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Arjun Erigaisi and D Gukesh joined Magnus Carlsen at the top after five rounds of the FIDE World Rapid Championships in Doha. Zhu Jiner leads the women’s section with a perfect score, while Koneru Humpy and Ju Wenjun trail with three points
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India’s D Gukesh stunned Magnus Carlsen with his first-ever classical win over the world No. 1 during Round 6 of Norway Chess 2025. Gukesh capitalised on a rare blunder in time trouble to move within a point of the leaders.
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Labelled as the favourite in the six-player double round-robin 'Open' category, Gukesh is scraping the bottom of the points table having lost the opening two rounds
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Gukesh thus concluded his forgettable campaign in the tournament at Weissenhaus resort without a single win
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Praggnanandhaa notched up his third consecutive win to take his tally to a commendable 8.5 points, same as his compatriot Gukesh after the 12th and penultimate round
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The draw helped Gukesh jump to eight points out of a possible 11 in the first major tournament of the year
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The youngest world champion is a half point ahead of nearest rival Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan
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Gukesh, 18, achieved the feat when he logged his second victory in the Tata Steel Tournament in Wijk Aan Zee (Netherlands) defeating Vincent Keymer of Germany
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With eight rounds still remaining in the tournament, the first rest day is slated for Friday and Gukesh, with two victories and three draws, is just behind R Praggnanandhaa and Abdusattorov Nodirbek of Uzbekistan
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The 19-year-0ld Praggnanandhaa's win over Harikrishna was a master class on defence and counter-attack
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Receiving his Khel Ratna on Friday and then taking a flight to Amsterdam, Gukesh reached here barely hours before the start of the first round
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The 18-year-old from Chennai capitalised on a blunder by Ding in the winner-takes-all 14th game to dethrone the champion, winning the match 7.5 to 6.5 to become only the second Indian to win the World Chess Champion
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Scoring 9/14 points, Gukesh secured the title, becoming the second Indian, after Vishwanathan Anand, to win the Candidates Tournament.
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Seventeen-year-old Gukesh is on the brink of clinching this year's tournament after defeating the French GM in Round 13.
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Carlsen took down the 17-year old Gukesh with black pieces showing his endgame mastery and gained the upperhand over the Indian prodigy
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Gukesh's brilliant display has mesmerized the chess world, with everyone eagerly awaiting his showdown against the Azerbaijani opponent.
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Chennai: A 7/7 in the Chess Olympiad for any Grandmaster (GM) is not a small feat and if that was achieved by a 16-year-old GM, then it is even more commendable. The 16-year-old boy is GM D. Gukesh, one of the world’s youngest to get the coveted GM title. And yes! There is certainly a […]
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Mamallapuram: Young Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh caused a biggest upset of the Round 5 at the 44th Chess Olympiad by defeating former World Championship Challenger Alexei Shirov as India B shocked Spain by 2.5-1.5 score in Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu on Tuesday. Exhibiting a brilliant gameplay, Gukesh not only extended his unbeaten run at the prestigious […]
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New Delhi: Top seed Arjun Erigaisi cruised for his second straight win at the expense of seasoned Grandmaster P Karthikeyan. Whereas, India’s youngest Grandmaster D Gukesh suffered a shocking defeat at the hands of unheralded Ranindu Liyanage of Sri Lanka in the second round of 19th Delhi International open chess tournament here on Wednesday. On […]
