Chess: R Praggnanandhaa fights back in Chessable Masters final, finishes second after tiebreak

The 16-year-old’s run to the final included wins over World No 1 Magnus Carlsen and World No 10 Anish Giri.

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· 17 hours ago

Chess: R Praggnanandhaa trails after Day 1 of Chessable Masters Finals against Ding Liren

The 16-year-old competed in the first round of the final just hours after sitting for an end-of-year school examination.

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· Yesterday · 09:56 am

Chess: Indian teenager Praggnanandhaa stuns Dutch GM Anish Giri to enter Chessable Masters final

Earlier in the tournament, the 16-year-old beat World No 1 Magnus Carlsen, then beat World No 22 Wei Yi in the quarter-final, and now got the better of Giri.

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· May 25, 2022 · 10:37 am

Chess: R Praggnanandhaa through to Chessable Masters semi-finals, to face Anish Giri next

The 16-year-old defeated Wei Yi of China in the quarterfinals.

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· May 24, 2022 · 12:08 pm

Chess: India’s Praggnanandhaa beats compatriot Vidit Gujrathi to reach quarters at Chessable Masters

The 16-year-old had defeated world champion Magnus Carlsen earlier in the online tournament.

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· May 23, 2022 · 03:01 pm

Chess: India’s Praggnanandhaa beats world champion Magnus Carlsen for the second time in 2022

The latest victory coming on Friday at the Chessable Masters online rapid chess tournament.

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· May 21, 2022 · 11:43 am

Chess Olympiad 2022: India to field its largest-ever contingent of 20 players split into four teams

India were joint-winners of the 2020 edition that was held virtually due to the pandemic.

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· May 02, 2022 · 03:42 pm

Chess Olympiad comes to Chennai, as India set to host marquee event for first time

The event was originally expected to take place in Russia, but due to the war in Ukraine will now be moved to Chennai.

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· Mar 16, 2022 · 05:13 pm

Chess: Indian GM Praggnanandhaa defeats world champion Magnus Carlsen at Airthings Masters

Praggnanandhaa won with black pieces in 39 moves in a Tarrasch variation game.

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· Feb 21, 2022 · 05:44 pm

World Blitz Chess Championship: R Vaishali, Koneru Humpy in top three after day one

Following a very strong performance in the three-day world rapid championship, Vaishali impressed again.

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· Dec 30, 2021 · 08:14 pm

World Rapid Chess Championship: Koneru Humpy finishes sixth, D Gukesh in top 10 of open section

Gukesh drew in the 12th round against eventual champion Abdusattorov, who defeated Magnus Carlsen on his way to the title.

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· Dec 29, 2021 · 11:01 am

World Rapid Chess Championship: Koneru Humpy recovers after a slow start to move up to second spot

Magnus Carlsen is poised to defend his title of World Champion in rapid chess after another powerful performance in the four games played on the second day.

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· Dec 28, 2021 · 06:40 pm