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Adani congratulates Praggnanandhaa on qualifying for Grand Chess Tour fina
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani congratulated the young Chess prodigy from India, R Praggnanandhaa, as he qualified for the Grand Chess Tour final in Brazil later this year in September after finishing runner-up at the 2025 Sinquefield Cup.
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"India is delighted to be hosting the prestigious FIDE World Cup 2025 afte
Updated : 8 months, 4 weeks ago IST
FIDE released a statement on Tuesday evening to confirm Goa as the venue for one of the world's famed chess events, where top-tier players from around the globe will gather. India last hosted the tournament in 2002 in Hyderabad, which concluded with grand master Viswanathan Anand lifting the
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Arjun Erigaisi, R Praggnanandhaa finish at 6th, 7th; Aronian wins Freestyl
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Indian Grandmasters Arjun Erigaisi and R Praggnanandhaa finished at sixth and seventh position respectively in the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Las Vegas
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Praggnanandhaa beats world number one Carlsen in freestyle chess, loses se
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
As per Chess.com, the Indian chess sensation, 19, defeated Carlsen by 1-0 in a freestyle chess match at Las Vegas at the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam event.
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"I hope chess players from all over the country will be able to take advan
Updated : 10 months, 2 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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R Praggnanandhaa hails 'Chola Chess Initiative', speaks about sport's popu
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The 19-year-old was speaking to ANI at the inauguration of the Chola Chess facility in Chennai, the 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 In
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Pushkar Singh Dhami hails Grandmaster Divya Deshmukh for defeating world n
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday lauded Indian chess grandmaster Divya Deshmukh for defeating world number one Hou Yifan in the second leg of the Blitz semifinal at the World Team Blitz Championships, London.
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PM Modi lauds Grandmaster Divya Deshmukh for defeating world number one in
Updated : 11 months, 1 week 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, 2 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, 3 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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"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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From Gukesh's historic world title to Chess Olympiad double, India reaches
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The future of Indian chess is really in safe hands, with stars like R Praggnanandhaa, Vidit Gujarathi, D Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi, Divya Deshmukh and Vantika Agrawal shaping up to be a generation that is truly 'golden'.
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