Chess
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Tata Steel Chess: 17-year-old Divya Deshmukh crowned women’s rapid champion
Divya Deshmukh was invited to the tournament only after a last minute withdrawal from R Vaishali.
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Chess: D Gukesh – The new India No 1 who is simply doing what he has always wanted to do
Gukesh will overtake Viswanathan Anand as the country’s top-ranked chess player when the rankings are updated on September 1.
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Chess, Watch: Grandmasters R Praggnanandhaa and Jan-Krzysztof Duda play without the board
Praggnanandhaa recently finished as runner-up at the World Cup.
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Chess World Cup: R Praggnanandhaa completes the evolution – Once a prodigy, now a contender
Praggnanandhaa became the first Indian since Viswanathan Anand to reach the final of the Chess World Cup. Scroll spoke to his coach Grandmaster RB Ramesh.
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Chess, World Cup 2023: R Praggnanandhaa wins silver after tiebreak loss to Magnus Carlsen in final
Praggnanandhaa pocketed $80,000 and a Candidates spot from the 2023 Chess World Cup.
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Chess, World Cup 2023: Praggnanandhaa beats Fabiano Caruana; sets up title clash with Magnus Carlsen
Praggnanandhaa became only the second Indian after Viswanathan Anand to reach the FIDE Chess World Cup Final.
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Watch: Hyderabad police personnel dance with crowd during Ganesh immersion procession
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Watch: In Bengaluru, man gets pizza delivered to his car while it was stuck in traffic jam
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‘You want to keep an alien as a pet?’: Comedian imagines the struggles parents might face in 2050
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Watch: Man helps dugong calf stranded on Tamil Nadu beach back into the sea
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Watch: Pakistan cricket team gets warm welcome in Hyderabad as they arrive in India for World Cup
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Chess World Cup 2023: R Praggnanandhaa reaches semi-final; books Candidates spot
Praggnanandhaa will now face USA’s Fabiano Carauna in the semi-final.
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Chess: D Gukesh overtakes Viswanathan Anand in live ratings; set to become India number 1
Anand, who first climbed to the top of the Indian chess rankings, overtaking Pravin Tipsay way back in 1986, has held on to his position for close to 37 years.
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Junior Speed Chess Championship 2023: D Gukesh beats Raunak Sadhwani to win title by seven points
The win comes barely a year after Gukesh became the youngest player to beat then world champion Magnus Carlsen.
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Chess World C’ship: Ian Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren battle for title in Magnus Carlsen’s shadow
While Nepomniachtchi has challenged for the title before, Ding is the first Chinese player to play for the game’s top honour.
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Chess: Vidit Gujarathi becomes fourth Indian to beat Magnus Carlsen
Gujrathi came up with the win while competing for the India Yogis in an online rapid chess tournament featuring 16 teams, the Pro Chess League.
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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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The Field
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Watch, Asian Games: Roshibina Devi betters 2018 result with silver in Wushu
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ICC Men’s ODI World Cup: India bring in R Ashwin in place of injured Axar Patel
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India at Asian Games, Sept 29 schedule: Medals on offer for tennis, shooting and athletics
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Asian Games, Shooting: How Esha Singh regrouped in time to win the women’s 25m pistol silver medal
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