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Praggnanandhaa downs world champion Liren to become India No. 1

Goes past Anand in live ratings, looks to maintain consistency

The Times of India · Jan 18, 2024

Indian chess made rapid progress in 2023

Ask the importance of just one healthy eye to those who suffer from visual impairment. Similarly, ask the value of one Candidates spot to those Indian chess followers who waited for 32 years to see the second Indian to reach there. Viswanathan Anand was the first in 1991. And now,…

The Times of India · Dec 28, 2023

Praggnanandhaa's sister Vaishali becomes India's third woman Grandmaster

CHENNAI: It’s been a magnificent year for Indian chess and now, there’s an icing on the cake. Chennai girl R Vaishali, who had earlier sealed a spot for the women’s Candidates tournament and made history by becoming the first brother-sister duo with R Praggnanandhaa to do so, is now the…

The Times of India · Dec 3, 2023

As Praggnanandhaa and Gukesh shine, is India the new talent-churning machine in chess?

CHENNAI: For a long time, Viswanathan Anand was the lone flag-bearer of Indian chess, taking the world by storm with his exploits.

The Times of India · Aug 25, 2023

Elated that Praggnanandhaa has sealed a Candidates berth: Mother Nagalakshmi

NEW DELHI: R Nagalakshmi, mother of teen chess prodigy R Praggnanandhaa, on Friday expressed her joy as her son secured a place in the Candidates Tournament.

The Times of India · Aug 25, 2023

'Sad, but inspiring': Praggnanandhaa's mates at Chess Gurukul

CHENNAI: Students at the Chess Gurukul, where Indian GM Praggnanandhaa honed his skills, caught the live action of the FIDE World Cup final tiebreak games featuring their "friend" with great enthusiasm on Thursday evening.

The Times of India · Aug 25, 2023

Candidates challenge looms as Praggnanandhaa follows in Vishwanathan Anand's footsteps

Alexander Khalifman. Ruslan Ponomariov. Rustam Kasimdzhanov. Levon Aronian. Gata Kamsky. Peter Svidler. Teimour Radjabov. Jan Duda.

The Times of India · Aug 25, 2023

Chess World Cup Final: Praggnanandhaa checks out with pride; next stop is Candidates

King Carlsen easily wins tiebreaker to take crown

The Times of India · Aug 25, 2023

Chess World Cup Final: Tie-break rules and when and where to watch

NEW DELHI: After drawing the first two games, India's Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa and Norway's Magnus Carlsen are set to clash in the tie-breaks of the Chess World Cup at Baku in Azerbaijan on Thursday.

The Times of India · Aug 24, 2023

I'm better but didn't have energy for a full fight: Magnus Carlsen

Magnus Carlsen decided to take the second day of his World Cup final match against R Praggnanandhaa as a rest day. And he also played like that. A quiet draw in 30 moves from the white side of Four Knights Spanish game by Carlsen has taken the title clash to…

The Times of India · Aug 24, 2023