The Latest Breaking News from Anish Giri

It's about staying grounded for teen chess sensation R Praggnanandhaa

CHENNAI: Indian teen chess sensation Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa might have achieved some of his best results in the recent past, including upsetting world champion Magnus Carlsen twice, but the 16-year-old believes in keeping his feet firmly grounded.

The Times of India · May 27, 2022

Making Chessable Masters final was unexpected: Praggnanandhaa

CHENNAI: Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa is making it a habit of beating the top players in the circuit. Days after defeating world champion Magnus Carlsen during a preliminary stage clash of the ongoing Chessable Masters, an online tournament, Praggu beat Anish Giri to make the final of the competition on Tuesday…

The Times of India · May 25, 2022

Chessable Masters: Praggnanandhaa shocks Anish Giri, meets Ding Liren in final

The Young Grandmaster becomes the first Indian player to reach the final of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Chessable Masters tournament.

The Hindu · May 25, 2022

Chessable Masters: Praggu makes knockouts, faces Wei Yi in the quarters

CHENNAI: Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa made it to the knockout stages of the Chessable Masters online tournament late on Sunday.

The Times of India · May 23, 2022

Chess: Indian GM Praggnanandhaa falters in final round of Oslo event, finishes fourth

OSLO: India's teenaged Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa missed out on the top prize in the USD 210,000 Oslo Esports Cup online rapid chess tournament as he lost 0.5-2.5 to Dutch player Anish Giri in the seventh and final round to finish fourth.

The Times of India · Apr 29, 2022

Oslo Esports Cup: Carlsen and Pragg set up final day shootout

Magnus Carlsen and R Praggnanandhaa will slug it out for the Oslo Esports Cup title on Thursday after India's boy wonder finally cracked under pressure.

The Times of India · Apr 28, 2022

Oslo Esports Cup: Pragg makes it three in-a-row

India's young gun R Praggnanandhaa registered his third straight match-win on Sunday to continue his perfect start to the elite Oslo Esports Cup. The 16-year-old superstar-in-the-making is the only player with 9/9 points and has won the maximum $22,500 so far after he crushed Liem Quang Le with a game…

The Times of India · Apr 25, 2022

Chess: Carlsen edges towards minimalist victory as Covid strikes at Wijk

The world champion is ahead by half a point and is unbeaten, but has made little progress towards his target of a 2900 rating following a much debated draw with Russia’s Sergey Karjakin

The Guardian - UK · Jan 28, 2022

Tata Steel Masters | Vidit Gujrathi draws with Anish Giri, in joint lead with Mamedyarov, Rapport

Azerbaijan's Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Richard Rapport posted victories in round five late on January 20 and joined Vidit Gujrathi at the top of the standings in the 13-round tournament

The Hindu · Jan 21, 2022

Tata Steel Chess: Vidit Gujrathi draws with Anish Giri, in joint lead with Mamedyarov and Rapport

WIJK AAN ZEE (Netherlands): Indian Grandmaster Vidit Santhosh Gujrathi settled for a draw against Dutchman Anish Giri in the fifth round to stay in joint lead with 3.5 points at the Tata Steel Masters here.

The Times of India · Jan 21, 2022