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Data | Passed pawn: Gukesh surpasses his mentor from Madras

17-year-old D. Gukesh has become India's No. 1 chess player, overtaking Indian legend GM Viswanathan Anand. Gukesh's win in the FIDE World Cup lifted his ELO rating to 2756 points, surpassing Anand's. India now has six Super GMs and another close to joining the elite club. Anand has been No.…

The Hindu

Divya Deshmukh holds world no. 3 Aleksandra with whites, loses with black to bow out of FIDE World Cup

NAGPUR: International Master (IM) Divya Deshmukh bowed out of the World Cup, but with her head held high at Baku in Azerbaijan on Sunday.

The Times of India

Top board: On Indian chess, D. Gukesh’s feat and the young crop

Young Indian players have also been making rapid progress on the international arena and are part of the golden generation of Indian chess

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Gukesh is spearheading India's rise: Viswanathan Anand on the teenager overtaking him in FIDE ranking

After Gukesh outclassed Iskandarov of Azerbaijan in 44 moves in the second game of their second-round match, the international chess federation (FIDE) had said in a tweet that the teenager has overtaken Anand in live rating

The Hindu

Divya to face world no. 3 Aleksandra in third round of FIDE chess World Cup

NAGPUR: Seventeen-year-old Divya Deshmukh, one of the five Indian women to qualify for the pre-quarterfinals of the FIDE World Cup, will face the toughest opponent in the third round from Saturday.

The Times of India

Chess: Judit Polgar still an icon nearly a decade after retirement

The Hungarian gave up competitive play in 2014 but her online commentaries show that she is as sharp as ever

The Guardian - UK

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

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Global Chess League unveils six franchises for its inaugural edition

NEW DELHI: The Global Chess League (GCL) on Monday unveiled the six franchises that will participate in its inaugural edition, taking place in Dubai from June 21 to July 2.

The Times of India

Magnus Carlsen believes India is on track to become a leading chess nation

NEW DELHI: Magnus Carlsen, the reigning world rapid chess champion and a five-time world champion, expressed his confidence in India's potential to emerge as a leading chess nation, commending the country for its strategic approach and accomplishments in the sport. Carlsen, widely regarded as the best player of his generation,…

The Times of India

Chess: Carlsen loses to a Pole in Poland with Polish Defence before winning run

The world No 1 chose 1 d4 b5 as Black against Radoslaw Wojtaszek and was in trouble by move nine before resigning at move 38, but later won seven games in a row to take first prize in Warsaw

The Guardian - UK

The stars align for resilient King Ding

30-year-old Ding’s path to becoming China’s first male World chess champion was filled with both obstacles and miracles. Pushed to breaking point, he simply refused to yield. And when he saw his moment, he seized it by playing bravely to script history

The Hindu

Data | The dragon checks in: With Ding Liren’s win, China is on top of the chess world, but India is not far behind

China is the world champion in both Open and women’s chess, but India is in a superior position in terms of talent

The Hindu

If we're lucky, we may have an Indian challenger to Ding Liren next year: Viswanathan Anand

KOLKATA: India's long wait for a world champion may not be very far as chess wizard Viswanathan Anand hopes that "some Indians" will qualify for the Candidates Tournament next year.

The Times of India

This was not real World Chess Championship, says Ubilava

Veteran GM feels FIDE Should've Done More To Persuade Carlsen To Play

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WGM Vantika Agarwal achieves career-high ranking, is India's No.3 woman chess player

NEW DELHI: WGM Vantika Agrawal, a student of SRCC, has played four international tournaments in the last two months where she has increased her FIDE rating by 61 points, reaching 2428, to be ranked the No. 3 women chess player in the country.

ABC News

China's Ding Liren becomes chess world champion, unseating Magnus Carlsen

Ding Liren unseats Magnus Carlsen as world champion without playing the Norwegian five-time winner who chose not to defend the crown he claimed in 2021.

The Guardian - US

Ian Nepomniachtchi draws with Ding Liren in Game 1 of World Chess Championship – as it happened

As it happened: Ian Nepomniachtchi drew with Ding Liren in Game 1 of the World Chess Championship in Astana. Bryan Armen Graham was watching

The Guardian - UK

Chess: World title match gets under way in Astana without Magnus Carlsen

The Norwegian has abdicated so Ian Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren will compete for the crown in 14-game series

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Chess: Carlsen set for challenge from US quartet online and over-the-board

The world No 1 faces encounters with Caruana, So, Nakamura and Aronian in the online Champions Tour starting 3 April, then over-the-board at Stavanger in late May

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Carlsen draws final classical game as world champion against Howell

The 32-year-old, who is abdicating his world crown, chose the Norwegian League for his last three classical games and will not play the format again until late May

The Times of India

Vizag child chess prodigy Alana Meenakshi to receive Bal Puraskar award

VISAKHAPATNAM: Vizag city girl and Child chess prodigy Alana Meenakshi Kolagatla has been nominated for the Bal Puraskar award under Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar-2023 by the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development for exceptional achievement in sports category.

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Carlsen loses two classical games in a row for the first time since 2015

Norway’s world champion was beaten on Tuesday by Anish Giri of the Netherlands then lost a 60-move queen endgame on Thursday to Uzbekistan’s Nodirbek Abdusattorov

ABC News

International Chess Federation prepares to announce chess world championship host city

The world's most prestigious chess match has been under a cloud of uncertainty for months since reigning champion Magnus Carlsen announced he would not defend his title.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iranian Woman Competes at Chess Tournament Without Hijab

An Iranian chess player has taken part in an international tournament without a hijab, according to media reports, the latest of several Iranian sportswomen to appear at competitions without one since anti-government protests began. Iran has been swept by demonstrations against the country's clerical leadership since mid-September, when 22-year-old Iranian…

The Times of India

World Rapid Chess: Savitha Shri storms into joint lead in women's event

ALMATY: Teenaged Indian player B Savitha Shri came up with a fine performance to jump into the joint lead with Zhongyi Tan (China) and Aleksandra Goryachkina with 6.5 points after the eighth round in the women's event of the FIDE World Rapid Chess Championships here on Tuesday.

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