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TopicGrandmaster

Topic: grandmaster

At just 16, chess prodigy Abhimanyu Mishra makes history by defeating world champion D Gukesh

American teenager became the youngest ever to defeat a reigning world champion in classical chess, outplaying Gukesh in 61 moves during Round 5 encounter at the Grand Swiss.

Meet D Gukesh, who beat Kasparov’s record at 17 to become youngest-ever contender for world chess crown

After becoming youngest player to win Candidates Tournament in Toronto, Chennai-born grandmaster took on China’s Ding Liren for world crown, and won.

19-year-old grandmaster Hans Niemann ‘likely cheated’ over ‘100 times,’ reveals report

A 72-page report by Chess.com, seen by the WSJ, also assesses Neimann’s post-game analysis which was 'at odds with the level of preparation he claimed was at play in the game'.

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Gulf conflict pushes Dubai diamond traders to eye Surat for rough stone auctions. But there are hurdles

Industry leaders say India’s complicated customs process and GST levies are deterrents for traders to come to Surat for auctions.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.