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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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Candidates Chess | Gukesh stays in joint lead on a day when fellow Indian men post victories

D. Gukesh maintains joint lead in Candidates tournament, while Vidit Gujrathi shines; Indian women face setbacks.

The Hindu

Candidates Chess: Indians in hunt, but Nepomniachtchi clear favourite on first rest day

Indian chess players impress at Candidates Tournament with Gukesh and Praggnanandhaa leading the charge, while Nepomniachtchi dominates.

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Candidates Chess | Praggnanandhaa stops Gujrathi’s applecart

Toronto Indian grandmaster Praggnanandhaa impresses with a win, while Vaishali secures her first victory in Candidates Chess.

The Hindu

Candidates Chess | Gujrathi stuns Nakamura; Gukesh beats Praggnanandhaa

Vidit Gujrathi shocks Nakamura in Candidates chess; Zhongyi leads women's event with two wins.

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Gujrathi stuns second seed Nakamura; Gukesh beats Praggnanandhaa

Vidit Gujrathi shocks Hikaru Nakamura, while Tan Zhongyi leads in women's event.

The Hindu

Candidates chess | Indian stars begin their campaign with draws

Exciting opening round at Candidates chess tournament with draws and one decisive win by Tan Zhongyi.

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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 Guardian - UK

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 Hindu

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: 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 - UK

Gukesh, Humpy complete Candidates’ fields, join Pragg, Vidit and Vaishali

Five Indians qualify for Candidates Tournament, with D. Gukesh and K. Humpy taking the final spots.

The Hindu

The state of Indian chess at the end of 2023 | Data

Indian chess had a successful 2023 with two GMs qualifying for the 2024 Candidates Tournament & 11 Indians in the world top 100.

The Hindu

Chess: Bodhana Sivanandan, eight, sets new records with victory in Zagreb

The Harrow schoolgirl, who won the women’s prize in the European open blitz championship, plays at Hastings next week in the chess world’s longest running congress

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Chess: Adams wins in London at 52 while Royal, 14, aims for GM in Hastings

The eight-time British champion called the London Classic “my best ever result” while the young talent will be close to a new English age record if he scores his third and final GM norm

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Hans Niemann competes in London Classic after stunning success in Zagreb

The controversial US 20-year-old won first prize in Croatia with 8/9 and a career-best performance rating of 2946, then flew to London for the traditional Classic

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Adams and Nunn score golden double in world senior championships

The eight-time British champion, 51, and the eminent author, 68, edged to tiebreak victories with strong final-round performances at the world over-50 and over-65 championships

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Chess: Caruana and Nakamura join leaders as Grand Swiss nears finale

The US world Nos 2 and 3 timed their finishing spurts well, but are paired together in Saturday’s penultimate round

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Chess: Nakamura and Firouzja at risk as Fide Grand Swiss opens on Isle of Man

The world Nos 3 and 4 are battling for two Candidates places in the $460,000, 114-player event, but both started slowly while rivals who prepared with non-stop blitz began with wins

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Chess: Fabiano Caruana keeps his US crown and heads for 2024 Candidates

The 31-year-old won his third US title and is returning to his 2018 form when he drew all 12 classical world championship games against Magnus Carlsen before losing the speed chess tiebreak

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Chess: Magnus Carlsen blames opponent’s watch for shock defeat

The Norwegian said he lost his concentration when he saw his opponent was wearing a timepiece at the Qatar Masters

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Kasparov subsides at St Louis while Sam Sevian scores career best

The former world champion, 60, led the Champions Showdown 9LX unbeaten with 3/4, then collapsed to 3/9, while the 22-year-old finished ahead of the US elite

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Chess: Carlsen increases lead while Niemann is involved in new controversy

The Norwegian, 32, follows up his World Cup victory in Baku by winning the latest leg of the online ChampionsTour, while the former world champion Vladimir Kramnik is displeased at losing to Niemann

The Guardian - UK

Chess: sickly Carlsen wins World Cup in Baku by beating Praggnanandhaa

Norway’s world No 1 Magnus Carlsen won the World Cup after playing cautiously in the first two games due to food poisoning

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‘India is waiting’: Chess prodigy Praggnanandhaa takes on Magnus Carlsen

India’s 18-year-old grandmaster will take on Norway’s reigning world number one in the Chess World Cup final in Baku.

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