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Magnus Carlsen set to be part of Chess Olympiad

Almost 9 years after winning his maiden World championship in Chennai back in 2013, Magnus Carlsen will be revisiting the city to be part of the 44th chess Olympiad scheduled to be held here from July 28 to August 10.

The Times of India

Indian teen Praggnanandhaa stuns world champion Magnus Carlsen again to take win at Chessable Masters

NEW DELHI: Indian Grandmaster Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu notched up his second win of the season over Magnus Carlsen in the fifth round of the Chessable Masters online rapid chess tournament, exactly three months after stunning the world champion for the first time.

The Times of India

Chess: Carlsen goes head to head with Ding Liren as world top two meet

China’s Ding is the new favourite for next month’s Candidates after Alireza Firouzja, 18, failed in Bucharest, and the 29-year-old will play the world No 1 at least once during the Chessable Masters

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Chess: Carlsen wins Titled Tuesday while Alireza Firouzja is erratic

The world champion scored 10/11 online in Chess.com’s weekly masters open, using 1 b2-b3 as White and 1...b7-b6 as Black in all games, while the 18-year-old talent has been uneven against the elite at Bucharest

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Chess: Poland’s Duda wins in Oslo while tired Carlsen fades at the finish

The world champion missed a long distance threat and lost three of his seven matches in the Oslo Esports Cup, including Thursday’s final round when victory would have ensured first prize

The Guardian - UK

Oslo Esports Cup: Duda reigns supreme, Pragg finishes fourth

CHENNAI: Polish star Jan-Krzysztof Duda pulled off a stunning late charge to clinch the $210,000 Oslo Esports Cup, the first major of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour season.

The Times of India

Chess: Indian GM Praggnanandhaa falters in final round of Oslo event, finishes fourth

OSLO: India's teenaged Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa missed out on the top prize in the USD 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.

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Oslo Esports Cup: Carlsen and Pragg set up final day shootout

Magnus Carlsen and R Praggnanandhaa will slug it out for the Oslo Esports Cup title on Thursday after India's boy wonder finally cracked under pressure.

The Times of India

Praggnanandhaa nails Hansen, regains lead; Foreest stuns Carlsen

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Oslo Esports Cup: Pragg makes it three in-a-row

India's young gun R Praggnanandhaa registered his third straight match-win on Sunday to continue his perfect start to the elite Oslo Esports Cup. The 16-year-old superstar-in-the-making is the only player with 9/9 points and has won the maximum $22,500 so far after he crushed Liem Quang Le with a game…

The Times of India

Praggnanandha takes lead

Carlsen loses to Liem

The Hindu

Chess: Magnus Carlsen ‘unlikely’ to defend crown, but questions remain

Norway’s world champion says he felt more comfortable before 2013 when he knew he was the best player and that later too much of his identity became linked to the championship title

The Guardian - UK

Not sure about defending world title: Magnus Carlsen

CHENNAI: World no. 1 Magnus Carlsen remains the undisputed king of chess. However, the 31-year-old, who won his fifth World title last year, may not defend the crown next year.

The Times of India

Chess: Teenagers top in Reykjavik while English hopes fade at the finish

India’s Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, 16, won first prize and the youngest GM Abhimanyu Mishra, 13, of the US, tied for second

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Chess: Carlsen’s rivals prepare for Candidates as No 1 wins after hiccup

China’s world No 2, Ding Liren, is poised to join Hikaru Nakamura, Alireza Firouzja and five other top GMs in the Candidates, while Carlsen wins online despite scare

The Guardian - UK

Chess: China’s Ding Liren could make unlikely late bid for Candidates place

Fide’s ban on Sergey Karjakin provides an opportunity in the current series to decide Magnus Carlsen’s next challenger

The Times of India

Charity Cup: Carlsen, Liem make semis

Magnus Carlsen and Liem Quang Le, the two form horses, both put in dominant performances on Wednesday to storm into the semi-finals of the Charity Cup. Carlsen clinched a 2.5-0.5 victory over the young American hope Hans Niemann to go through to the next stage of the UNICEF fundraiser with…

The Hindu

Charity Cup | Praggnanandhaa stuns World No. 3 Ding Liren

Earlier in the day, Praggnanandhaa lost to Duda but more than made up by beating Canada’s Eric Hansen

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How chess prodigy Praggnanandhaa starred in cricket-crazy India

Teenager’s rise to stardom was marked by a stunning win over top-ranked player earlier this year.

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Rapport closes in on Candidates as six-year-old steals show at Blackpool

Richard Rapport is near to becoming one of the eight candidates to challenge for Magnus Carlsen’s crown, while six-year-old Kushal Jakhria tied for first at the Blackpool U1850 Intermediate despite being the lowest ranked player

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Video: French grandmaster Vachier-Lagrave on his recent world title and why his hair is pink

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave won his first world title after triumphing in the world blitz championship held recently in Warsaw.

The Times of India

Magnus Carlsen wins Airthings Masters

CHENNAI: Magnus Carlsen bagged the first event of the 2022 Meltwater Champions Chess Tour, the Airthings Masters, after overcoming Ian Nepomniachtchi with a classy display on Saturday.

The Times of India

Airthings Masters: Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi play out 2-2 draw on Day 1 of finals

CHENNAI: Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi played out an epic see-saw encounter on day 1 of the Airthings Masters final that leaves the event on a knife-edge.

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Fide cancels Moscow Olympiad as Carlsen beats Covid to reach final

The global chess body will seek a new venue for the 2022 Olympiad, while the world champion and his recently defeated challenger, Ian Nepomniachtchi, meet in the two-day Airthings Masters final

The Times of India

Airthings Masters: Carlsen, Nepo make final

Magnus Carlsen and Russia's number 1 Ian Nepomniachtchi set up a repeat of their world title battle in the Airthings Masters final on a day overshadowed by outside events. Nepo was among three Russians who had made it through to the last four of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour event…

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