Tough day for Vidit, Praggnanandhaa in New in Chess Classic
3 years, 11 months ago

Tough day for Vidit, Praggnanandhaa in New in Chess Classic

The Hindu  

A day after punching way above their weight, Vidit Gujrathi and R. Praggnanandhaa hit the canvas a few times on the second day of the New in Chess Classic rapid online chess tournament on Sunday. RELATED| On Sunday, Vidit stretched his unbeaten run to eight rounds when he drew with Alireza, beat Jan Krzysztof Duda and missed a win late in the game against a determined Praggnanandhaa. However, in the last two rounds of the day, Vidit lost to Wesley So and Shakhiryar Mamedyarov. RELATED| The gritty teenager went on to upset 2019 World Cup winner Teimour Radjabov and looked good to beat Aryan Tari until 41 moves.

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Prague Masters: Praggnanandhaa held again, Chithambaram scores a crushing win against Keymer
1 month ago

Prague Masters: Praggnanandhaa held again, Chithambaram scores a crushing win against Keymer

The Hindu  

Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa played out a second straight draw against Turkey’s Gurel Ediz while Aravindh Chithambaram crashed through the defences of Germany’s Vincent Keymer in the second round of the Prague Masters. Chithambaram, who has been knocking hard on the doors of elite circles, scored his first victory with black pieces after squeezing himself out of danger zone in his …

Prague Masters: Praggnanandhaa held again, Chithambaram scores a crushing win against Keymer
1 month ago

Prague Masters: Praggnanandhaa held again, Chithambaram scores a crushing win against Keymer

The Hindu  

Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa played out a second straight draw against Turkey’s Gurel Ediz while Aravindh Chithambaram crashed through the defences of Germany’s Vincent Keymer in the second round of the Prague Masters. Chithambaram, who has been knocking hard on the doors of elite circles, scored his first victory with black pieces after squeezing himself out of danger zone in his …

Tata Steel Chess 2025: Gukesh retains top spot; Praggnanandhaa placed third
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2 months ago

Tata Steel Chess 2025: Gukesh retains top spot; Praggnanandhaa placed third

The Hindu  

D Gukesh continued his stellar run at the Tata Steel Chess tournament, defeating Dutch GM Max Warmerdam with black to maintain his sole lead with 7.5 points after 10 rounds. Gukesh now sits half a point ahead of Uzbekistan’s Nodirbek Abdusattorov, while R Praggnanandhaa holds third place with 6.5 points after an impressive win over Slovenia’s Vladimir Fedoseev. Arjun Erigaisi’s …

Tata Steel Masters: Praggnanandhaa draws with Gukesh
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2 months ago

Tata Steel Masters: Praggnanandhaa draws with Gukesh

The Hindu  

Continuing his fine form in the Tata Steel Masters, Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa played out a solid draw with world champion D. Gukesh in the eighth round here. Arjun Erigaisi played out a draw with Alexey Sarana of Serbia while Leon Luke Mendonca also got the same result against Jorden van Foreest of Holland. Results: Round 8: Masters: R. Praggnanandhaa drew …

Tata Steel Chess 2025: Gukesh takes on Abdusattorov after first rest day; Praggnanandhaa faces Wei Yi
2 months, 1 week ago

Tata Steel Chess 2025: Gukesh takes on Abdusattorov after first rest day; Praggnanandhaa faces Wei Yi

The Hindu  

World champion D. Gukesh will look join the leaders when he takes on Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan after a rest day on Friday, while R Praggnanandhaa will hope to cement his place at the top when he faces defending champion Wei Yi of China in the sixth round of the Tata Steel Chess tournament here. Praggnanandhaa and Abdusattorov share the …

Tata chess: Praggnanandhaa beats Arjun, shares lead with Abdusattorov
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2 months, 1 week ago

Tata chess: Praggnanandhaa beats Arjun, shares lead with Abdusattorov

Hindustan Times  

Wijk Aan Zee, Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa scored a finely-crafted victory over compatriot Arjun Erigaisi to share the lead with Uzbek Nodirbek Abdusattorov after the third round of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament here. World Champion D Gukesh had it easy as white as he played out a draw with top seed Fabiano Caruana of United States to take himself …

Praggnanandhaa wins; Gukesh, Erigaisi draw in Round 2 of Tata Steel Chess
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2 months, 1 week ago

Praggnanandhaa wins; Gukesh, Erigaisi draw in Round 2 of Tata Steel Chess

Deccan Chronicle  

Wijk Aan Zee: Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa defeated compatriot P Harikrishna, while Arjun Erigaisi settled for a draw in the second round of 87th Tata Steel Chess Tournament here. This was after world champion D Gukesh played out a draw with Russian-turned-Slovenian Vladimir Fedoseev while Leon Luke Mendonca lost another game, this time to Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan. Results round …

Tata Steel Chess 2024: Carlsen, Goryachkina dominate as they win rapid tournament with round to spare
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Tata Steel Chess 2024: Carlsen, Goryachkina dominate as they win rapid tournament with round to spare

The Hindu  

How do you stop Magnus Carlsen? This was the story for nine of the world’s top players as the Norwegian maestro obliterated the competition to win the rapid event of the Tata Steel Chess India 2024 with a round to spare at a jam-packed Dhono Dhanyo Auditorium here on Friday. Helping Carlsen’s case were Arjun Erigaisi and Wesley So, who …

Magnus Carlsen wins Tata Steel Chess Rapid tournament, Pragg finishes runner-up
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Magnus Carlsen wins Tata Steel Chess Rapid tournament, Pragg finishes runner-up

India Today  

1 Magnus Carlsen of Norway delivered a flawless performance on the final day to clinch the title in the Open section, while India's R Praggnanandhaa finished runner-up at the Tata Steel Chess India Rapid Tournament in Kolkata on Friday. Praggnanandhaa and Wesley So finished tied on 5.5 points, but the Indian's superior tie-break score earned him the runner-up position, while …

Tata Steel Chess: Carlsen takes sole lead after winning spree
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Tata Steel Chess: Carlsen takes sole lead after winning spree

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: Round 5 of Rapid category began with handshakes around the tables and the supervisors asking the live audience to put their phones on silent mode. But if it was Blitz I would have started for sure.” Into the second day of the Tata Steel Chess India, Carlsen took little time to show his class, defeating SL Narayanan, So and …

Chennai Grandmasters 2024: Vidit slumps to second consecutive defeat; Arjun Erigaisi settles for draw
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Chennai Grandmasters 2024: Vidit slumps to second consecutive defeat; Arjun Erigaisi settles for draw

The Hindu  

Vidit Gujrathi got into time trouble versus Iranian Parham Maghsoodloo and couldn’t recover to slump to his second successive loss in the second round of the Chennai Grandmasters classical chess tournament at the Anna Centenary Library here on Wednesday. Arjun Erigaisi, who capitalised on Vidit’s blunder to win with black pieces in the first round, had to settle for a …

Norway Chess: Praggnanandhaa loses to Caruana, Carlsen beats Firouzja Alireza
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Norway Chess: Praggnanandhaa loses to Caruana, Carlsen beats Firouzja Alireza

Hindustan Times  

Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa went down fighting against Fabiano Caruana of United States while world number one Magnus Carlsen inflicted an Armaggeddon defeat on France's Firouzja Alireza in the penultimate round of Norway Chess tournament in Stavanger. Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa With 16 points in his bag, Carlsen stretched his lead to 1.5 points over nearest rival Hikaru Nakamura, who was …

Norway Chess: Praggnanandhaa loses to Carlsen; Vaishali beats Muzychuk
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Norway Chess: Praggnanandhaa loses to Carlsen; Vaishali beats Muzychuk

The Hindu  

Indian Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa went down fighting against top seed Magnus Carlsen of Norway while his elder sister defeated overnight sole leader Anna Muzychuk of Ukraine in the eighth round of Norway chess tournament in Stavanger. In the women's section, world champion Wenjun Ju of China scored over Pia Cramling of Sweden to surge ahead of the field on 14.5 …

Norway Chess: Nakamura wins against Carlsen, Praggnanandhaa beats world champion Liren
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Norway Chess: Nakamura wins against Carlsen, Praggnanandhaa beats world champion Liren

The Hindu  

Hikaru Nakamura won a close Armageddon game against World No. The Chennai teenager added to the miseries of the woefully out-of-form World champion Ding Liren of China, winning in Armageddon. In the women’s section, Ukraine’s Anna Muzychuk shocked World champion Ju Wenjun of China in Armageddon and moved to the sole lead position. The results: Open: Hikaru Nakamura 12.5 bt …

Pragananadhaa stuns world number two, achieves unique feat in classical chess
10 months ago

Pragananadhaa stuns world number two, achieves unique feat in classical chess

Deccan Chronicle  

Stavanger : Indian teenage chess sensation R Pragananadhaa continued with his dominating ways in the ongoing Norway Chess competition as he defeated the world number two player Fabiano Caruana in round five in a classical chess game on Saturday night. Using white pieces, the runners-up from last year's FIDE Chess World Cup battled it out with some intelligent moves against …

How Praggnanandhaa punished Carlsen's risky play for his first classical win over former world champion
10 months ago

How Praggnanandhaa punished Carlsen's risky play for his first classical win over former world champion

Hindustan Times  

Perhaps it’s time to lay off the hyperboles and surprised gasps. Eighteen-year old R Praggnanandhaa’s first classical win over five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen has arrived. “I have this theory that when Magnus is playing the younger kids specifically he wants to sort of prove a point, he wants to go after them and try to beat them and he …

Praggnanandhaa clinches first classical chess win over world No.1 Carlsen
10 months ago

Praggnanandhaa clinches first classical chess win over world No.1 Carlsen

Deccan Chronicle  

Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa claimed his maiden classical game victory over world number one Magnus Carlsen to take the sole lead in the Norway Chess tournament here.The 18-year-old Indian, who has beaten Carlsen in the rapid/exhibition games quite a few times, took the leader's position with 5.5 points after three rounds.Praggnanandhaa was playing with white pieces and his victory pushed …

Rapid And Blitz Chess, Poland: R Praggnanandhaa Beats Magnus Carlsen But Remains 3rd
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Rapid And Blitz Chess, Poland: R Praggnanandhaa Beats Magnus Carlsen But Remains 3rd

News 18  

India’s R. Praggnanandhaa scored yet another victory over world number one Magnus Carlsen of Norway to keep himself afloat even as Wei Yi of China stretched his lead to a massive 2.5 points in the Superbet rapid and blitz chess tournament, a part of the Grand Chess Tour. With nine rounds still to come in the blitz event, Wei Yi …

Gukesh storms back, Praggnanandhaa moves to joint third; Carlsen takes lead
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Gukesh storms back, Praggnanandhaa moves to joint third; Carlsen takes lead

Hindustan Times  

World Championship challenger D Gukesh bounced back from a sedate start to defeat compatriot R Praggnanandhaa and Germany’s Vincent Keymer before holding world No. Grandmaster D. Gukesh of India However, Praggnanandhaa produced a strong fifth round, defeating Holland’s Anish Giri and he followed it with a win over Keymer in the sixth round. Norway’s Carlsen shares the lead with Wei …

Gukesh crushes Abasov to be back in joint lead; Praggnanandhaa, Gujrathi out of contention
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Gukesh crushes Abasov to be back in joint lead; Praggnanandhaa, Gujrathi out of contention

The Hindu  

Teenaged Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh produced another fantastic performance to crash through the defences of Azerbaijan's Nijat Abasov and regain a share of the lead but R. Praggnanandhaa and Vidit Gujrathi bowed out of contention after the 12th round of the Candidates chess tournament here. Candidates chess: Gukesh slips to tied 2nd after draw; losses for Pragg, Gujrathi Gukesh and …

FIDE Candidates 2024, Round 11: Vidit, Praggnanandhaa lose; Gukesh settles for draw against Caruana to stay second
11 months, 2 weeks ago

FIDE Candidates 2024, Round 11: Vidit, Praggnanandhaa lose; Gukesh settles for draw against Caruana to stay second

The Hindu  

In the field of sports, it is said that it is easier to reach a winning position than to win from a winning position. Like Vidit, R. Praggnanandhaa too lost from the white side and reignited second seed Hikaru Nakamura’s title hopes. The day, which saw all three Indians playing with bright pieces, ended in gloom for the fans with …

Candidates Chess: Gukesh and Nepomniachtchi retain lead after agreeing to 40-move draw
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Candidates Chess: Gukesh and Nepomniachtchi retain lead after agreeing to 40-move draw

The Hindu  

D. Gukesh and Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi, the overnight leaders at the Candidates chess tournament, drew their 10th round encounter at Toronto on Monday. 📷 Michal Walusza pic.twitter.com/BaMRbK2kxv — International Chess Federation April 15, 2024 They are followed half-a-point behind by R. Praggnanandhaa and the two top-seeded Americans, Fabiano Caruana and Hikaru Nakamura, who both won their games. Watch the interview …

Candidates 2024, Round 9: Valiant Vidit nails Nakamura for a second time; Draw with Praggnanandhaa keeps Gukesh in joint lead
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Candidates 2024, Round 9: Valiant Vidit nails Nakamura for a second time; Draw with Praggnanandhaa keeps Gukesh in joint lead

The Hindu  

It was only fair that Vidit Gujrathi got undivided attention as the day’s hero. Much before the return-clash involving joint leader D. Gukesh and R. Praggnanandhaa ended with honours even, Vidit emergied as the ninth round’s lone winner but more significantly, ensured the bragging rights for pulling off something very special in the world of chess. With his third win …

Praggnanandhaa, Vidit find wins; Humpy, Vaishali lose
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Praggnanandhaa, Vidit find wins; Humpy, Vaishali lose

Hindustan Times  

It turned out to be a day of recovery for Vidit Gujrathi and R Praggnanandhaa, with both Indians finishing with wins which formed the only decisive encounters in the Open section in Round 6. Praggnanandhaa during the Candidates tournament against Nijat Abasov After letting Ian Nepomniachtchi escape with a draw despite his stellar preparation in Round 5, Praggnanandhaa found a …

R Praggnanandhaa Beats Vidit Gujrathi in Third Round of Candidates Chess Tournament
11 months, 3 weeks ago

R Praggnanandhaa Beats Vidit Gujrathi in Third Round of Candidates Chess Tournament

News 18  

Indian grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa came up with a spectacular game to down compatriot Vidit Gujrathi in the third round of the Candidates Chess tournament here. In the women’s event, Zhongyi Tan with two points remained a half point clear of nearest rival Goryachkina with Humpy, Vaishali, and Lagno on their toes with 1.5 points each. Results round 3 : Vidit …

Praggnanandhaa vs Vidit Gujrathi, FIDE Chess Candidates 2024: Round 3 match highlights
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Praggnanandhaa vs Vidit Gujrathi, FIDE Chess Candidates 2024: Round 3 match highlights

The Hindu  

India’s R Praggnanandhaa beat Vidit Gujrathi in a round three encounter in the FIDE Candidates tournament happening in Toronto, Canada on Sunday. Check out the board below to follow all moves from the match ↓ HIGHLIGHTS | FIDE CHESS CANDIDATES-2024 ROUND THREE ROUND 3 PAIRINGS Open Nijat Abasov - Hikaru Nakamura Alireza Firouzja - Fabiano Caruana Gukesh D - Ian …

Candidates 2024, Round 2: Vidit stuns Nakamura, Gukesh beats Praggnanandhaa
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Candidates 2024, Round 2: Vidit stuns Nakamura, Gukesh beats Praggnanandhaa

The Hindu  

Hikaru Nakamura’s expressions said it all. After a day of draws, Friday provided decisive results on all four boards, with defending champion Ian Nepomniachtchi getting the better of Alireza Firouzja and top seed Fabiano Caruana defeating lowest-ranked Nijat Abasov. But the move that left Nakamura off-balance for the rest of the battle was Vidit’s smart bishop-offer on capturing a pawn …

Prague Masters: All games drawn in final round, R Praggnanandhaa finishes joint second
1 year ago

Prague Masters: All games drawn in final round, R Praggnanandhaa finishes joint second

The Hindu  

R. Praggnanandhaa tried hard but had to settle for a draw with David Navara of the Czech Republic in the final round of the Prague Masters chess tournament that concluded here on Thursday. With five draws happening between 10 players in the final round, nothing changed. Praggnanandhaa to his credit ended on a plus score clocking five points alongside Parham …

Prague Masters: Praggnanandhaa commits blunder, loses second round match
1 year, 1 month ago

Prague Masters: Praggnanandhaa commits blunder, loses second round match

The Hindu  

Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa committed a time-pressure blunder as he suffered defeat at the hands of Parham Maghsoodloo of Iran in the second round of Prague Masters Chess tournament here. D Gukesh, meanwhile, came up with an impressive performance with black pieces to beat Nguyen Thai Dai Van of Czech Republic while the other three games in the 10-player round-robin …

Tata Steel Chess 2024: Vidit joins leaders, becomes top Indian in live rankings
1 year, 2 months ago

Tata Steel Chess 2024: Vidit joins leaders, becomes top Indian in live rankings

The Hindu  

After trailing the leaders till the penultimate round, Vidit Gujrathi finally caught all attention by stopping leader Nodirbek Abdusattorov in the 12th round and became part of a five-man leaders’ pack into the final round of the Tata Steel Masters chess tournament at Wijk aan Zee, near Amsterdam, on Saturday. The second successive victory saw Vidit not only join D. …

Chess | Gukesh stuns Nepomniachtchi; Praggnanandhaa holds Anish
1 year, 2 months ago

Chess | Gukesh stuns Nepomniachtchi; Praggnanandhaa holds Anish

The Hindu  

D. Gukesh produced a clinical finish to tame World championship finalist and top Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi in the fifth round of the Tata Steel Masters at Wijk aan Zee, near Amsterdam, on Thursday. R. Praggnanandhaa drew with leader Anish Giri while Vidit Gujrathi split the point with local Max Warmerdam on a day when women’s World champion Ju Wenjun stunned …

Praggnanandhaa surpasses Viswanathan Anand as No. 1 Indian chess player
1 year, 2 months ago

Praggnanandhaa surpasses Viswanathan Anand as No. 1 Indian chess player

The Hindu  

Teenaged Indian chess superstar R. Praggnanandhaa defeated world champion Ding Liren of China in the fourth round of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament, a win which also helped him surpass the legendary Viswanathan Anand as the top-rated Indian player. After the victory late on Tuesday night, the 18-year-old Praggnanandhaa has 2748.3 points as against 2748 of five-time world champion Anand …

R Praggnanandhaa beats world champion Ding Liren, surpasses Viswanathan Anand to become No. 1 Indian
1 year, 2 months ago

R Praggnanandhaa beats world champion Ding Liren, surpasses Viswanathan Anand to become No. 1 Indian

India TV News  

Chess prodigy Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa scripted history on Tuesday, January 16, as he defeated the world champion Ding Liren at the ongoing TATA Steel Chess Tournament and moved past veteran chess Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand to become the No. The victory over the world champion from China took Praggnanandhaa by surprise as he was not expecting the former to go down so …

World Rapid Chess Championship 2023: Humpy back in contention; Vidit, Arjun trail leaders by half-a-point
1 year, 3 months ago

World Rapid Chess Championship 2023: Humpy back in contention; Vidit, Arjun trail leaders by half-a-point

The Hindu  

Former world rapid champion Koneru Humpy stayed in contention for the women’s World rapid chess championship by scoring 3.5 points from four rounds for a tally of 6.5 from eight rounds and shared the second spot at Samarkand on Wednesday. With three rounds to go, the 2019 champion was in the company of China’s Zhao Mo and within half a …

FIDE Grand Swiss: Vaishali crushes Stefanova to take sole lead
1 year, 4 months ago

FIDE Grand Swiss: Vaishali crushes Stefanova to take sole lead

The Hindu  

India’s R Vaishali shot into sole lead after she crashed through the defences of former world champion Antoaneta Stefanova of Bulgaria in the ninth round of Fide Grand Swiss chess tournament. Playing the tournament of her life, Vaishali also completed an inconsequential fourth Grandmaster norm in the process and now just needs around seven rating points to become the third …

Tata Steel Chess | Praggnanandhaa in sole lead after a wild day of blitz
1 year, 6 months ago

Tata Steel Chess | Praggnanandhaa in sole lead after a wild day of blitz

The Hindu  

Much could happen when nine rounds of blitz chess are played in a day. Praggnanandhaa, however, defeated Arjun Erigaisi in the day’s last round, and then watched Gujrathi going down to Uzbekistan’s Nodirbek Abdusattorov. The results: Ninth round: Teimour Radjabov 2 lost to Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 4; R Praggnanandhaa 6.5 bt Arjun Erigasi 4.5; Vincent Keymer 3.5 bt D. Gukesh 4.5; …

Tata Steel Chess: Praggnanandhaa in sole lead on a wild day of blitz
1 year, 6 months ago

Tata Steel Chess: Praggnanandhaa in sole lead on a wild day of blitz

The Hindu  

Much could happen when nine rounds of blitz chess are played in a day. It certainly did at the National Library, on the first day of the open blitz event of the Tata Steel Chess India tournament on Friday. By the end of the eighth round, the older Indian snatched the lead from Praggnanandhaa, who suffered another loss, this time …

Tata Steel Chess India | Vachier-Lagrave is sole leader going into last day of rapid event
1 year, 6 months ago

Tata Steel Chess India | Vachier-Lagrave is sole leader going into last day of rapid event

The Hindu  

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave will go into the final day of the open rapid event of the Tata Steel Chess India tournament as the only unbeaten player. @TataSteelLtd@chesscom#TSCI#tsci2023#tatasteelchessindia#chess#kolkata#rapidpic.twitter.com/oZQd7wzB6T — Tata Steel Chess India September 6, 2023 Like Harikrishna, it hasn’t exactly been a fine tournament so far for Arjun Erigaisi, who was the best player at this event in the last couple …

Tata Steel Chess India: Gukesh among early leaders, Praggnanandhaa loses to Keymar
1 year, 6 months ago

Tata Steel Chess India: Gukesh among early leaders, Praggnanandhaa loses to Keymar

The Hindu  

Just when it seemed R. Praggnanandhaa would have another excellent day on the chessboard – something he has got used to over the last few months – Vincent Keymer made him pause. In the third-round clash between the two hugely talented teenagers, in the open rapid section of the Tata Steel Chess India tournament, the German prevailed, and he moved …

Magnus Carlsen is not invincible, says Praggnanandhaa
1 year, 6 months ago

Magnus Carlsen is not invincible, says Praggnanandhaa

The Hindu  

India's latest chess sensation R Praggnanandhaa may have fallen short of his World Cup title dreams, going down to Magnus Carlsen in the final, but the 18-year-old prodigy on September 3 asserted that the five-time world champion Norwegian was "far from invincible". Praggnanandhaa had a dream World Cup run in Baku last month when he became the youngest ever finalist …

Chess Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa meets PM Narendra Modi, shares memorable pictures
1 year, 7 months ago

Chess Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa meets PM Narendra Modi, shares memorable pictures

India TV News  

India's young chess Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa and his parents met with India's Primer Minister Narendra Modi at his residence on Thursday. Praggnanandha made every Indian proud after reaching the Chess World Cup 2023 final after beating some of the biggest names in the world. He became India's youngest and only second Grandmaster to reach the final of the Chess World …

R Praggnanandhaa climbs to 20th rank in world after making it to final of Chess World Cup 2023
1 year, 7 months ago

R Praggnanandhaa climbs to 20th rank in world after making it to final of Chess World Cup 2023

India TV News  

India's prodigy R Praggnanandhaa has achieved his career-high rating of 2727.2 in the live Chess ratings. Praggnanandha impressed many with his game in the recently concluded FIDE Chess World Cup and also defeated second and third ranked players Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana respectively on the road to the final. He earned 20.2 ratings and climbed a massive nine positions …

EXCLUSIVE | 'Huge thing for my confidence': R Praggnanandhaa on beating top-ranked players in Chess World Cup
1 year, 7 months ago

EXCLUSIVE | 'Huge thing for my confidence': R Praggnanandhaa on beating top-ranked players in Chess World Cup

India TV News  

Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa has become the talk of the town as the Indian Prodigy surprised numerous fans around the world in the FIDE Chess World Cup 2023. The 18-year-old Grandmaster emerged as the runner-up of the Chess World Cup and became only the second Indian to qualify for the prestigious Candidates tournament. This was my second World Cup, I got knocked …

Pragg falls to Carlsen's genius
1 year, 7 months ago

Pragg falls to Carlsen's genius

Hindustan Times  

On Wednesday, just a few hours after playing out a quick draw with R Praggnanandhaa in the second classical game of the Chess World Cup final, Magnus Carlsen turned up online to take part in the Speed Chess Championship qualifiers. 1 player Magnus Carlsen during the second tie-breaker match of the Chess World Cup 2023 final against Indian Grandmaster R …

FIDE Chess World Cup final: Carlsen overpowers Praggnanandhaa
1 year, 7 months ago

FIDE Chess World Cup final: Carlsen overpowers Praggnanandhaa

The Hindu  

Magnus Carlsen came good when it mattered and stopped R. Praggnanandhaa 2.5-1.5 for his maiden World Cup title in Baku, in Azerbaijan, on Thursday. After the two classical games ended in draws, Carlsen won the first rapid game when Praggnanandhaa’s sense of danger let him down and he erred under time-pressure on the 42nd turn. Facing a must-win situation in …

Praggnanandhaa vs Carlsen goes into tie-breaker after two draws: How Chess World Cup final will be decided
1 year, 7 months ago

Praggnanandhaa vs Carlsen goes into tie-breaker after two draws: How Chess World Cup final will be decided

Hindustan Times  

Two games, first a 35-move draw on Tuesday, followed by another 30-move draw in Game 2 on Wednesday has forced the Chess World Cup 2023 final between Indian teen sensation R Praggnanandhaa and Magnus Carlsen into the tie-breaker, which will take place on Thursday. Praggnanandhaa and Magnus Carlsen during Fame 2 of the Chess World Cup 2023 final Ahead of …

R Praggnanandhaa suffers heartbreaking loss in tie-breaker as Magnus Carlsen wins first-ever Chess World Cup
1 year, 7 months ago

R Praggnanandhaa suffers heartbreaking loss in tie-breaker as Magnus Carlsen wins first-ever Chess World Cup

India TV News  

Indian chess prodigy R Praggnanandhaa suffered a heartbreaking loss in the final as five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen won the Chess World Cup for the first time in history. The 18-year-old Praggnanandhaa, who became only the second Indian and the youngest to feature in the Chess World Cup final, failed to manage time as Carlsen overpowered him in Baku on …

How much prize money has R Praggnanandhaa won after being the runner-up at Chess World Cup?
1 year, 7 months ago

How much prize money has R Praggnanandhaa won after being the runner-up at Chess World Cup?

India TV News  

R Praggnanandhaa, the Indian chess prodigy, won the silver medal in the Chess World Cup 2023 after losing the final to the five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen in Baku on Thursday, August 24. Praggnanandhaa became the youngest player ever to feature in the Chess World Cup final and only the second Indian after Vishwanathan Anand. It maybe a lost final …

FIDE Chess World Cup: R Praggnanandhaa, Magnus Carlsen play out another draw in final, tie-breaks to determine champion
1 year, 7 months ago

FIDE Chess World Cup: R Praggnanandhaa, Magnus Carlsen play out another draw in final, tie-breaks to determine champion

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Five-time world champion Carlsen played a solid game with white pieces against Praggnanandhaa. Baku: In an anticlimax of sorts, the second game of the Chess World Cup final between Indian teen sensation R Praggnanandhaa and Magnus Carlsen failed to throw a winner, as it ended in a draw after 30 moves here on Wednesday. 📷 Maria Emelianova pic.twitter.com/aJw1vvoFnK — International …

FIDE World Cup Final 2023: Praggnanandhaa draws with Carlsen in second game, enforces tiebreaks
1 year, 7 months ago

FIDE World Cup Final 2023: Praggnanandhaa draws with Carlsen in second game, enforces tiebreaks

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Recovering from a bout of food poisoning, an unwell Magnus Carlsen chose to play out a quick draw that R. Praggnanandhaa did not mind. FOLLOW LIVE | PRAGGNANANDHAA VS MAGNUS CARLSEN CHESS WORLD CUP FINAL TIEBREAKS The second classical time-control game was the shortest for both players in the competition. “It doesn’t matter,” said Praggnanandha when asked about having more …

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