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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 […]

Paracin: Indian Young Grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa clinched the Paracin Open Group A chess tournament title on Saturday, after netting eight points from nine rounds. Praggnanandhaa remained unbeaten and finished half a point ahead of Alexandr Predke, who ended up with 7.5 points. The 16-year-old GM, showcased a blistering form winning his first six games before […]

Chennai: Young Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa went down fighting to world No.2 Ding Liren in the tie-break of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Chessable Masters 2022 online tournament final early on Friday. The 16-year-old from Chennai fought back to win the second set after having lost the opener. But then lost the two-game blitz tie-breaker. […]

Chennai: Young Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa became the first Indian player to reach the final of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Chessable Masters tournament after he held his nerve to outwit Dutch GM Anish Giri 3.5-2.5 on Wednesday. The Indian chess star defeated the highly-rated Giri, pipping the Dutchman in the tiebreak after the four-game rapid […]

Oslo: India’s teenaged Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa missed out on the top prize in the $210,000 Oslo Esports Cup online rapid chess tournament as he lost 0.5-2.5 to Dutch player Anish Giri in the seventh and final round to finish fourth. The 16-year old Indian, who led the field until the fifth round, could not get […]

New Delhi: After a disastrous Day One when he lost three successive games, 16-year-old chess Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa shocked world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen of Norway in the eighth round of the Airthings Masters rapid online chess tournament on Monday. The fifth-youngest person ever to achieve the title of Grandmaster, Praggnanandhaa, playing with black pieces […]