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Saturday, May 18, 2024
TopicIndian chess players

Topic: Indian chess players

D Gukesh, 17, replaces V. Anand as India’s top chess player after 37 years, ranks no. 8 in world

The teen Grandmaster from Chennai, who recently lost in the quarterfinals of the FIDE World Cup to Magnus Carlsen, has now moved ahead of Anand, who had been India's No.1 since 1986.

Praggnanandhaa’s runner-up finish in FIDE World Cup & how it sets stage for World Chess Championship

Chennai boy Praggnanandhaa finished 2nd after Magnus Carlsen in final round of FIDE World Cup, which is a single-elimination knockout event as opposed to World Chess Championship.

Something special: For Viswanathan Anand it’s a golden generation of Indian chess

Indian players have hogged the limelight in Chess World Cup in Azerbaijan, where young GM Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa is competing in final against world no. 1 Magnus Carlsen.

‘Billion Indians cheering’: Rahul Gandhi to Praggnanandhaa on entering Chess World Cup final 

The 18-year-old Indian prodigy stunned world No.3 Fabiano Caruana in the semis with a tie-breaker, advancing to the finals against world no. 1 Magnus Carlsen of Norway.

Meteoric rise of Gukesh, who overtook mentor Viswanathan Anand to become #1 Indian chess player

Seventeen-year-old Gukesh is now top-ranked Indian player in FIDE live rankings & world No. 9. Trained at WestBridge Anand Chess Academy, he started playing at age of 7.

Magnus Carlsen to Viswanathan Anand—India now has a Global Chess League. It’s a game-changer

Chess prodigy Raunak Sidhwani is not intimidated to play with the best of the best of the sport. He has Russian Grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi on his team.

On Camera

Ghatkopar hoarding collapse a typical Mumbai disaster—too many agencies, no one to blame

As per the BMC, there are 1,025 officially approved hoardings in the city right now. However, any Mumbaikar can tell you that number is a ludicrous underestimate.

India’s GDP to grow at 6.9% in 2024 — UN agency revises its January projection of 6.2%

Latest report by UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs says global growth to be faster than estimated earlier & India’s 'robust performance' to boost South Asia’s growth.

Spain denies port call to vessel carrying shipment of ‘arms to Israel from India’

The Spanish foreign minister says 'the Middle East does not need more weapons, it needs more peace'. Spain has been very critical of Israel’s offensive in Gaza.

Abki baar 90 paar for Congress? Why even 30 more seats will ruffle BJP

Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?