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FIDE World Cup 2025: Sindarov beats Wei Yi with black in second rapid game
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
The 19-year-old defeated Wei in the second Rapid Game in the tiebreak with black pieces to become the first Uzbek chess player to win the World Cup and take home a prize purse of 120,000 USD along with the newly christened Viswanathan Anand Cup.
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Prachura PP meets Team India ahead of Billie Jean King Cup play-offs
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Former international chess player and co-owner of American Gambits, Prachura P.P., met the Indian team at the S.M. Krishna Tennis Stadium in Bengaluru ahead of the 2025 Billie Jean King Cup Play-offs, scheduled from November 14-16.
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FIDE World Cup: Pranav, Pranesh, Ganguly provide winning start for India,
Updated : 7 months ago IST
World Junior champion GM Pranav V, GM Pranesh M and the experienced GM Surya Shekhar Ganguly began their FIDE World Cup 2025 campaign with comfortable victories, while Women's World Cup winner Divya Deshmukh's spirited fight wasn't enough to salvage a draw in the first match of the opening r
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Indian Men's Hockey Team engage in a first-of-its-kind chess masterclass w
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the two-time Olympic Bronze medal-winning Indian Men's Hockey Team participated in a unique chess master class conducted by former International Chess player and co-owner of American Gambits Prachura P Padakannaya at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) camp
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PM Modi hails Vaishali Rameshbabu's FIDE Women's Grand Swiss win
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised Indian chess player Vaishali Rameshbabu after she defended her FIDE Women's Grand Swiss title in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, and secured a berth in the 2026 FIDE Women's Candidates tournament.
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Koneru Humpy, Divya Deshmukh set up all-Indian title clash in FIDE Women's
Updated : 9 months, 4 weeks ago IST
In a historic achievement for India, two Indian women chess players will play the final of the FIDE Women's World Cup 2025
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"I hope chess players from all over the country will be able to take advan
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Chola Chess facility in Chennai, an initiative being a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative by Cholamandalam Investment and Finance in association with Chess Gurukul, and aims to identify young chess talent across India.
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Don't pay too much attention to these one-two rating points: Praggnanandha
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Indian Chess grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa expressed his thoughts as he became the country's highest-ranked player, saying that he doesn't pay too much attention towards one or two ratings points as they can be changed at any time.
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"Youth is indeed our greatest strength": Gautam Adani hails Praggnanandhaa
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
Gautam Adani, Chairman of the Adani Group, is "proud" of grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, who became India's number one-ranked chess player at the age of 19 following his profound success in the UzChess Cup Masters.
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PM Modi lauds Grandmaster Divya Deshmukh for defeating world number one in
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Taking to X, PM Modi posted, "Congratulations to Divya Deshmukh on defeating the World No. 1, Hou Yifan in the 2nd leg of Blitz semifinal at the World Team Blitz Championships, London. Her success highlights her grit and determination. It also inspires many upcoming chess players. Best wi
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21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament inaugurated; M
Updated : 11 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The 21st edition of the Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament was officially inaugurated in the national capital, marking a significant occasion in the Indian chess calendar. At the event, Delhi Minister Parvesh Verma praised India's up-and-coming chess players and offered h
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Chess stars turn Cowboys for a day at Norway Chess Games 2025
Updated : 1 year ago IST
In a dramatic twist from the chessboard to the Wild West, the world's top chess players swapped pawns for pistols, sieves, and lassos in this year's edition of Norway Chess Games.
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