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R Praggnanandhaa surpasses Viswanathan Anand to become India's No.1, follo
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Young chess prodigy Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa clinched the number one spot among India's chess players following his victory over World Champion Ding Liren.
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Adani Group to back Grandmaster Praggnanandhaa
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Praggnanandhaa, who started playing at the tender age of 5, went on to become India's youngest and the then world's second-youngest Grandmaster at age 12 in 2018. In 2023, he became the world's youngest chess player to reach the World Cup final, and only the second Indian after Viswanathan A
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PM Modi hails Vidit, Vaishali for their success in FIDE Grand Swiss chess
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday heaped praise on chess players Vidit Gujrathi and R Vaishali for their success in the FIDE Grand Swiss chess event.
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Asian Para Games medalist Soundarya Pradhan receives warm welcome in Bhuba
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Indian para chess player Soundarya Kumar Pradhan received a warm welcome at Bhubaneswar airport on Friday after bagging two medals at the 4th Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, China.
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ISRO Chairman Somanath meets Indian Chess player Praggnanandha at his hous
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman Sreedhara Panicker Somanath met Indian chess player Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa at his house in Chennai on Monday.
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Asian Games: Mixed bag round seven for India in men's, women's chess
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Indian men’s chess player Vidit Gujarathi lost while Arjun Kumar got a win in seventh round of men's Individual chess competition at the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou on Tuesday.
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Asian Games: Humpy, Harika, Vidit secure wins in round 5 individual chess;
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Indian chess players Vidit Santosh, Koneru Humpy, and Dronavalli Harika clinched a win in the fifth round of the women’s and men’s individual competition at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Tuesday.
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D Gukesh surpasses Viswanathan Anand to become India's top chess player in
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
"It's official! Gukesh is India's #1 in the #FIDErating list! The 17-year-old prodigy makes history by overtaking the five-time World Champion Vishy Anand and terminating his uninterrupted 37-year reign as India's top-rated player!" FIDE wrote.
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"I've been in a pretty rough shape": Magnus Carlsen says food poisoning ha
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
World No.1 Chess player Magnus Carlsen revealed that he came in contact with food poisoning after his semifinal victory against Azerbaijan's Nijat Abasov which eventually affected his preparation for the final of the FIDE Chess World Cup.
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Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin congratulates D Gukesh for becoming India's top-ra
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin extended congratulations to the 17-year-old teenage prodigy D Gukesh, who ended Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand's 37-year reign as India's top chess player in the live world rankings.
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17-year-old D Gukesh overtakes GM Viswanathan Anand as India's top-ranked
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Anand, who has a score of 2754.0 dropped to tenth place.
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Odisha Sports Minister inaugurates professional chess training academy in
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The Professional Chess Training Academy will serve as a milestone facility for Odisha’s commitment towards providing budding chess players with an environment to learn, grow and excel. The institution will be led by International Chess Federation (FIDE) Trainer and International Master Satya
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