.

ABC News

Chess: Carlsen ‘adopts’ US champion, Fabiano Caruana, in online blitz rout

Norway’s world No 1 did not lose a single game in his 22-4 victory, and achieved the rare feat of 10 successive wins, which in online speed chess jargon qualifies as adopting your opponent

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