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‘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

India have a strong chance of winning medals at Chess Olympiad: Magnus Carlsen

CHENNAI: Reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen on Tuesday said that hosts India stand a strong chance of winning medals at the upcoming 44th Chess Olympiad.

The Times of India

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

India-B can spring surprises at the Chess Olympiad

The Hindu

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Judit Polgar not surprised by Magnus Carlsen’s decision to not defend world title

CHENNAI: Magnus Carlsen’s decision not to defend his World title a couple of days ago might have taken many by surprise, but former women’s World No. 1 Judit Polgar isn’t among them.

The Times of India

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 Guardian - UK

Magnus Carlsen's gambit is set to devalue world chess crown

Magnus Carlsen, just 31, has made a courageous and somewhat understandable decision of not defending his world chess crown.

The Times of India

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

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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.

ABC News

Five-time world chess champion Magnus Carlsen says he will not defend his title

Carlsen, a 31-year-old Norwegian native, was expected to have a rematch next year with Ian Nepomniachtchi, the Russian who he defeated in the 2021 world championship.

WEKU

Carlsen not to defend his World title

Magnus Carlsen has kept his word. He will not defend his World title.

The Hindu

Magnus Carlsen decides not to defend World Chess Championship title

CHENNAI: World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen, on Wednesday, made it official that he will not be defending the World title. In a podcast chat with Magnus Barstad, the 31-year-old announced his decision to not be part of the World championship clash.

The Times of India

Magnus Carlsen will not defend his World Chess Championship title in 2023

Magnus Carlsen says he will not defend his World Championship title in 2023 against Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Five facts you may want to know about Praggnanandhaa

Grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, one of the youngest bright talents in the game from the country, clinched the Paracin Open Group A chess tournament title on Saturday, after netting eight points from nine rounds. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Super GM at a sweet 16

Gukesh has been on a winning spree, capturing four tournament titles this year and reaching No 32 in the world chess rankings based on live ELO ratings.

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Chennai: How grandmasters keep a check on fitness

CHENNAI: Chess, say Chennai's homegrown grandmasters, is as much about making the right moves on the board as off it. Swimming, strength training, badminton, yoga, football, dancing, cycling... it's a fitness blitzkrieg as the city's players gear up to take on opponents from around the globe in the World Chess…

The Guardian - UK

Carlsen given world chess title deadline as Nepomniachtchi and Ding await

Fide has ‘kindly asked’ the world champion to decide by 20 July whether he will defend the crown he has won five times

The Guardian - UK

Chess: England win three world titles while Ian Nepomniachtchi nears victory

England over-50s, led by Michael Adams and Nigel Short, dominated the world seniors event in Italy

The Hindu

There is more creativity in chess than ever before, says Vishwanathan Anand

Carlsen, Caruana and Jobava among world’s most creative players, says Anand

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The Guardian - UK

Chess: Nepomniachtchi and Caruana lead in Madrid with Carlsen in sight

The world champion’s 2018 and 2021 challengers are clear of their rivals, and the Norwegian’s resolve to decline a new series against an opponent from his own generation could soon be tested

The Times of India

'Artificial Intelligence is rewriting the game'

Sports guest editors Viswanathan Anand and Anurag Thakur talk to TOI about the game-changing dynamics of the Chess Olympiad...

ABC News

Hikaru Nakamura has second attempt at Candidates tournament to face chess champion Magnus Carlsen

Hikaru Nakamura is a legend in the chess world, but victory in the Candidates Tournament could ignite the sport's popularity.

The Hindu

Norway Chess | Anand beats Tari in final round

The 52-year-old Indian chess legend won the Armageddon encounter against Tari after the classical match finished in a 22-move draw

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Carlsen edges Mamedyarov after Anand makes one-move blunder

The world champion kept his narrow lead over Shak Mamedyarov in the final round at Stavanger, while Vishy Anand’s challenge faded when he blundered into a one-move tactic

The Hindu

Norway Chess: Anand loses to Mamedyarov; Carlsen surges ahead

The 37-year old Azerbaijan player capitalised on an error from the Indian veteran to pick up three full points.

The Times of India

Norway Chess: Anand draws classical game, floors Carlsen in Armageddon

Viswanathan Anand's virtuous display once again underlined that it will be almost impossible to produce another Anand.

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