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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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TN Deputy CM Udhayanidhi Stalin honours Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa and Chitham
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A press release from the state government said, "The Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Mr. Udhayanidhi Stalin, today (12.06.2025) extended his congratulations to: D. Gukesh, the reigning World Junior Champion and recipient of the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, for securing third plac
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Viswanathan Anand lauds Praggnanandhaa and Gukesh, hails rise of chess in
Updated : 11 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Five-time World Champion Viswanathan Anand expressed his delight at the growing popularity of chess in India, attributing the surge of interest to the emergence of young stars like R Praggnanandhaa and Dommaraju Gukesh. "For any game to succeed, you need players to do well and produce som
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Dhanush congratulates D Gukesh on victory over Magnus Carlsen in Norway Ch
Updated : 12 months ago IST
The victory marked Gukesh's first-ever classical win over the Norwegian grandmaster. The 19-year-old also became the second Indian player to beat Carlsen in the competition's history, following grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa.
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"His aim is to become number one....": Gukesh's grandfather after grandson
Updated : 12 months ago IST
Gukesh pulled off a stunning victory against the former world number one in Round 6 of the ongoing Norway Chess 2025 tournament, turning the game around from a losing position on Sunday. This marked Gukesh's first-ever classical win over the Norwegian grandmaster. The 19-year-old also became
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"I've also banged a lot of tables...": Gukesh on Carlsen's post-loss outbu
Updated : 12 months ago IST
Gukesh pulled off a stunning victory against the former world number one in Round 6 of the ongoing Norway Chess 2025 tournament, turning the game around from a losing position on Sunday. This marked Gukesh's first-ever classical win over the Norwegian grandmaster. The 19-year-old also became
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Carlsen aggressively bangs table, sends chess pieces falling after loss to
Updated : 12 months ago IST
Gukesh pulled off a stunning victory against the former world number one in Round 6 of the ongoing Norway Chess 2025 tournament, turning the game around from a losing position on Sunday. This marked Gukesh's first-ever classical win over the Norwegian grandmaster. The 19-year-old also bec
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World Champion D Gukesh stuns former No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in Norway Chess
Updated : 12 months ago IST
World Champion Dommaraju Gukesh pulled off a stunning victory against former World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in Round 6 of the ongoing Norway Chess 2025 tournament, turning the game around from a losing position on Sunday.
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"Future is certainly very bright": Magnus Carlsen hails Indian chess grand
Updated : 12 months ago IST
World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen lauded the Indian grandmasters Dommaraju Gukesh, Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, and Arjun Erigaisi during the ongoing Norway Chess 2025 and went on to say that the future of Indian chess is in safe hands.
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Grandmaster Praggnanandhaa vows to do better after famous win over World C
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
After scripting a memorable tale of success in Tata Steel Masters 2025 in Wijk aan Zee, Grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa received a warm welcome in Chennai.
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"Rise of Indian chess seems unstoppable": Gautam Adani lavishes praise on
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani extended wishes to Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa for his "phenomenal victory" in the Tata Steel Masters 2025.
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Norway Chess 2025: World champion Gukesh to take on Hikaru Nakamura
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The event to be held in Stavanger, Norway from May 26 to June 6 will feature World No.1 Magnus Carlsen, World No.2 Fabiano Caruana, World No. 3 Hikaru Nakamura, World No. 4 Arjun Erigaisi, World No. 5 Gukesh D, World No. 9 Wei Yi. This is one of the strongest line-ups in a chess tournament
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