Chess
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Chess: Pranesh M becomes India’s 79th Grandmaster after winning Rilton Cup
Pranesh beat GM Frode Olav Olsen Urkedal of Norway to achieve the final norm needed to gain a GM title.
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Chess: India’s Koneru Humpy wins silver medal at World Blitz Championships
The 35-year-old became the first Indian woman to medal at the prestigious tournament.
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Asian Continental Chess C’ship: India’s R Praggnanandhaa and PV Nandidhaa win titles
Both players needed at least a draw in their respective ninth round match to claim the title.
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Trending
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How Alexander the Great became Iskandar Zulkarnain, the legendary ancestor of Malay kings
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Two doctors argue that eggs are the gold standard for all proteins, and the most perfect food ever
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‘When will you kill Muslims and Christians?’ monk asks Hindus at Delhi event
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Mauritian Bhojpuri is being dressed in Hindu nationalist robes – and I’m in mourning
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Watch: ‘3 Idiots’ stars Aamir Khan, Sharman Joshi, R Madhavan comically reunite to promote new film
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Chess: Hans Niemann files lawsuit against world champion Magnus Carlsen over cheating allegations
Niemann has also filed a lawsuit against Chess.com and GM Hikaru Nakamura as well.
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Chess: D Gukesh becomes youngest player to beat Magnus Carlsen as World Champion
Gukesh was 16 years, 4 months and 20 days while the previous record before Gukesh’s win was R Praggnanandhaa’s, who was 16 years, 6 months and 10 days old.
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Chess: Arjun Erigaisi stuns world champion Magnus Carlsen at Aimchess Rapid tournament
Arjun Erigaisi notched his first win over world no 1 Magnus Carlsen to end day 2 in fifth place after eight rounds at the Aimchess Rapid tournament.
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Video
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Watch: Actor Arbaaz Khan introduces himself as Roger Federer for an advertisement
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Video: White Sun, the band known for musical renditions of yoga mantras, wins second Grammy
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‘They are just barking, they don’t bite’: Prakash Raj on those who wanted to boycott ‘Pathaan’
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Grammy 2023 speeches: From Beyoncé to Kim Petras, what the winners who made history said
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‘Hold on to my fur’: Musician remixes cat’s meowing to create this song (and others)
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Chess: Defiant Hans Niemann says he ‘won’t back down’ amidst cheating allegations
After a victory in the US Chess Championship Hans Niemann said the game he had just won “spoke for itself and showed the chess player that I am”.
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Chess: Grandmaster Hans Niemann cheated 'more than 100' times in online games, claims report
The 19-year-old American was accused last month of cheating in a competition by Norwegian world champion Magnus Carlsen.
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International Chess Federation to investigate Magnus Carlsen’s cheating claim against Hans Niemann
The chess world has been shaken for weeks by the Carlsen-Niemann controversy.
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The Reel
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Amit Trivedi lets his music do the talking: ‘There’s one life. We take it way too seriously’
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Start the week with a film: Horses and a quietly thumping heart in ‘The Rider’
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‘Class’ review: An immersive and revealing show about privilege
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‘Jehanabad – Of Love & War’ review: A heavily spiced account of an audacious jailbreak
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‘Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat’ review: A throbbing musical about forbidden passion
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Grandmaster RB Ramesh interview: How cheating happens in chess, Magnus Carlsen’s claims and more
World Champion Carlsen recently issued a statement on the issue of cheating in chess, calling it an existential threat to the game.
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Chess: Magnus Carlsen accuses Hans Niemann of recently cheating more often than previously admitted
The chess world has been shaken for three weeks by the Carlsen-Niemann controversy.
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Chess: Magnus Carlsen abruptly resigns during match against Hans Niemann reigniting cheating row
Carlsen earlier withdrew from the Sinquefield Cup after losing to 19-year-old Niemann, who has admitted to cheating in online games in the past.
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The Field
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ICC Women’s T20 World Cup: Darcie Brown bags four-for as Australia beat India in warmup game
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Premier League: Harry Kane eyes all-time record after becoming leading scorer for Spurs
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Tennis rankings: Novak Djokovic inches closer to all-time record, Iga Swiatek continues to dominate
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Football: Manchester City charged by Premier League over alleged breaches of financial rules
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ICC Women’s T20 World Cup: Australia’s Meg Lanning – ‘There’s a fair bit I still want to achieve’