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Viswanathan Anand said the World Championship could be held in Chennai if R Praggnanandhaa qualifies from the Candidates to face D Gukesh. He called such a clash “emotionally charged” and recalled Chennai’s previous hosting in 2013 against Magnus Carlsen

World Champion D Gukesh begins his Tata Steel Masters 2026 campaign against Javokhir Sindarov. Arjun Erigaisi faces Praggnanandhaa, while Aravindh Chithambaram meets Matthias Bluebaum as Indian Grandmasters aim for a strong start in the prestigious Wijk Aan Zee tournament

The Global Chess League, jointly organised by Tech Mahindra and FIDE, opens ticketing for Season 3 in Mumbai. Matches will be held at the Royal Opera House from December 13 to 24, featuring world champions and rising stars

The entire Olympiad-winning squad will once again look to assert the country’s supremacy on the world stage

The 19-year-old outplayed the five-time world champion in just 39 moves. Praggnanandhaa, who has already won three tournaments this year, has now defeated Carlsen in all three formats - Classical, Rapid, and Blitz

Chithambaram scores his first victory with black pieces after squeezing himself out of the danger zone in his first-round game against Czech Grandmaster Nguyen

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