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Praggnanandhaa draws with Aronian; remains joint 2nd with 3.5 pts

Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa secured another draw against Levon Aronian in the Sinquefield Cup. He remains in joint second place with 3.5 points as the tournament nears its end. Wesley So of the United States holds the sole lead with four points after his draw. Anish Giri was the only…

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Indian Grandmaster Praggnanandhaa draws with Wesley So in fifth round of Sinquefield Cup

R Praggnanandhaa remained in contention for a podium finish at the Sinquefield Cup after drawing with leader Wesley So in the fifth round. The Indian Grandmaster has three points from five games and remains among the leading contenders.

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Chess: Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa loses to Keymer

Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa faced defeat against Germany's Vincent Keymer in the Sinquefield Cup. Wesley So of the United States secured a significant victory over Fabiano Caruana. So now holds the sole lead in the tournament with two and a half points. Praggnanandhaa remains on one and a half points…

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Praggnanandhaa to meet Samuel in first round of Sinquefield Cup

R. Praggnanandhaa's recent St. Louis victory elevates him to second place in Grand Chess Tour rankings. This strong performance positions him well for a potential appearance in the tour finals later this year. The Sinquefield Cup features a formidable field of nine regular tour players and a surprise entry. Fabiano…

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Chess Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa leads after St Louis Rapid, blitz next

Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa leads the St. Louis Rapid section with twelve points. He maintained a one-point lead despite a final round loss to Jorden van Foreest. The tournament continues with eighteen more blitz games for the prize pool. Javokhir Sindarov follows Praggnanandhaa closely, posing a significant challenge. Wesley So…

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Chess: Favourite Fabiano Caruana loses twice in runup to world title Candidates

The world No 3 is backed to become the challenger to Gukesh Dommaraju but lost twice this week, to Wesley So and Levon Aronian

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Magnus Carlsen wins Freestyle Tour title despite defeat in final event

Norway’s world No 1, 35, lost 0.5-1.5 to the US veteran Levon Aronian, 43, in Cape Town but was already sure of overall victory and a prize of around $500k

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Outsiders sense Chess World Cup glory after host of big names make early exits

Fifteen of the top 20 seeds were eliminated in the first four rounds, including world champion Gukesh Dommaraju, Germany’s Vincent Keymer and Hans Niemann of the US

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Chess: Aronian takes big top prize in Las Vegas as Niemann celebrates Carlsen’s downfall

World No 1 Carlsen settled for third as Aronian took the $200,000 prize in the Las Vegas leg of the Freestyle Grand Slam

The Guardian - UK

Chess: top-seeded world champion Gukesh Dommaraju struggles at Bucharest

The 18-year-old Indian finished joint sixth to ninth out of 10 after Friday’s final round, while Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, 19, won first prize after a three-way playoff

The Guardian - UK

D Gukesh vs Ding Liren: Deception, play-acting, et al - The other side of the chequered game

Poker-faced Gukesh, expressive Ding a study in contrasts

The Times of India

World Chess Championship: Has charm of dethroning a world champion reduced?

Gukesh deserving challenger despite Carlsen's absence Ding's problems

The Times of India

Chennai Grandmasters: Aravindh edges out Aronian in playoff to clinch crown

CHENNAI: Aravindh Chithambaram's body language isn't quite that of a champion. The 25-year-old is open enough to say that he was not expecting great things from himself and self-belief is not one of his assets. He also says that he talks to himself to attain equanimity and practises meditation too.

The Times of India

Grand Masters Meet: Aravindh stuns Arjun for biggest win of his career; title race wide open

CHENNAI: Aravindh Chithambaram scored the biggest win of his life when he defeated Arjun Erigaisi in the Masters Section of the Chennai Grandmasters tournament on Sunday.

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Chennai Grandmasters: Aronian beats Lagrave, bridges gap with Arjun

CHENNAI: Levon Aronian's win and Arjun Erigaisi's draw has opened a possibility of a tighter race in the Masters section of Chennai Grandmasters chess tournament.

The Times of India

Chennai Grandmasters Chess: Iranian masters hold sway on Day 2

Among Indians, Arjun, Aravindh earn draws, Vidit suffers second defeat

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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.

The Times of India

Grand chess tour: Praggnanandhaa stay at bottom, Alireza Firouzja in the lead

R Praggnanandhaa was unable to improve his position and remained at the bottom of the leaderboard as the Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz chess tournament approached its final day. However, he did manage to secure a couple of victories in the blitz section prior to that.

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The Guardian - UK

Richest chess tour announced for 2025 as freestyle wins global appeal

Freestyle Chess (also known as Fischer Random and Chess 960) has announced a $1m tournament in each of five continents

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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: 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 Times of India

Gukesh closes in on Candidates qualification

CHENNAI: D Gukesh inched closer to a Candidates spot after emerging victorious in the Chennai Grand Masters Chess Championship here on Thursday.

The Hindu

Chennai GM Chess | Gukesh emerges sole leader with second-straight win

Chennai's D. Gukesh won with black against Hungary's Sanan Sjugirov, emerging sole leader of Chennai Grand Masters chess championship with 3.5 points.

The Hindu

Aronian disappointed at FIDE scrapping presidential term limit

The Hindu

Gukesh beats Alexandr Predke, leads with Harikrishna

Indian prodigy D. Gukesh wins 4th round of Chennai Grand Masters Chess Championship, joint-leader with Harikrishna.

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