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Global Chess League Season 4 kicks off in Bengaluru with Carlsen’s return

The fourth Tech Mahindra Global Chess League season commenced in Bengaluru this Saturday. Six teams are competing in a nine-day franchise tournament featuring top chess players. World number one Magnus Carlsen returns to the league after a one-season absence. The league aims to highlight the human element of chess despite…

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Global Chess League 2026 Begins Today: Check full schedule, September 5 match timings, teams and key players

The Global Chess League 2026 kicks off today in vibrant Bengaluru, India, with six fierce teams vying for the championship glory. This exhilarating event will showcase iconic players like Viswanathan Anand and Magnus Carlsen, alongside emerging male and female chess prodigies. The matches are set to unfold from September 5th…

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From Anand to Erdogmus: Five generations of chess talent to come together at GCL Season 4

Bengaluru will host the Global Chess League Season 4 from September 5 to 13. The event brings together chess legends, current stars, and young prodigies. Defending champions Alpine APL Pipers are led by Magnus Carlsen. Indian chess icon Viswanathan Anand will also compete in the league. This tournament showcases the…

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Vishwanathan Anand becomes FIDE interim president as Russian incumbent included in EU sanctions lst

Viswanathan Anand has become the interim president of the world chess body FIDE. This change occurred after Arkady Dvorkovich stepped aside due to European Union sanctions. Dvorkovich is challenging the EU's decision, which could freeze his accounts and impose travel bans. He voluntarily suspended his duties to ensure FIDE's stable…

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Divya Deshmukh to debut, Magnus Carlsen set for return in Global Chess League Season 4

Magnus Carlsen returns to the Global Chess League for its fourth edition, while Divya Deshmukh makes her debut. The player draft is set for June 29 in Mumbai, with the tournament taking place in Bengaluru from September 3 to 13. The league features 36 Grandmasters, including Viswanathan Anand and Ian…

The Economic Times

Gukesh can take inspiration from Praggnanandhaa's perseverance and script turnaround: Viswanathan Anand

Legendary Viswanathan Anand lauded R Praggnanandhaa's competitive chess style. He suggested world champion D Gukesh learn from Praggnanandhaa's recent Norway Chess victory. Anand noted Praggnanandhaa's consistent fighting spirit and impressive concepts. He highlighted the strong competition among Indian Grandmasters, including Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa, and Arjun Erigaisi, pushing Indian chess forward.

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Praggnanandhaa looks to achieve the No. 1 chess ranking to add to India's dominance

India has become a major power in international chess led by its highest-ranked player, Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa

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Magnus Carlsen v The World: chess champion’s 46-day match ends in draw

After 46 days the online freestyle chess match between the Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen and 143,000 enthusiasts from around the globe ended in a surprise draw

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India's Pranav Venkatesh wins World Junior Chess Championship

NEW DELHI: India's Pranav Venkatesh clinched the World Junior Chess Championship (Under-20) following a draw against Slovenia's Matic Levrencic in the final round at Petrovac, Montenegro on Friday.

The Times of India

Disappointing 2024, wanted it to change, says Praggnanandhaa

CHENNAI: Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa left 2024 behind with a tinge of disappointment. But he started the new year with a bang, toppling newly-crowned world champion and compatriot D Gukesh in tie-breakers to claim his maiden Tata Steel Chess title in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands. In doing so, he became…

The Times of India

'Mere pass panch hai!': Viswanathan Anand's playful dig as Praggnanandhaa wins maiden Tata Steel Masters title

NEW DELHI: Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa battled fatigue and nerves to overcome world champion D Gukesh in a high-stakes showdown between compatriots, securing his first-ever Tata Steel Masters title. The 19-year-old from Chennai staged a remarkable comeback to defeat the 18-year-old 2-1 in the tiebreaker of the tournament’s 87th edition on…

The Times of India

Gukesh promises best moves on 64 squares after being chosen for prestigious Khel Ratna award

NEW DELHI: Chess world champion D Gukesh on Thursday vowed to deliver his best on the 64 squares after being chosen for the prestigious 'Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna' award by the government.

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Gukesh's 'a lot left to achieve' attitude is absolutely terrific, says Anand

Five-Time World Champ Is Now Hoping For An All-Indian WCC Final In The Next Cycle

The Times of India

Maybe chess helped Ashwin outfox batters: Anand

CHENNAI: As Ravichandran Ashwin announced his retirement, it brought the curtain down on the career of one of the sport's greats. He boasts a strategic mind - a quality that even chess legend Viswanathan Anand couldn't help but admire .

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I did it! World Champion D Gukesh takes the plunge with bungee jumping. Watch

NEW DELHI: Newly-crowned World Chess Champion D Gukesh celebrated his remarkable achievement in a thrilling and unconventional style by going bungee jumping.

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World chess champion D Gukesh arrives in Chennai to rapturous welcome - WATCH

NEW DELHI: D Gukesh, the newly-crowned world chess champion, received a warm welcome at the airport on Monday as hundreds of enthusiastic supporters, Tamil Nadu government officials and national federation representatives gathered to greet him. The 18-year-old surpassed Russian legend Garry Kasparov's record by becoming the youngest world champion after…

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How India’s Gukesh Dommaraju became chess king in a cricket crazy country

Gukesh, a teenager from Chennai, is the youngest chess world champion. Here’s how he got there.

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Indian teen credits Magnus Carlsen as he becomes youngest ever world chess champion

Gukesh Dommaraju beat China’s defending champion Ding Liren to take title

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Young Gukesh did not use chess engines; family, coach lent the fuel

CHENNAI: Mere hours after D Gukesh pounced on a horrific lapse by Ding Liren in Game 14 of the World Chess Championship in Singapore on Thursday, and then like any boy true to his age, burst into tears from all the pent-up emotion, a video from 2018 started doing the…

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Indian teen Gukesh Dommaraju becomes the youngest chess world champion after beating Chinese rival

Indian teenager Gukesh Dommaraju has become the youngest chess world champion after beating the defending champion Ding Liren of China

The Times of India

Arjun Erigaisi becomes second Indian to achieve 2800 ELO rating in chess

NEW DELHI: The 21-year-old Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi has achieved a remarkable feat, becoming the second Indian in history to reach the prestigious 2800 Elo rating in classical chess. He joins the legendary Viswanathan Anand in this exclusive club. Erigaisi also currently holds the world number four ranking.

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World Chess Championship 2024: D Gukesh vs Ding Liren scores and results

NEW DELHI: China's Ding Liren and Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh collide at the World Chess Championship 2024 in Singapore in a 14-game showdown to determine the next world champion.

The Times of India

World Chess Championship: It's D Gukesh vs Ding Liren in Singapore showdown

Ahead Of title clash, Ding says he feels peaceful, energetic; confident Gukesh, who gets first white, says he can handle the nerves

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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

Global Chess League 2024: Indians in action, teams, format, scoring system, time

The second edition of the Global Chess League, a six-team franchise tournament, will be held in London from 3-12 October.

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