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After a rest day on Friday, the title match will begin with two Classical games on 26 and 27 July. If the score remains tied, tiebreaks will take place on Monday, 28 July.
R. Praggnanandhaa, now the World No. 4 and India’s No. 1, will look to carry this form into the rest of 2025 — particularly ...
FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky refuted American Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura’s statement suggesting the rating spot in the Candidates ...
International Master Divya Deshmukh, India’s No. 4 woman chess player, has scripted history by qualifying for the FIDE ...
Carlsen, being the genius he is, fought back, but Praggnanandhaa has emerged as by far the most competent Indian to take the ...
The ratings spot is one of the many pathways to qualify for the eight-player Candidates tournament, which is the final step ...
International Chess Day highlights how India's centuries-old board game is forging a new identity in competitive gaming.
India has become a global chess powerhouse with stars like Gukesh, Arjun, Praggnanandhaa, Humpy, and Vaishali rewriting ...
ASTANA – Like all great sports, chess attracts many people for its brilliance, building pressure, and unexpected outcomes. As the global chess community celebrates International Chess Day on July 20, ...
Magnus Carlsen lost to R Praggnanandhaa in Las Vegas and collapsed to defeats vs D Gukesh at Norway Chess and also in Zagreb.