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

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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 first-round game against Czech Grandmaster Nguyen Thai Dai Van. Dai Van drew his second game on the trot with Sam Shankland of the United States, top seeded Wei Yi from China opened his account after splitting the point with Dutchman Anish Giri, and Quang Leim Le of Vietnam achieved the same result against Navara David from Czech Republic. Results : Vincent Keymer lost to Aravindh Chithambaram ; Wei Yi drew with Anish Giri ; Nguyen Thai Dai Van drew with Sam Shankland ; Gurel Ediz drew with R Praggnanandhaa ; David Navara drew with Le Quang Leim.

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Aravindh Chithambaram makes big leap in FIDE Circuit 2025 standings; Ding Liren leads, Praggnanandhaa second
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Aravindh Chithambaram makes big leap in FIDE Circuit 2025 standings; Ding Liren leads, Praggnanandhaa second

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Indian chess Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram sits at the third sport in FIDE Circuit 2025 standings after winning the Prague Chess Masters 2025 while Ding Liren is at the top and R Praggnanandhaa is second. Aravindh Chithambaram is at third in FIDE Circuit 2025 standings after winning Prague Chess Masters. Image: Prague Chess Masters Ding Liren continues to lead the FIDE …

Aravindh wins Prague Masters as Indian juggernaut rolls on
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Aravindh wins Prague Masters as Indian juggernaut rolls on

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India's dominance in chess continued unabated with Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram winning the first major title of his career after finishing ahead of established names including compatriot R Praggnanandhaa at the Prague Masters tournament here on Friday. In other games of the final round David Navara of Czech Republic drew with American Sam Shankland while another local hero Nguyen Thai Dai …

Who is Aravindh Chithambaram, the Indian Grandmaster who edged past R Praggnanandhaa to win Prague Masters 2025?
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Who is Aravindh Chithambaram, the Indian Grandmaster who edged past R Praggnanandhaa to win Prague Masters 2025?

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Indian chess Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram finished ahead of a stacked field comprising compatriot R Praggnanandhaa, Anish Giri among others to win the nine-round Masters section of the Prague International Chess Festival. Image credit: David Llada/Sunway Chess Festival Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram announced himself as the latest Indian chess superstar in the making on Friday after winning the Masters Section of the …

Aravindh Chithambaram wins Prague Masters 2025, ahead of established names including R Praggnanandhaa
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3 weeks, 1 day ago

Aravindh Chithambaram wins Prague Masters 2025, ahead of established names including R Praggnanandhaa

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Aravindh Chithambaram won clinched the Masters section of the Prague International Chess Festival with six points at the end of the nine-round competition. Indina Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram finished undefeated at the end of the Prague Masters event, collecting three wins and six draws in the nine-round competition. Image credit: Petr Vrabec/European Chess Union Indian chess appears to have discovered another …

Aravindh Chithambaram wins Prague Masters 2025
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3 weeks, 1 day ago

Aravindh Chithambaram wins Prague Masters 2025

The Hindu  

India’s dominance in chess continued unabated with Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram winning the first major title of his career after finishing ahead of established names including compatriot R Praggnanandhaa at the Prague Masters tournament in Prague on Friday. The 25-year-old Aravindh ended the tournament with six points after settling for a draw with Gurel Ediz of Turkey in the ninth and …

Prague Chess Masters: Aravindh Chithambaram one step away from title, R Praggnanandhaa in close pursuit
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Prague Chess Masters: Aravindh Chithambaram one step away from title, R Praggnanandhaa in close pursuit

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Indian Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram is on the brink of victory at the Prague Chess Masters 2025, needing just one final push to secure the title. Aravindh Chithambaram is in sole lead at Prague Chess Masters 2025 with just one round left. In the final round of Prague Chess Masters 2025 on Friday, Aravindh will take on Ediz Gurel, while Praggnanandhaa …

Prague Masters: Aravindh inches closer to title after draw with Navara in eighth round
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Prague Masters: Aravindh inches closer to title after draw with Navara in eighth round

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Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram came within striking distance of winning his first major tournament after an easy draw with David Navara of Czech Republic in the eighth and penultimate round of Prague Masters tournament. With this result, Aravindh took his tally to 5.5 points, maintaining a half-point lead over compatriot R Praggnanandhaa, who drew with Vietnam’s Quang Liem Le. After losing …

Prague Chess 2025: Aravindh Chithambaram beats Anish Giri with Black, title race narrows to him and Praggnanandhaa
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Prague Chess 2025: Aravindh Chithambaram beats Anish Giri with Black, title race narrows to him and Praggnanandhaa

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Indian GM Aravindh Chithambaram defeated Anish Giri with Black in round seven of the 2025 Prague Chess, taking the lead. Indian grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram delivered a crucial win with Black against GM Anish Giri in round seven of the 7th Prague International Chess Festival 2025, catapulting himself into the sole lead with two rounds to go. Meanwhile, in the Challengers …

Prague Masters: Aravindh Chithambaram crushes Anish Giri in round seven to surge ahead
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Prague Masters: Aravindh Chithambaram crushes Anish Giri in round seven to surge ahead

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Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram crashed through the defences of super-solid Anish Giri to jump into sole lead after the end of the seventh round of the Prague Masters chess tournament. In the other decisive game, 16-year-old Gurel Ediz of Turkey scored over local Nguyen Thai Dai Van to reach a fifty per cent score while David Navara of the Czech Republic …

Prague Chess Masters: Praggnanandhaa, Aravindh Chithambaram secure draws, stay in joint lead after six rounds
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Prague Chess Masters: Praggnanandhaa, Aravindh Chithambaram secure draws, stay in joint lead after six rounds

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In the sixth round of Prague Chess Masters 2025, R Praggnanandhaa was held to a draw by Sam Shankland, while Aravindh Chithambaram shared the point with Quang Leim Le, bringing both to four points out of a possible six on a day when, for the first time in the tournament, all games ended in draws. Grandmasters R Praggnanandhaa and Aravindh …

Prague Masters: Praggnanandhaa draws with Shankland in sixth round
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Prague Masters: Praggnanandhaa draws with Shankland in sixth round

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Grandmasters R Praggnanandhaa and Aravindh Chithambaram continued to remain in joint lead after drawing their sixth-round games in the Prague Masters Chess tournament here. Praggnanandhaa was held to a draw by Sam Shankland of the United States, while Aravindh split the point with Quang Leim Le of Vietnam to be on four points out of a possible six, on a …

Prague Masters chess: Praggnanandhaa to take on Shankland after lone rest day
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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Prague Masters chess: Praggnanandhaa to take on Shankland after lone rest day

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With a career-high world ranking of No.8 as per the latest published list, Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa will take on American Sam Shankland in the sixth round of the Prague Masters after a rest day on Tuesday. Anish Giri and Quang Leim hold the dubious distinction of drawing all the five games thus far while Vincent Keymer has lost two, drawn …

Prague Masters: Praggnanandhaa draws with Aravindh in fifth round to keep joint lead
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Prague Masters: Praggnanandhaa draws with Aravindh in fifth round to keep joint lead

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Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa played out a draw with fellow Indian Aravindh Chithambaram as the two stayed a full point ahead of nearest challengers after the fifth round of Prague Masters chess tournament here. Sharing the sixth spot are the remaining four contestants, Czech duo of David Navara and Nguyen Thai Dai Van, Sam Shankland of United States and Gurel Ediz …

Prague Masters: Praggnanandhaa outwits Keymer to join Aravindh in lead
4 weeks ago

Prague Masters: Praggnanandhaa outwits Keymer to join Aravindh in lead

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Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa scored his second victory on the trot, outwitting Vincent Keymer of Germany to join compatriot Aravindh Chithambaram at the top on three points after the end of the fourth round of the Prague Masters here. Aravindh survived some initial hiccups before signing peace with Sam Shankland of the United States, while top seed Wei Yi of China …

Prague Masters: Praggnanandhaa outwits Keymer to join Aravindh in lead
4 weeks ago

Prague Masters: Praggnanandhaa outwits Keymer to join Aravindh in lead

The Hindu  

Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa scored his second victory on the trot, outwitting Vincent Keymer of Germany to join compatriot Aravindh Chithambaram at the top on three points after the end of the fourth round of the Prague Masters. Aravindh survived some initial hiccups before signing peace with Sam Shankland of the United States, while top seed Wei Yi of China finally …

FIDE ratings: Gukesh attains career-best No 3 ranking; Praggnanandhaa back in top 10
4 weeks ago

FIDE ratings: Gukesh attains career-best No 3 ranking; Praggnanandhaa back in top 10

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India’s reigning world champion D Gukesh climbed to a career-high number three ranking while compatriot R Praggnanandhaa broke back into the top 10 in the latest FIDE classical ratings released on Saturday. The 18-year-old Gukesh, who has been in sublime form ever since he beat China’s Ding Liren to clinch the world title in Singapore in December, has gained 10 …

Prague Chess 2025: Praggnanandhaa registers maiden win, Aravindh Chithambaram moves into the sole lead
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Prague Chess 2025: Praggnanandhaa registers maiden win, Aravindh Chithambaram moves into the sole lead

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Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa secured his first win at the Prague Masters 2025 by defeating Nguyen Thai Dai Van. Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa on Friday registered his maiden win at the 7th Prague International Chess Festival 2025 Masters. Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram moved into the sole lead at the 2025 Prague Chess Festival Masters after defeating GM Wei Yi in round …

Prague Masters: Praggnanandhaa beats Dai Van to register first win, Aravindh shoots to sole lead
1 month ago

Prague Masters: Praggnanandhaa beats Dai Van to register first win, Aravindh shoots to sole lead

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Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa cruised to a smooth victory against Nguyen Thai Dai Van of Czech Republic, while Aravindh Chithambaram emerged as the sole leader, defeating top seed Wei Yi of China in the third round of the Prague Masters. The middle game surfaced with Dai Van being on the defensive despite his extra pawn, a typical feature of the structure …

Prague Masters: Chithambaram secures win against Keymer, Praggnanandhaa held by Ediz
1 month ago

Prague Masters: Chithambaram secures win against Keymer, Praggnanandhaa held by Ediz

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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 the danger zone in …

Praggnanandhaa draws with Navara; Aravindh escapes against Dai Van
1 month ago

Praggnanandhaa draws with Navara; Aravindh escapes against Dai Van

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Indian Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa split points with Czech hero David Navara, while compatriot Aravindh Chithambaram escaped with a draw with another local star Nguyen Thai Dai Van in the first round of the Prague Masters. Praggnanandhaa, Aravindh, Giri, Le, Dai Van and Navara share the third spot on a half point each and they are followed by Wei Yi and …

Prague Masters: Praggnanandhaa draws with Navara, Aravindh escapes against Dai Van
1 month ago

Prague Masters: Praggnanandhaa draws with Navara, Aravindh escapes against Dai Van

The Hindu  

Indian Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa splits points with Czech hero David Navara while compatriot Aravindh Chithambaram escaped with a draw with another local star Nguyen Thai Dai Van in the first round of the Prague Masters. Praggnanandhaa, Aravindh, Giri, Le, Dai Van and Navara share the third spot on a half point each and they are followed by Wei Yi and …

Prague Chess Festival 2025: Praggnanandhaa makes sedate start, Keymer wins and Divya Deshmukh loses
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1 month ago

Prague Chess Festival 2025: Praggnanandhaa makes sedate start, Keymer wins and Divya Deshmukh loses

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R Praggnanandhaa failed to find a win against David Navara while playing with white pieces in the opening round of Prague Chess Masters 2025 while India’s Aravindh Chithambaram secured a thrilling draw against Thai Dai Van Nguyen. Image: R Praggnanandhaa on X Indian chess Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa got off to a sedate start in the Masters section of the Prague …

Praggnanandhaa’s Next Challenge: Can He Dominate Prague Masters Too?
1 month ago

Praggnanandhaa’s Next Challenge: Can He Dominate Prague Masters Too?

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On a high after his triumph at Tata Steel Masters, Indian Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa got a good draw and will take on local star David Navara in the first round of the Prague Masters. The other Indian in the fray, Aravindh Chithambaram, will start his campaign against another local player, Nguyen Thai Dai Van, who impressed everyone recently by winning …

Praggnanadhaa hot favourite to win Prague Masters
1 month ago

Praggnanadhaa hot favourite to win Prague Masters

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Fresh off his nail-biting victory at the Tata Steel Masters, Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa will start as the hot favourite to win the Prague Masters, which gets underway in Prague on Wednesday. It was a gruelling first-place finish at the Tata Steel Masters, where Praggnanandhaa overcame world champion D. Gukesh in a nerve-wracking tiebreak battle and the Indian will now look …

Prague Masters 2025: R. Praggnanandhaa hot favourite to win title
1 month ago

Prague Masters 2025: R. Praggnanandhaa hot favourite to win title

The Hindu  

Fresh off his nail-biting victory at the Tata Steel Masters, Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa will start as the hot favourite to win the Prague Masters, which gets underway here on Wednesday. It was a gruelling first-place finish at the Tata Steel Masters, where Praggnanandhaa overcame world champion D. Gukesh in a nerve-wracking tiebreak battle and the Indian will now look to …

Praggnanandhaa beats Gukesh in tiebreaker to clinch Tata Chess title
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Praggnanandhaa beats Gukesh in tiebreaker to clinch Tata Chess title

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Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa came from behind to beat world champion D. Gukesh 2-1 in the tiebreaker to win the Tata Steel Masters chess tournament on Sunday. While Gukesh lost to compatriot Arjun Erigaisi, Praggnanandhaa too suffered a shocking defeat at the hands of Germany's Vincent Keymer, but despite the losses they still managed 5.5 points each to remain joint leaders. …

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 …

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 …

St Louis Rapid and Blitz Chess 2024: Praggnanandhaa ends first day bottom of the table
7 months, 2 weeks ago

St Louis Rapid and Blitz Chess 2024: Praggnanandhaa ends first day bottom of the table

The Hindu  

Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa missed out twice on cashing in on winning positions, ending up at the bottom of the table after the first day of Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz tournament. While there was no denying his superiority in his games against the American or the French, Praggnanandhaa was again subjected to another task wherein the Indian youngster failed to …

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 …

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, 2 weeks ago

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

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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 …

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

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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

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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 …

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

Chess | Gukesh stuns Nepomniachtchi; Praggnanandhaa holds Anish

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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 …

FIDE WC Chess: Praggnanandhaa ousts Erigaisi in sudden death tie-break, enters semi-final
1 year, 7 months ago

FIDE WC Chess: Praggnanandhaa ousts Erigaisi in sudden death tie-break, enters semi-final

The Hindu  

Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa defeated compatriot Arjun Erigaisi 5-4 via the sudden death tie-break to enter the semifinals of the FIDE World Cup chess tournament in Baku on Thursday. With the win, the 17-year old Praggnanandhaa booked a place in the semifinals against American ace Fabiano Caruana and almost secured a spot in next year's Candidates event. A very exciting …

Praggnanandhaa wins Geza Hetenyi Memorial title, reaches 31 in live World rankings
1 year, 8 months ago

Praggnanandhaa wins Geza Hetenyi Memorial title, reaches 31 in live World rankings

The Hindu  

Precisely a week after breaching the coveted 2700-mark in live rating, R. Praggnanandhaa won the Geza Hetenyi Memorial chess title in Budapest on Wednesday. In this strong 10-man round-robin tournament, with an average rating of 2669, Praggnanandhaa scored 6.5 points from nine rounds to finish a point ahead of Russian Sanan Sjugirov and Iran’s Amin Tabatabaei. In the final round, …

Chessable Masters Final: Ding Liren Seizes Advantage against Indian GM R Praggnanandhaa
2 years, 10 months ago

Chessable Masters Final: Ding Liren Seizes Advantage against Indian GM R Praggnanandhaa

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Chinese world No.2 Ding Liren seized the advantage against India’s teenaged Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa in the final of Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Chessable Masters online tournament, taking a 2.5-1.5 lead after the opening day of the match early on Thursday. The 16-year old Praggnanandhaa, who lost the opening game of the all-Asian final, bounced back strongly to level the first …

Chessables Masters: Praggnanandhaa punishes Carlsen for one-move blunder
2 years, 10 months ago

Chessables Masters: Praggnanandhaa punishes Carlsen for one-move blunder

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It took a one-move blunder from Magnus Carlsen for R. Praggnanandhaa to post a second win over the World champion in less than three months. In the fifth round of the 16-player Chessables Masters online rapid chess tournament on Friday, their clash headed for a draw after Praggnanandhaa’s 40th move but ended with Carlsen resigning on his 41st. Having beaten …

Praggnanandhaa finishes 11th in Airthings Masters
3 years, 1 month 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 …

Praggnanandhaa stuns Magnus Carlsen, Aronian, holds Giri
3 years, 1 month ago

Praggnanandhaa stuns Magnus Carlsen, Aronian, holds Giri

The Hindu  

This week, R. Praggnanandhaa was widely expected to make a splash in the big league by stunning a few big names in the elite field of Airthings Masters online rapid chess tournament. Coming back to the moment of the day, when Carlsen resigned after the 39th moves, Praggnanandhaa became the third Indian — Viswanathan Anand and P. Harikrishna being the …

Praggnanandhaa to face Giri, Carlsen in succession
3 years, 1 month 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 …

Tata Steel Masters and Challengers: Vidit Gujrathi in joint lead
3 years, 2 months ago

Tata Steel Masters and Challengers: Vidit Gujrathi in joint lead

The Hindu  

Vidit Gujrathi easily held Anish Giri to a 33-move draw before being joined in the lead by the victorious duo of Richard Rapport and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov after five rounds of the Masters section of Tata Steel chess tournament on Thursday. Rapport defeated R. Praggnanandhaa in a wild game lasting 56 moves while Mamedyarov nailed defending champion Jorden van Foreest. READ| …

Praggnanandhaa finishes third in Hou Yifan Challenge, qualifies for Tour Finals along with Mendonca
3 years, 6 months ago

Praggnanandhaa finishes third in Hou Yifan Challenge, qualifies for Tour Finals along with Mendonca

The Hindu  

India's R. Praggnanandhaa tied for second place before finishing third in the Hou Yifan Challenge online rapid chess tournament on Tuesday. RELATED| Keymer also tops the list of eight Tour finalists who fight for $40,000 in a knockout final that takes place from October 14 to 17. With D. Gukesh not taking part in the last leg of the Tour, …

Hou Yifan Challenge: India's R. Praggnanandhaa wins five rounds, leads
3 years, 6 months ago

Hou Yifan Challenge: India's R. Praggnanandhaa wins five rounds, leads

The Hindu  

Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa won all five rounds to lead the table after the first day of Hou Yifan Challenge online rapid event, part of the USD 100,000 Julius Baer Challengers Chess Tour, on Saturday. In the 17-player round-robin event, Praggnanadhaa opened his campaign by beating Balaji Daggupati, and then defeated elder sister R. Vaishali, Zhu Jiner, Yahli Sokolovsky, and Lei …

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 …

Julius Baer Challengers: Pragnanandhaa wins title with a round to spare
3 years, 11 months ago

Julius Baer Challengers: Pragnanandhaa wins title with a round to spare

The Hindu  

Resolute and relentless, R. Praggnanandhaa won the prestigious Polgar Challenge in style with a round to spare on Sunday and gained berth to join the elite players in the next Meltwater Champions Chess Tour event beginning on April 24. Team Kramnik will be eager to hit back when the next leg of the $100,000 Julius Baer Challengers Chess Tour - …

Julius Baer Challengers: Praggnanandhaa stuns Nihal, shares lead
3 years, 11 months ago

Julius Baer Challengers: Praggnanandhaa stuns Nihal, shares lead

The Hindu  

Prodigious R. Praggnanandhaa made light of his opening round loss to win the next four games and lead with two others in the Polgar Challenge, the first leg of the online Julius Baer Challengers Tour on Thursday. After a shock loss to Russian talent Volodar Murzin, third seed Praggnanandhaa scored over Gunay Mammadzada, second seed Nihal Sarin, Olga Badelka and …

Thiem joins Rublev, Medvedev in Vienna quarterfinals - Sportstar
4 years, 5 months ago

Thiem joins Rublev, Medvedev in Vienna quarterfinals - Sportstar

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Dominic Thiem beat Cristian Garin 6-3, 6-2 Thursday to set up a quarterfinal against Andrey Rublev at the Erste Bank Open. The fifth-seeded Rublev, who is seeking his fifth tournament win of the season, led Jannik Sinner 2-1 in the opening set when the Italian player retired with a foot injury. " has entered the top 10 last week and …

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