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Praggnanandhaa, Erigaisi, Vaishali among five Indians competing at 2024 FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships

R Praggnanandhaa, Arjun Erigaisi, and R Vaishali will be among the five Indian players competing in the upcoming 2024 FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships, as announced by the International Chess Federation on Monday. READ | Arjun Erigaisi crosses 2800 Elo mark: An extraordinary feat by an extraordinary player “From December 26–31, over 300 of the world’s top players will …

India Indian Praggnanandhaa Erigaisi Vaishali

1 month, 1 week ago

Viswanathan Anand enchants Singapore with Simul exhibition at World Chess Championship

New Indian Express

SINGAPORE: The hottest ticket in town on Saturday night was for Anirudh Ravichander's concert, part of his 2024 Hukum Tour. At the venue of the World Chess Championship, Viswanathan Anand conducted a 10-game simultaneous exhibition, enthralling fans in the fan zone area. The fan zone has already hosted several exhibitions, with chess legends like Alexandra Kosteniuk, a former Women’s World …

Singapore Championship Chess Fan

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Magnus Carlsen to Make a Comeback in Tata Steel Chess India

Firstpost

Magnus Carlsen is set to return to the Tata Steel Chess India tournament in Kolkata in November 2024. He will be looking to defend his title against a strong field that includes rising stars like Arjun Erigaisi and R Praggnanandhaa. Carlsen's presence will add to the excitement of the event, which is a celebration of Indian chess.

Law Sports India Chess Kolkata

1 year, 9 months ago

FIDE Women’s Grand Prix chess: Humpy, Harika look to continue good form; Vaishali faces another stiff test

The Hindu

K. Humpy, D. Harika and R. Vaishali will look to make the most of the opportunity to play in the third leg of the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix that opens at the Leela Hotel in New Delhi on Saturday. Some of the leading women players are in the fray in their search to finish among the top two players from …

Players Grand Prix Vaishali Fide Humpy Harika

2 years, 10 months ago

Praggnanandhaa finishes 11th in Airthings Masters

The Hindu

India’s R. Praggnanandhaa defeated Russia’s Vladislav Artemiev in the 15th and final round of the preliminary phase of the Airthings Masters, an online rapid chess tournament, but missed out on qualifying for the quarterfinals. His stirring win over world champion Magnus Carlsen in the eighth round caused a flutter but up-and-down performances pegged Praggnanandhaa back. The victories included those over …

Russia Round Praggnanandhaa Carlsen Keymer

2 years, 10 months ago

'Gives me huge confidence': Praggnanandhaa on win against Magnus Carlsen

India TV News

Highlights "It was very hard because the game starts early morning at 3 am," he said "I prepared for it every day by changing my routine to the tournament's schedule." R Praggnanandhaa on Tuesday said that the win against the world champion Magnus Carlsen will give him "huge confidence". The 16-year-old Praggnanandhaa defeated world number one chess player, Magnus Carlsen, …

World Indian Play Win Hard Praggnanandhaa Carlsen

2 years, 10 months ago

Praggnanandhaa to face Giri, Carlsen in succession

The Hindu

Rising star R. Praggnanandhaa will face Anish Giri and Magnus Carlsen in successive rounds of the $150,000 Airthings Masters online rapid chess tournament beginning on Saturday. Tough challenge He is due to face formidable rivals like Ding Liren, Jan Krzysztof Duda and Levon Aronian in the succession from the third round before facing Giri and Carlsen in the sixth and …

Round Praggnanandhaa

2 years, 11 months ago

Airthings Masters: Praggnanandhaa returns to face world’s elite

The Hindu

Fresh from his debut in the elite Tata Steel tournament, R. Praggnanandhaa will return to face the world’s elite, including World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen, in the $150,000 Airthings Masters online rapid chess tournament from February 19. In case of a tie, action will resume with two blitz games where each player gets five minutes + 3-second increment per move …

Player Praggnanandhaa Returns Elite Tata

3 years ago

World Blitz Chess C'Ship: Vachier emerges surprise winner; Humpy misses medal

The Hindu

Eighth seeded Frenchman Maxime Vachier-Lagrave came good when it mattered and stole a march over several stronger contenders before nailing local hero Jan-Krzysztof Duda 2-1 in the tie-breaker to claim the World blitz chess title in Warsaw on Thursday. Russian Alexandra Kosteniuk, the world rapid title winner two days back, finished runner-up at 12.5 points, half a point ahead of …

World Round Points Rounds Humpy Vachier Chess Title

3 years ago

World Blitz Tournament: Vaishali in Second Place in Women's Section, Koneru Humpy Joint Third

News 18

Twenty-year old Indian player R Vaishali is in second place with 7.5 points from nine rounds in the women’s section of the World Blitz chess championship here while her countrywoman Koneru Humpy is in joint third. In the open event, Egypt’s Bassem Amin has pulled off a big surprise so far, finishing day one alone in second place, with 9.5 …

Russia World Indian Round Points Player Second Place

3 years ago

World Rapid Chess: Koneru Humpy joint-second after three wins and a draw

The Hindu

Defending champion Koneru Humpy posted three wins and a draw to jump to the joint-second spot in the women’s section of the FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship 2021 in Warsaw, Poland. With three victories in a row, and a draw against Polina Shuvalova in the eighth round, Humpy has reached the top board and will be facing leader Alexandra Kosteniuk …

Russia Indian Round Points Carlsen Humpy Chess Koneru

3 years, 2 months ago

FIDE Grand Swiss chess: Harika remains unbeaten, Sasikiran jumps to tied fourth spot

The Hindu

K. Sasikiran bounced back from the loss in the previous round to outplay Ukraine’s Pavel Eljanov in 33 moves and jumped to the tied-fourth spot with nine others after nine rounds of the $425,000 FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss chess tournament in Riga, Latvia, on Friday. RELATED| On the top table, top seed Fabiano Caruana ended the unbeaten run of overnight …

Fourth Spot Sasikiran

3 years, 3 months ago

FIDE World Women's Chess: India goes down 1-3 to Russia

The Hindu

After two straight wins, India went down 1-3 to a formidable Russian team in a fourth Pool A match in the FIDE World Women's Team Chess Championship. D Harika, the top Indian player, held Aleksandra Goryachkina to a draw as did Mary Ann Gomes against Polina Shuvalova but Tania Sachdev and R Vaishali suffered defeats as the team lost to …

Russia Team Tania Sachdev Vaishali India Goes Fide World

4 years, 6 months ago

Women's Speed Chess Championships: Koneru Humpy, D Harika bow out in quarter-finals as Indian challenge ends

Firstpost

Humpy was no match for Alexandra Kosteniuk of Russia, going down 2-9 while Harika was ousted by World No 1 Hou Yifan of China 3-7 in her last-eight clash. The Indian challenge in the third leg of the FIDE Women’s Speed Chess Championships Grand Prix ended on Thursday with the defeats of World No 2 Koneru Humpy and D Harika …

Final Leg Harika Humpy D Harika Speed Chess

4 years, 9 months ago

FIDE Women's GP: Harika draws with Kashlinskaya, remains in seventh place

The Hindu

Indian Grandmaster Dronavalli Harika drew her ninth-round game against Alina Kashlinskaya of Russia to remain seventh on the points table of the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix chess tournament here. Read | Georgian Nana Dzagnidze jumped into sole lead with a superb win over world champion Ju Wenjun. In the only other decisive game of the day, former world champion Alexandra …

Harika

4 years, 10 months ago

FIDE Grand Prix: Harika loses to Kosteniuk; slips to third spot

The Hindu

Indian Grandmaster Dronavalli Harika went down to former world champion Alexandra Kosteniuk in the sixth round of the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix chess tournament here to slip to third spot. Meanwhile, Russia’s Alexandra Goryachkina and her compatriot Alena Kashlinskaya moved to joint lead with four points. World champion Ju Wenjun’s moderate run continued as she had to settle for a …

Grand Prix Harika Kosteniuk

4 years, 10 months ago

FIDE Women's Grand Prix: India's Dronavalli Harika overcomes Nana Dzagnidze to register second straight win

Firstpost

Indian grandmaster Dronavalli Harika posted a second straight win, beating Nana Dzagnidze in the fourth round to remain in joint lead at the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix chess tournament. Lausanne: Indian grandmaster Dronavalli Harika posted a second straight win, beating Nana Dzagnidze in the fourth round to remain in joint lead at the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix chess tournament. The …

India Grand Prix Ind Round Beat Harika Rus

4 years, 10 months ago

FIDE Grand Prix: Harika posts second win, remains in joint lead

The Hindu

Indian Grandmaster Dronavalli Harika posted a second straight win, beating Nana Dzagnidze in the fourth round to remain in joint lead at the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix chess tournament here. Harika, the world no.9, has three points after four rounds and shares the lead with Aleksandra Goryachkina of Russia, who beat Antoneta Stefanova. READ | World champion Ju Wenjun of …

Grand Prix Harika Second Win

4 years, 10 months ago

FIDE Women's Grand Prix: India's Dronavalli Harika trumps world champion Ju Wenjun in third round

Firstpost

Indian grandmaster Dronavalli Harika inflicted a defeat on world champion Ju Wenjun in the third round of the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix chess tournament. Lausanne: Indian grandmaster Dronavalli Harika inflicted a defeat on world champion Ju Wenjun in the third round of the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix chess tournament. The strong tournament featuring 12 players, including world champion Wenjun, is …

India World Indian Grand Prix Ind Round Grand

4 years, 10 months ago

Cairns Cup Chess: India's Koneru Humpy claims second title in two months, will move to No 2 in world rankings

Firstpost

Humpy received USD 45,000 for winning the title in what is considered one of the strongest tournaments ever St Louis: World rapid champion Koneru Humpy claimed her second title in the last two months by emerging triumphant at the Cairns Cup chess tournament following a draw against compatriot Dronavalli Harika in the ninth and final round here. World champion Wenjun …

World Round Points Harika Wenjun Ju Alexandra Humpy

4 years, 10 months ago

Cairns Cup: Humpy, Harika held to draws in St. Loius

The Hindu

Indian Grandmaster Koneru Humpy inflicted a defeat on Valentina Gunina of Russia in the eighth round of the second Cairns Cup here, jumping into sole lead with 5.5 points and a round to play. In a huge upset, 16-year old America Carissa Yip stunned world champion Ju Wenjun in a 61-move game late on Saturday, taking her tally to 3.5 …

Indian Harika Humpy

4 years, 10 months ago

Vidit Gujrathi, Harikrishna settle for draws in Prague Chess

The Hindu

India’s Vidit Santosh Gujrathi and Pentala Harikrishna had to settle for half-a-point each on a day of draws in the Masters event of the Prague Chess Festival. Grand Master Gujrathi, the second highest-ranked Indian in the FIDE list after five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand, had to settle for a draw against David Anton Guijarro of Spain in 49 moves late …

India Gujrathi Harikrishna Joint Lead

4 years, 10 months ago

Cairns Cup: Humpy beats Kosteniuk, shares joint lead with Ju Wenjun

The Hindu

India’s Koneru Humpy defeated former world champion Alexandra Kosteniuk of Russia in 61 moves in the sixth round of the Cairns Cup chess tournament in St. Louis to move into joint lead with Chinese ace Ju Wenjun. Dronavalli Harika, the other Indian in the fray, shared points with world champion Wenjun 40 moves on Thursday. Humpy, the reigning world rapid …

Indian Harika Humpy Wenjun Kosteniuk Joint Lead

4 years, 11 months ago

Harika beats former world champion Kosteniuk

The Hindu

India’s Dronavalli Harika got the better of former world champion Alexandra Kosteniuk in the third round of the Cairns Cup. Meanwhile, Koneru Humpy, the other Indian in the fray in the 10-player tournament, drew with reigning world champion Ju Wenjun of China in 22 moves late on Sunday, to take her tally to 1.5 points. Harika who is unbeaten after …

World Round Beat Harika Humpy Champion Kosteniuk Irina Krush

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Praggnanandhaa, Erigaisi, Vaishali among five Indians competing at 2024 FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships

Viswanathan Anand enchants Singapore with Simul exhibition at World Chess Championship

Magnus Carlsen to Make a Comeback in Tata Steel Chess India

FIDE Women’s Grand Prix chess: Humpy, Harika look to continue good form; Vaishali faces another stiff test

Praggnanandhaa finishes 11th in Airthings Masters

'Gives me huge confidence': Praggnanandhaa on win against Magnus Carlsen

Praggnanandhaa to face Giri, Carlsen in succession

Airthings Masters: Praggnanandhaa returns to face world’s elite

World Blitz Chess C'Ship: Vachier emerges surprise winner; Humpy misses medal

World Blitz Tournament: Vaishali in Second Place in Women's Section, Koneru Humpy Joint Third

World Rapid Chess: Koneru Humpy joint-second after three wins and a draw

FIDE Grand Swiss chess: Harika remains unbeaten, Sasikiran jumps to tied fourth spot

FIDE World Women's Chess: India goes down 1-3 to Russia

Women's Speed Chess Championships: Koneru Humpy, D Harika bow out in quarter-finals as Indian challenge ends

FIDE Women's GP: Harika draws with Kashlinskaya, remains in seventh place

FIDE Grand Prix: Harika loses to Kosteniuk; slips to third spot

FIDE Women's Grand Prix: India's Dronavalli Harika overcomes Nana Dzagnidze to register second straight win

FIDE Grand Prix: Harika posts second win, remains in joint lead

FIDE Women's Grand Prix: India's Dronavalli Harika trumps world champion Ju Wenjun in third round

Cairns Cup Chess: India's Koneru Humpy claims second title in two months, will move to No 2 in world rankings

Cairns Cup: Humpy, Harika held to draws in St. Loius

Vidit Gujrathi, Harikrishna settle for draws in Prague Chess

Cairns Cup: Humpy beats Kosteniuk, shares joint lead with Ju Wenjun

Harika beats former world champion Kosteniuk