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Gukesh won the FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament 2024 and is currently India’s top-rated player with 2763.4 points
8 months ago

Gukesh won the FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament 2024 and is currently India’s top-rated player with 2763.4 points

The Hindu  

April 25, 2024 08:30 am | Updated May 03, 2024 05:15 pm IST Grandmaster D. Gukesh pulled off a phenomenal achievement by winning the prestigious FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament 2024, a.k.a. Gukesh is also the first Indian to win the Candidates since GM Viswanathan Anand won the tournament in 2014 and earned him a rematch for the World Championship against …

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Grand Chess Tour: Indian GM Viswanathan Anand Shoots to Top in Zagreb on Day 1
1 year, 5 months ago

Grand Chess Tour: Indian GM Viswanathan Anand Shoots to Top in Zagreb on Day 1

News 18  

Indian Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand shot into the lead at the end of three rounds of the Rapid segment in the third leg of the 2023 Grand Chess Tour after registering two victories on Thursday. Five-time world champion Anand defeated GMs Richard Rapport and Constantin Lupulescu on day one after starting with a draw against young Alireza Firouzja. Anand and long-time …

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Indian women’s chess waits to take off
2 years, 4 months ago

Indian women’s chess waits to take off

Hindustan Times  

Among the 15 Indian women divided into three teams at the 44th Chess Olympiad, only Koneru Humpy and Harika Dronavalli have the Grandmaster tag next to their names. It took nine years for Harika to join Humpy as GM from among Indian women players. GM Pravin Thipsay feels women players don’t get the kind of backing their male counterparts do. …

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GITAM University GM chess: Boris Savchenko wins in the final round, clinches title
2 years, 6 months ago

GITAM University GM chess: Boris Savchenko wins in the final round, clinches title

The Hindu  

GM Boris Savchenko of Russia outwitted GM Farrukh Amonatov of Tajikistan in the final round to emerge as the winner in the GITAM University Grandmasters chess tournament here on Friday. Five players GMs Paichadze Luka of Georgia, Stupak Kirill of Belarus, Harsha Bharathakoti, IM S. Nitin and GM Mitrabha Guha scored seven points each to finish from second to sixth …

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Bharath Subramaniyam becomes India's 73rd chess GM
2 years, 11 months ago

Bharath Subramaniyam becomes India's 73rd chess GM

The Hindu  

Fourteen-year old Bharath Subramaniyam on Sunday became India's 73rd chess Grandmaster, securing the third and final GM norm at an event in Italy. The Chennai-based player scored 6.5 points from nine rounds along with four others to finish seventh overall in the event held at Cattolica. Fellow Indian player M R Lalith Babu emerged winner in the tournament with seven …

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FIDE Grand Swiss Chess: Indian GM Sasikiran among leaders after sixth round
3 years, 1 month ago

FIDE Grand Swiss Chess: Indian GM Sasikiran among leaders after sixth round

The Hindu  

Continuing the run of resolute performances, K. Sasikiran overpowered Russia’s Alexandr Predke to join four others in the lead at 4.5 points after six rounds of the $425,000 FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss chess tournament in Riga, Latvia, on Monday. Vantika Agarwal and Padmini Rout lost to former women World champions Alexandra Kosteniuk and Antoaneta Stefanova, respectively. READ: The results : …

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Indian Grandmaster P Iniyan Wins Chess Tournament in Serbia
3 years, 1 month ago

Indian Grandmaster P Iniyan Wins Chess Tournament in Serbia

News 18  

Indian Grandmaster P Iniyan on Saturday emerged winner in the 5th Rujna Zora chess tournament held here with seven points from nine rounds. Another Indian player V S Raahul logged six points to finish third while compatriot S Nitin, an IM, took the fourth place with 5.5 points. Iniyan posted wins over Serbian GM Savic Miodrag, IM Panic Nenad of …

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India's Raunak Sadhwani wins Spilimbergo Open chess tournament
3 years, 4 months ago

India's Raunak Sadhwani wins Spilimbergo Open chess tournament

The Hindu  

Young Indian Grandmaster Raunak Sadhwani on Sunday emerged winner in the 19th Spilimbergo Open chess tournament here with seven points from nine rounds. Sadhwani and Italian GM Pier Luigi Basso finished level on seven points after nine rounds but the Indian emerged on top on the basis of a better tie-break score. The Indian GM had last month won the …

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