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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· Jan 06, 2023 · 12:33 pm

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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· Dec 30, 2022 · 08:57 pm

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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· Nov 03, 2022 · 04:54 pm

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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· Oct 21, 2022 · 11:11 am

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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· Oct 17, 2022 · 11:09 am

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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· Oct 16, 2022 · 03:30 pm

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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· Oct 06, 2022 · 02:19 pm

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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· Oct 05, 2022 · 07:47 pm

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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· Sep 30, 2022 · 01:59 pm

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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· Sep 29, 2022 · 09:30 am

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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· Sep 27, 2022 · 09:15 am

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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· Sep 21, 2022 · 10:50 am