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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:

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Chess: Magnus Carlsen calls Ding Liren ‘broken’ as teenage star Gukesh emerges

The former world champion fears for the current holder, who is out of form before title defence against 17-year-old Gukesh Dommaraju

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Gukesh, 17, shocks favourites to become youngest challenger for title

The Chennai teenager won the Candidates by just half a point and will take on China’s Ding Liren for the world crown in a 14-game series later this year

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CHESS | I think I’m ready for the challenge, says Gukesh on his upcoming clash with Ding

Ding Liren struggles as Gukesh prepares for World championship match, showing determination and focus in his training.

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Vishy sir has been a huge inspiration for me and I have heavily benefitted from his academy, says Gukesh

Indian chess prodigy D Gukesh credits Viswanathan Anand for historic win, youngest challenger to world title, faces Ding Liren next.

The Hindu

FIDE Candidates chess tournament winner Gukesh all set for World Championship

FIDE Candidates chess tournament winner Gukesh all set for World Championship against Ding Liren of China

The Hindu

Gukesh’s quest to conquer the world reaches its final stage: Data

D. Gukesh wins FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament 2024, outshining top players worldwide at 17

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Teenage Indian Chess Prodigy Gukesh D Wins Candidates Tournament

Seventeen-year-old Gukesh D's historic win at the Candidates Tournament sets the stage for a potential clash with world champion Ding Liren at the 2024 Wor...

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Gukesh's win tectonic shift in world chess order: Kasparov

Garry Kasparov praises Indian teen Grandmaster D. Gukesh for becoming youngest world title challenger, marking chess world's shift.

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Indian teenager Gukesh Dommaraju becomes youngest challenger for world chess title

Gukesh Dommaraju became the youngest player to win the men’s Candidates chess tournament after a draw against Hikaru Nakamura on a nailbiting final day

The Guardian - US

Gukesh historic win | PM Modi, Anand laud Chess Grandmaster for Candidates victory

D Gukesh hailed as potential future world champion after winning prestigious Candidates tournament at 17.

The Hindu

Indian teenager Gukesh to challenge China’s Ding for world chess title

Seventeen-year-old Gukesh Dommaraju sets up world title showdown after winning the 2024 Candidates Tournament.

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Gukesh wins Candidates, becomes youngest ever challenger for world title

In a thrilling conclusion to the Candidates Chess Tournament, 17-year-old Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh secured a crucial draw against American chess prodigy Hikaru Nakamura in the 14th and final round here. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Chess: Nepomniachtchi bids for third Candidates victory as Indian trio shine

The 33-year-old Russian, a defeated world title challenger in 2021 and 2023, is in line for a third attempt as he leads in Toronto at halfway in the 14-round event

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Caruana favourite as Candidates begins while Carlsen wins sixth event in a row

The contest to decide Ding Liren’s challenger began on Thursday, while the world No 1 kept up his winning streak in the Grenke Classic

The Hindu

Candidates chess | Nakamura or Caruana are favourites, while no one in front among women

The Candidates tournament features top players competing for a chance to challenge world champions Ding Liren and Ju Wenjun.

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Carlsen beats Caruana in freestyle final while Ding finishes last

The world No 1 recovered from a slow start to defeat young rivals Firouzja and Abdusattorov while China’s world champion has been unable to shake off a losing spiral

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Wei Yi wins at Wijk aan Zee as former prodigy emerges from shadows

The 24-year-old was a grandmaster at 13 and the youngest ever 2700-rated player at 15, now he has jumped into the world top 10 with a chance to aim for the ultimate peak

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Chess: Ding at risk of finishing last as world champion falters at Wijk

The 31-year-old, who took eight months off due to illness, planned a comeback at the “chess Wimbledon” but, with just two weekend rounds left, he is only half a point clear of bottom place

The Guardian - UK

Chess: India’s Praggnanandhaa, 18, beats world champion Ding at Wijk aan Zee

The Chennai teenager is being backed by his country’s second wealthiest individual as he bids to win the Candidates at Toronto in April and qualify for a title match against Ding later in 2024

The Hindu

Praggnanandhaa stuns world champion Liren; surpasses Viswanathan Anand as No. 1 Indian chess player

Teenaged Indian chess prodigy R. Praggnanandhaa defeats world champion Ding Liren, surpassing Viswanathan Anand as top-rated Indian player.

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Bodhana Sivanandan dazzles at European Women’s Blitz Championship

The English prodigy, eight, totalled 8.5/13 and finished 15th in a field of 105 as well as winning the prize for best junior

The Guardian - UK

Chess: forgotten world champion Ding Liren to return at Wijk aan Zee

Ding is scheduled to return to action at the ‘chess Wimbledon’ that includes five of the eight Candidates to challenge him for the world title this year

The Guardian - US

Cleveland in the Super Bowl and Gabby Douglas gold: our bold sports predictions for 2024

On the heels of a sports year that was chock full of surprises, Guardian US contributors make their bold predictions for the months to come

The Hindu

Meet Teimour Radjabov: the prodigious legend-slayer who almost walked away from chess

Teimour Radjabov, former World No. 4, reflects on his career, victory at the 2019 World Cup, and India's emergence as a major power in international chess.

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