BIZARRE: 9 - What They Never Told You

Chess: Yagiz Erdogmus, 13, on the verge of 2600 and closing on world age record

The Turkish teen is poised to achieve the landmark rating at September’s 193-nation chess Olympiad in Budapest

The Guardian - UK · Aug 2, 2024

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

The Guardian - UK · Jul 26, 2024

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 Guardian - UK · Jul 19, 2024

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

The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2024

Praggnanandhaa stuns world No. 2 Fabiano Caruana after upseting No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in classical chess to climb into world's top 10

India's R Praggnanandhaa continues to produce top-quality chess as he stunned world number two Fabiano Caruana on Saturday in Round 5 of Norway chess to achieve the distinction of beating both world number one Magnus Carlsen and number two Caruana in classical chess for the first time ever.

The Times of India · Jun 2, 2024

Chess: Magnus Carlsen loses on home turf in Norway to 18-year-old Indian

Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, fifth in the Candidates, says: ‘I can beat these players, but I have to play my best for that’

The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2024

Norway Chess 2024, Round 2: Vaishali beats Koneru in classical game; Praggnanandhaa loses to reigning World Champion Liren

Round 2 of the prestigious Norway Chess saw all three classical games ending up in a draw once again here at the SpareBank 1 SR-Bank on Tuesday. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · May 29, 2024

Chess: Carlsen wins in Casablanca as new variant tests historic skills

The world No 1 identified most of the six positions from previous world championships and exploited Vishy Anand’s unfamiliarity with a classic from Havana 1889

The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2024

Gukesh is a version of me: Ding Liren

World champion feels his 17-yr-old Indian challenger is very mature for his age

The Times of India · May 24, 2024

Playing Magnus Carlsen in his home turf not a challenge for me: Praggnanandhaa

NEW DELHI: R Praggnanandhaa, a rising star in Indian chess, is confident as he prepares to face Magnus Carlsen at the upcoming Norway Chess tournament, commencing on May 27.

The Times of India · May 22, 2024