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"Hope you have wonderful experience...": Viswanathan Anand's message to pa
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Former five-time world chess champion Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand told the participants to have a wonderful experience playing out there in the World Junior Chess Championship at GIFT City Club, Gandhinagar.
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Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand to inaugurate World Junior Chess Championshi
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Former five-time world chess champion Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand will inaugurate the World Junior Chess Championship at GIFT City Club, Gandhinagar on Sunday.
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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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Gukesh D receives rousing welcome at Chennai Airport after winning FIDE Ca
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Indian chess player Gukesh D received a warm welcome at the Chennai International Airport on Thursday morning after his victory in the FIDE Candidates.
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"Eager for World Championship Final": Grandmaster D Gukesh, one step away
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
After being crowned as the FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament 2024 champion, India's 17-year-old Grandmaster said he is next aiming to win the World Championship Final.
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"Very proud of how you handled tough situations": Viswanathan Anand hails
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The 17-year-old Indian on Monday created history as he won the FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament 2024, becoming the youngest-ever challenger to the world title.
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FIDE Candidates 2024: Gukesh scripts history, becomes youngest-ever world
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
He is only the second Indian player to win the Candidates Tournament, after legendary player Viswanathan Anand.
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Sachin Tendulkar praises Praggnanandhaa for becoming India's No.1 chess pl
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar lauded Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa on Wednesday after the Chess prodigy clinched the number one spot among India's chess players following his victory over World Champion Ding Liren.
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R Praggnanandhaa surpasses Viswanathan Anand to become India's No.1, follo
Updated : 2 years, 2 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, 2 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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"I should not be compared with Viswanathan Anand sir": Indian chess grandm
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Gukesh, who is 17 years old, recently overtook Anand to become the top-ranked player in India since July 1986, in the FIDE rating list.
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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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