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FTX Crypto Cup: Praggnanandhaa beats Nieman in 3rd round

MIAMI: Young Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa beat Hans Nieman 2.5-1.5 in the third round to notch up a third straight win in the FTX Crypto Cup, the American finale of Champions Chess Tour, here on Thursday.

The Times of India · Aug 18, 2022

FTX Crypto Cup: Praggu defeats Anish, shares lead with Carlsen

World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen and young gun R Praggnanandhaa made it two wins out of two on Tuesday at the FTX Crypto Cup in Miami.

The Times of India · Aug 17, 2022

FTX Crypto Cup | Praggnanandhaa stuns Firouzja, Carlsen stops Giri

The young Indian Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa reinforces his growing stature.

The Hindu · Aug 16, 2022

Favourites' tag doesn't mean much in chess Olympiad: Wesley So

All eyes will be on Team USA, the top seeds in the open section, as the 44th chess Olympiad kicks off in Chennai from July 28. The team comprising --- Levon Aronian, Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So, Leinier Dominguez and Sam Shankland --- have an average rating of 2771 which is…

The Times of India · Jul 10, 2022

Viswanathan Anand hopes to make a difference as an administrator

CHENNAI: The Superbet Rapid and Blitz event, part of the Grand Chess Tour, which concluded in Warsaw on Monday saw Viswanathan Anand in splendid form. Anand won the rapid portion and eventually shared the second spot with Levon Aronian while Jan-Krzysztof Duda clinched the overall tournament.

The Times of India · May 24, 2022

Superbet Poland chess: Viswanathan Anand finishes overall joint second

WARSAW: Former world champion Viswanathan Anand had a moderate run on the second day of the Blitz section to finish overall joint second in the Superbet Rapid and Blitz Poland chess tournament here on Monday.

The Times of India · May 23, 2022

Chess: Carlsen wins Titled Tuesday while Alireza Firouzja is erratic

The world champion scored 10/11 online in Chess.com’s weekly masters open, using 1 b2-b3 as White and 1...b7-b6 as Black in all games, while the 18-year-old talent has been uneven against the elite at Bucharest

The Guardian - UK · May 13, 2022

Chess: China’s Ding Liren could make unlikely late bid for Candidates place

Fide’s ban on Sergey Karjakin provides an opportunity in the current series to decide Magnus Carlsen’s next challenger

The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2022

Hikaru Nakamura wins in Berlin as popular chess streamer leads Grand Prix

The five-time US champion with more than a million Twitch followers had not played classical chess for two years

The Guardian - UK · Feb 17, 2022

FIDE Grand Prix | Vidit, Harikrishna play out contrasting draws

They need to strike big after a day’s rest today; Wesley So best placed

The Hindu · Feb 8, 2022