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Abdusattorov triumphs at Wijk aan Zee as Uzbek pair sweep ‘chess Wimbledon’

The duo from Tashkent took first and second prizes at the traditional Netherlands new year tournament, while the favourites from India ended up near the bottom

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Uzbek pair share narrow half-point lead as Wijk aan Zee reaches final weekend

Nodirbek Abdusattorov and Javokhir Sindarov lead the 14-man field, but their closest rivals are all only half a point behind with two rounds to go

The Guardian - UK

‘Chess Wimbledon’ opens with an environmental protest as Niemann shares lead

The first round at Wijk aan Zee was delayed for over an hour after protesters dumped coal and unveiled a banner reading ‘no chess on a dead planet’

The Guardian - UK

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Chess: Wei Yi wins at Wijk aan Zee as former prodigy emerges from shadows

The 24-year-old was a grandmaster at 13 and the youngest ever 2700-rated player at 15, now he has jumped into the world top 10 with a chance to aim for the ultimate peak

The Guardian - UK

Chess: India’s Praggnanandhaa, 18, beats world champion Ding at Wijk aan Zee

The Chennai teenager is being backed by his country’s second wealthiest individual as he bids to win the Candidates at Toronto in April and qualify for a title match against Ding later in 2024

The Guardian - UK

Chess: forgotten world champion Ding Liren to return at Wijk aan Zee

Ding is scheduled to return to action at the ‘chess Wimbledon’ that includes five of the eight Candidates to challenge him for the world title this year

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Magnus Carlsen wins online and will face the new generation at Wijk

Norway’s world champion made a clean sweep of his seven matches in the $210,000 Meltwater Tour final and will take on five of the world’s best teenagers at Tata Steel Wijk aan Zee in January

The Guardian - UK

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Arjun Erigaisi clinches maiden senior National crown

Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi is in the form of his life. Weeks after starting 2022 by winning the Tata Steel Challengers in Wijk Aan Zee, the 18-year-old from Warangal notched up his maiden senior National chess crown in Kanpur on Thursday. Arjun who scored 8.5 points from 11 rounds in the…

The Times of India

Arjun definitely one of our biggest hopes: Anand

CHENNAI: Arjun Erigaisi didn't put a foot wrong during his triumphant run at the Tata Steel Chess Challengers which concluded at the Wijk Aan Zee on Sunday. The 18-year-old from Warangal made everyone take notice when he bagged the Tata Steel Rapid in Kolkata in November last year. With a…

The Times of India

Arjun Erigaisi wins Tata Steel Challengers with a round to spare

CHENNAI: Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi became the fourth Indian player after P Harikrishna, B Adhiban and Vidit Gujrathi to win the Tata Steel Challengers event at Wijk Aan Zee in The Netherlands on Saturday evening.

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