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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

The draw helped Gukesh jump to eight points out of a possible 11 in the first major tournament of the year

R Praggnanandhaa and D Gukesh draw in Round 8 of the Tata Steel Masters, both maintaining the lead at 5.5 points, alongside Nodirbek Abdusattorov

All of Praggnanandhaa's victories have come at the expense of the Indians so far in the tournament, with the GM now looking forward to the clash against world champion D Gukesh

R Praggnanandhaa in joint lead with Uzbek Nodirbek Abdusattorov after the third round of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament

The 19-year-0ld Praggnanandhaa's win over Harikrishna was a master class on defence and counter-attack

Vaishali impressed her fans as she triumphed in the women's section, scoring 9.5 points out of a possible 11 with three draws

Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana drew their classical game, with the winner determined in an Armageddon tie-breaker.

Praggnanandhaa R of India falls to Fabiano Caruana in Armageddon; Caruana maintains hopes for title.

Praggnanandhaa's win followed victories over higher-ranked players, including Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana, in earlier rounds.

This victory marks his first-ever classic chess wins against both world number one Magnus Carlsen of Norway and world number two Caruana.

The top-seeded men, boasting of a strong all-Grandmaster line-up, including teenage stars D Gukesh, the Indian No.1, and R Praggnanandhaa, finished behind Iran.

Speaking about India's rise in chess, Anand said he never anticipated something like this would happen when he started his academy (WACA) three years ago.

Praggnanandhaa had a dream World Cup run in Baku last month when he became the youngest ever finalist and in the process qualified for the Candidates tournament in 2024

Praggnanandhaa enjoyed an incredible run in the tournament, having beaten world No.2 Hikaru Nakamura and world No.3 Fabiano Caruana to set up a final date against Carlsen.

Carlsen took down the 17-year old Gukesh with black pieces showing his endgame mastery and gained the upperhand over the Indian prodigy

Gukesh defeated China's Wang Hao 1.5-0.5 to set up a much-awaited quarterfinal clash against world No.1 Magnus Carlsen while Praggnanandhaa completed a win to book a match against compatriot Erigaisi

Miami: Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa’s winning run came to an end at the hands of China’s Quang Liem Le in the fifth round of the FTX Crypto Cup, the American finale of Champions Chess Tour, here. Liem Le scored an emphatic 2.5-0.5 win over the teenaged Indian GM, securing victories in games two and three […]

Miami: Indian prodigy R Praggnanandhaa handed world No.6 Levon Aronian a 3-1 thrashing in the fourth round to notch up his fourth consecutive win in the FTX Crypto Cup, the American finale of Champions Chess Tour, on Friday. The 17-year old Indian is in joint lead with 12 match points along with world No.1 Magnus […]

Mamallapuram: The India ‘B’ team settled for a bronze medal in the Open section while the India ‘A’ women’s side also finished third in the 44th Chess Olympiad here on Tuesday. India ‘B’ defeated Germany 3-1 in their final round match to end at third position. Uzbekistan sprung a surprise by bagging the gold medal […]