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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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Hungarian GM's gesture gives Arjun's fans and chess followers reason to smile

Cerebral supremacy has a quiet undertone to it. It tells the inferior performer that he is not good enough.

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India's chess Olympiad team faces tricky task

India's Olympiad team captain N Srinath will have to make a tricky decision about the board order when he meets the players ahead of the Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary, this week.

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Sharjah Chess: Aravindh Chithambaram errs, loses lead

NEW DELHI: Indian Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram suffered a costly blunder in the seventh round of the Sharjah Masters, resulting in a loss to Bardiya Daneshvar of Iran and relinquishing his lead in the tournament.

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Praggnanandhaa finishes fourth; Carlsen wins Superbet rapid and blitz tournament

NEW DELHI: Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa showcased his prowess by securing a clear fourth-place finish in the Superbet rapid and blitz tournament, part of the Grand Chess Tour in Warsaw. Meanwhile, Magnus Carlsen delivered a stellar performance on the final day, scoring an impressive 8/9 to secure the top position.

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Vidit wins Isle of Man crown, seals Candidates berth

Vidit Gujrathi has turned the limelight back on him by winning the Fide Grand Swiss at Isle of Man on Sunday. It gave the 29-year old from Nashik a qualifying spot for the World Championship chess candidates tournament. "Amazing, unbelievable," said Vidit to Chessbase India.

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India’s new chess star Praggnanandhaa: The knight who will be king

Chess is a game of hidden joy. And there is one (Anand) in India’s new chess star – Praggnanandhaa.

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Can Fabiano Caruana stop R Praggnanandhaa's rapid strides?

Fabiano Caruana is the only World Chess Championship challenger and losing finalist in history who did not lose a single classical game in the title match. He himself could not win a classical game in that 2018 match with Magnus Carlsen and lost in rapid tiebreaks. The American failed to…

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R Praggnanandhaa first Indian after Viswanathan Anand to enter World Cup semis

Erigaisi Arjun and R Praggnanandhaa - two teenage friends - went toe-to-toe and braincell-to-braincell before the latter emerged winner in their World Cup chess quarterfinal in Baku on Thursday.

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How honouring his word could have cost Erigaisi Arjun dear

PUNE: Young Grandmaster and former national champion, Erigaisi Arjun, was playing at the Dubai Open earlier this month when he came to know after five rounds that he would not make the cut for the knockout World Cup on the basis of his rating strength of Elo 2703. The other…

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Data | Another tiger from Madras: The rise and rise of D. Gukesh

A comparison of Gukesh’s FIDE ratings over time shows that his rise to the elite is reminiscent of journeys undertaken by world number one Magnus Carlsen

The Hindu

Arjun Erigaisi wins Delhi International Chess title

NEW DELHI: Grandmaster and national champion Arjun Erigaisi came up with yet another inspired effort and crashed through the defences of Karthik Venkataraman to win the 19th Delhi International open chess tournament on Tuesday.

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Abhijeet Gupta back in joint lead at Delhi International Open Chess

NEW DELHI: Defending champion Abhijeet Gupta defeated Iran's Poormosavi Seyed Kian in the penultimate round to take a joint lead in the 19th Delhi International open chess tournament on Monday.

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