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August 17, 2025, 02:55 PM - 3 min read
Indian Grandmasters Gukesh and Praggnanandhaa are aiming for top finishes at the Sinquefield Cup 2025, tackling a star-studded field in the Grand Chess Tour’s fifth leg
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July 5, 2025, 08:57 AM - 4 min read
World Champion D. Gukesh clinched the title in Zagreb, outscoring the field with 14/18 and a crucial win over Magnus Carlsen.
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July 4, 2025, 12:26 PM - 4 min read
Magnus Carlsen has conceded that he is struggling to enjoy chess after a second consecutive loss to reigning world champion D Gukesh, who now leads the Zagreb rapid event.
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July 4, 2025, 09:50 AM - 5 min read
India’s D Gukesh stunned Magnus Carlsen for the second time in a row at the SuperUnited Rapid in Zagreb, days after being dismissed as a “presumably weaker player”.
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July 1, 2025, 07:44 PM - 3 min read
India’s top-ranked player R Praggnanandhaa will begin as one of the leading contenders at the third edition of the Grand Chess Tour rapid and blitz tournament, which gets underway in Croatia on Wednesday.
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June 12, 2025, 04:28 PM - 6 min read
On the surface, it is a game of 64 squares: neat, clean and with boundaries as clear as the black and white board. However, in the shadows, it is war. A game of strategy, poise and psychological warfare.
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June 7, 2025, 09:11 AM - 3 min read
Magnus Carlsen claimed his seventh Norway Chess title, edging ahead of Fabiano Caruana, who defeated India’s D Gukesh in the final round. Gukesh’s blunder in a time scramble cost him the title, while Ukraine’s Anna Muzychuk won the women’s event with 16.5 points.
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June 6, 2025, 09:52 AM - 5 min read
D Gukesh toppled Wei Yi in a commanding classical game to remain just half a point behind Magnus Carlsen in the Norway Chess tournament. With one round to go, the title hangs in the balance between the teenage world champion and the five-time winner.
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June 4, 2025, 01:13 PM - 4 min read
Hikaru Nakamura halted D Gukesh’s classical winning run with a dominant performance in Round 8 of Norway Chess, while Arjun Erigaisi edged past Fabiano Caruana. Nakamura also praised India’s rising chess dominance, calling it the "next Soviet Union" of the sport and hinting at his possible exit from classical chess.
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June 2, 2025, 01:54 AM - 2 min read
Reigning world champion D Gukesh finally got his revenge on Magnus Carlsen, defeating the No.1 player for the first time in a classical game in Round 6 of Norway Chess here on Sunday.
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June 1, 2025, 06:27 PM - 5 min read
“He's not planning to retire yet. I shouldn't be making promises on his behalf. But I think, coming here this year was not a question,” said Henrik, adding, "He loves chess, playing, the history of chess, and the environment. He has his legacy in chess. He makes his money from chess, even though it's still kind of a hobby, which turned out to be lucrative and something he could live from. So chess is basically everything."
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February 4, 2025, 06:25 PM - 3 min read
Sharing a few personal messages from Dvorkovich, Carlsen said the Russian had promised to leave players out of this tug of war in a text to his father before the world rapid and blitz championship in New York last month.
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