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Crowded at the top: On strong domestic base propelling Indian chess

A strong domestic base is propelling Indian chess to great heights

The Hindu

FTX Crypto Cup: Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa stuns five-time World Champion Carlsen

In the final match of the FTX Crypto Cup, Praggnanandhaa was trailing but he produced a clutch moment against Magnus Carlsen and defeated him in three games in a row in the blitz playoffs to create history. Read more on Dynamite News:

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FTX Crypto Cup: R. Praggnanandhaa beats Magnus Carlsen in final round but loses out on top prize

Despite the win over Magnus Carlsen in FTX Crypto Cup, the 17-year-old R. Praggnanandhaa could only take second place in the final standings

The Hindu

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Praggnanandhaa loses to Duda in FTX Crypto Cup

Duda drew first blood when he won the opening game

The Hindu

FTX Crypto Cup: Praggnanandhaa’s winning streak ends with loss to Liem Le

The 17-year old Indian prodigy has been in superb form in the tournament

The Hindu

No stopping Praggnanandhaa as he makes it four wins in a row, beats Aronian

Praggnanandhaa won the third game with white pieces after the first two in the four-game match ended in a stalemate

The Hindu

Chess: Bodhana Sivanandan, seven, shines at British Championships

Keith Arkell and Harry Grieve lead after six of nine rounds, while Harrow schoolgirl scores remarkably well in Open Rapid

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FTX Crypto Cup | Praggnanandhaa beats Anish Giri, notches up second straight win

With each victory over the four rapid games worth $7500, Praggnanandhaa has already ensured $15,000

The Hindu

Chess: Uzbekistan win Olympiad while David Howell takes performance gold

Central Asian state, seeded 14, wins the 180-nation team event ahead of Armenia and India 2, while Howell’s 7.5/8 total echoes the 1980s

The Guardian - UK

Meet a WGM, FIDE official, politician and banking expert — all rolled into one

Latvian Dana Reizniece-Ozola has represented her country in eight Olympiads

The Hindu

Chess: India’s teen talent shines as Chennai Olympiad breaks records

Armenia lead after seven of the 11 rounds while six teams are half a point behind. Magnus Carlsen has 5.5/6 but his Norwegian team mates have underperformed.

The Guardian - UK

The rise and rise of chess players

Young stars can now afford to dream of making it big in chess, which was not the case earlier

The Hindu

Chess trivia: The Partisan and a Satyajit Ray classic

An ambitious new thriller makes it to reading lists and later this month, filmmaker Satyajit Ray’s ‘Shatranj Ke Khilari’ will be showcased at the Venice International Film Festival

The Hindu

India’s love affair with chess

There are reasons India’s chess profile has gone stratospheric and the youth parade at this Olympiad is testimony to how many prodigies the country has churned out

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Chennai Chess Olympiad | Gukesh, Nihal, Tania and Vantika thrive

India 1 held by France; India 3 loses to Georgia in the women’s section

The Hindu

Chennai Chess Olympiad: Red-hot India 'B' team thrashes Estonia 4-0

Second-seeded India 'A' team defeated Moldova 3.5-0.5 for its second straight win.

The Hindu

The consequences of Carlsen’s abdication

The reigning World champion has decided not to defend his crown. How will this affect competitive chess?

The Hindu

India’s first Grand Master Viswanathan Anand on chess and its champions

Despite closing the professional chapter in his life, Anand is still involved in the Indian chess scene. He has opinions on the latest additions to Indian chess and follows the trajectories of players Arjun Erigaisi and R Praggnanandhaa

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The Guardian - UK

Chess: Magnus Carlsen in Olympiad action as world No 1 targets record rating

The newly retired world champion will aim for a high score at Chennai to boost his chances of reaching the 2900 target which has twice narrowly eluded him

Financial Times

Enter the inner sanctum of elite chess

Eight of the game’s grandmasters gathered in Madrid this month for an international summit of sorts. They were playing for the future of chess

The Hindu

‘Feels like a festival’: Praggnanandhaa on Chess Olympiad and meeting Rajinikanth

Chess champion Praggnanandhaa chats on the 44th Chess Olympiad in Chennai, working with Viswanathan Anand and his recent meetings with actors Rajinikanth and Sivakarthikeyan

The Hindu

Not the last World title-match for Carlsen: Judit Polgar

India-B can spring surprises at the Chess Olympiad

The Guardian - UK

Chess: five-times champion Magnus Carlsen aims high after abdicating title

The 31-year-old Norwegian will target a 2900 rating after announcing he will not play Ian Nepomniachtchi in 2023. The Russian and Ding Liren, world Nos 3 and 2, will meet for the vacant crown

The Independent UK

World chess champion surrenders title saying he’s ‘not motivated’ to play another match

Magnus Carlsen still wants to be the best but is tired of the championship

ABC News

Five-time world chess champion Magnus Carlsen won't defend title, doesn't 'have a lot to gain'

Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen is the highest-ranked chess player in the world, but says he's no longer motivated to compete.

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