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Norway Chess: R Pragananadhaa stuns world number two, achieves unique feat
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
With this victory, he defeated both world number one Magnus Carlsen of Norway and the world number two Caruana in classic chess for the first time ever.
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Norway Chess, Round 4: Vaishali extends lead; Praggnanandhaa, Humpy suffer
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Just a day after registering his first classical win over the five-time World Champion Magnus Carlsen, India's star prodigy Praggnanandhaa R went down against America's Hikaru Nakamura in Round 4 of the Norway Chess 2024 at the SpareBank 1 SR-Bank on Thursday.
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Brother-sister duo of Praggnanandhaa, Vaishali lead Norway Chess 2024 afte
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Praggnanandhaa's sister Vaishali held the top spot in the women's competition, with 5.5 points
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Norway Chess: Praggnanandhaa defeats Magnus Carlsen in classical format fo
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
During round three, the 18-year-old battled the Norway star on his home turf and came out victorious to take the sole lead in the open section of the six-player tournament. Using white pieces, the runners-up from last year's FIDE Chess World Cup battled it out with some intelligent moves
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Norway Chess 2024, Round 2: Vaishali beats Koneru in classical game; Pragg
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
India's prodigy Praggnanandhaa R, who went with a 2-0 head-to-head lead against World Champion Ding Liren, played out his first classical draw in the round of the Norway Chess 2024 main event. The Chinese GM then emerged victorious in the Armageddon tie-breaker, as per a press release from N
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Norway Chess 2024 kicks off with thrilling classical draws; Armageddon dec
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
This year, the tournament features not only the renowned Norway Chess tournament but also introduces Norway Chess Women, an all-female tournament showcasing the best female players globally. Both tournaments follow a 6-player double round-robin format with equal prize funds, underscoring a c
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"Always enjoy a good challenge": Praggnanandhaa on playing against Magnus
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Reflecting on his contest with world no 1 Magnus Carlsen at last year's FIDE Chess World Cup where he gave the 32-year-old Norwegian a stiff challenge, Pragg said, "I always enjoy a good challenge. After the World Cup last year, this will be my first classical game with him. I am quite excit
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Koneru, Praggnanandhaa, Vaishali set to compete in Norway Chess 2024
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The event will feature world number one Magnus Carlsen (Norway), world number three Hikaru Nakamura (USA), current World Champion Ding Liren (China), Women's World Champion Ju Wenjun (China), Lei Tingjie (China) among others
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Magnus Carlsen secures Rapid and Blitz chess tournament in Poland, Praggna
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Arjun finished at the fifth spot, while Gukesh D, the winner of the FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament 2024 and the youngest-ever challenger to the world title held by Ding Liren, finished at the 10th spot.
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"Smart lad... hand doesn't get sore so quickly": Gary Kasparov praises Ind
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Chess legend Gary Kasparov praised young grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa, who gave autographs to fans during the Rapid and Blitz tournament, and said the way he was giving signature means "hand doesn't get sore so quickly".
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"I really enjoyed interacting with him": Praggnanandhaa on meeting with PM
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Praggnanandhaa further said, "It's very inspiring how we performed recently as well in Global Chess League. We have a lot of strong players in India. For me, it's very important that I work hard and perform well in events. For me that's the main goal."
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D Gukesh surpasses Viswanathan Anand to become India's top chess player in
Updated : 2 years, 6 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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