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TATA Steel Chess 2024: Gukesh ties for title in Masters, Mendonca wins Challenger
11 months, 2 weeks ago

TATA Steel Chess 2024: Gukesh ties for title in Masters, Mendonca wins Challenger

The Hindu  

After Leon Luke Mendonca won the Challengers title, beating compatriot Divya Deshmukh in the final round, D. Gukesh battled brilliantly to tie the Tata Steel Masters crown before losing the title-deciding tie-break blitz game to eventual champion China’s Wei Yi at Wijk aan Zee, on Sunday. The teenage Indian won his final round against Iranian Parham Maghsoodloo to be part …

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

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Brazil’s Bolsonaro picks evangelical for supreme court seat
3 years, 6 months ago

Brazil’s Bolsonaro picks evangelical for supreme court seat

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday named Attorney General Andre Mendonca, who is also an evangelical pastor, to fill a vacated seat on Brazil’s supreme court, the conservative president’s second appointment to the 11-member court. Bolsonaro’s pick comes after he publicly criticized justice Luis Roberto Barroso, who also chairs the country’s top electoral body, and warned of …

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Gelfand Challenge: Praggnanandhaa wins five in a row, shares lead
3 years, 7 months ago

Gelfand Challenge: Praggnanandhaa wins five in a row, shares lead

The Hindu  

Making up for a slow start, a determined R. Praggnanandhaa won all five rounds on Friday to share the lead after 10 rounds of Gelfand Challenge online rapid chess tournament. He went on to account for Zhu Jiner, teammate Leon Mendonca, Vincent Keymer and Jonas Buhl Bjerre for a share of the lead with top seeded Uzbek Nodirbek Abdusattarov at …

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Sarin, Praggnanandhaa leads Indian brigade for Team Kramnik vs Team Polgar
3 years, 9 months ago

Sarin, Praggnanandhaa leads Indian brigade for Team Kramnik vs Team Polgar

The Hindu  

Second seed Nihal Sarin heads the four-player Indian brigade, including third seed R. Praggnanadhaa, sixth seed D. Gukesh and eighth seed Leon Mendonca, in the first leg of the $100,000 Julius Baer Challengers Online Chess Tour beginning on Thursday. These players are divided into two teams - Team Kramnik and Team Polgar. Nihal and Gukesh are part of Team Polgar …

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Young Indian Grandmaster Leon Mendonca emerges victorious in second Kumania GM chess tournament
3 years, 9 months ago

Young Indian Grandmaster Leon Mendonca emerges victorious in second Kumania GM chess tournament

Firstpost  

Chennai: Young Indian Grandmaster Leon Luke Mendonca emerged victorious in the 2nd Kumania GM chess tournament in Kisjszlls, Hungary, with a score of 6.5 points from nine rounds. The 15-year-old Goa player, who became India’s 67th Grandmaster in December last, remained unbeaten and finished with four wins and five draws in the tournament which concluded on Thursday. “Feeling happy to …

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Goa's 14-year-old Leon Mendonca becomes India's 67th Grandmaster
4 years ago

Goa's 14-year-old Leon Mendonca becomes India's 67th Grandmaster

Firstpost  

The Goa youngster had taken part in a camp organised by Microsense in Chennai late in 2019 when former world champions Vladimir Kramnik and Boris Gelfand trained a number of Indian players. Chennai: Goa’s 14-year-old Leon Mendonca has become India’s 67th chess Grandmaster by winning the third and final norm at a tournament in Italy. The player achieved his first …

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Goa's 14-year-old Leon Mendonca becomes India's 67th Grandmaster - Chess News - Sportstar
4 years ago

Goa's 14-year-old Leon Mendonca becomes India's 67th Grandmaster - Chess News - Sportstar

The Hindu  

Goa's 14-year-old Leon Mendonca has become India's 67th chess Grandmaster by winning the third and final norm at a tournament in Italy. The player achieved his first GM norm at the Rigo Chess GM Round Robin in October while the second came at the 1st Saturday event in Budapest in November and the final one at the Vergani Cup in …

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Skalicky chess festival: Indian IM Leon Mendonca wins title
4 years, 4 months ago

Skalicky chess festival: Indian IM Leon Mendonca wins title

The Hindu  

Young Indian IM Leon Luke Mendonca emerged victorious in the Skalicky chess festival in Slovakia, with 7.5 points from nine rounds in the tournament. READ: Indian IM Mendonca bags Balaton Chess Festival title The 14-year-old Mendonca drew his last round game against Matyas Marek to pip Jan Vykouk for the title by a half a point. Mendonca had claimed second …

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