Chess
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Divya Deshmukh creates history, becomes first Indian to reach FIDE women's World Cup final
Other Sports | Jul 23, 2025, 10:39 PM ISTIndia’s Divya Deshmukh made history by becoming the first Indian to reach the FIDE Women’s World Cup final, defeating ex-World Champion Tan Zhongyi. The 19-year-old also secured a spot in the Candidates Tournament, keeping India’s hopes alive.
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India to host Chess World Cup for first time in 23 years, dates revealed
Other Sports | Jul 21, 2025, 12:48 PM ISTThe prestigious FIDE Chess World Cup will take place in India for the first time this year. A total of 206 players will take part in the tournament and it will also decide the qualification spots in the 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament.
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R Praggnanandhaa stuns World No 1 Magnus Carlsen in Freestyle Chess event
Other Sports | Jul 17, 2025, 01:06 PM ISTIndia's star grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa defeated Norwgian and world number 1 Magnus Carlsen in Freestyle Chess in round 4 clash of the event in Las Vegas. Interestingly, the Las Vegas leg of the tournament is co-founded by Carlsen himself.
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Indian grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi hits out at British Airways, shares his 'worst experience'
Other Sports | Jul 14, 2025, 02:45 PM ISTArjun Erigaisi has slammed British Airways for the delay in baggage for more than 48 hours. He has also alleged that the airline's employees are rude and isn't pleased one bit with the way British Airways has treated him during this period.
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D Gukesh wins rapid title at Grand Chess Tour 2025 Zagreb
Other Sports | Jul 04, 2025, 11:55 PM ISTD. Gukesh won the rapid title at the Grand Chess Tour 2025 Zagreb event with 14 points. After an early loss, he secured five consecutive wins, including one over Magnus Carlsen, and capped his run with a final-round victory over Wesley So.
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D Gukesh stuns Magnus Carlsen, takes sole lead in Grand Chess tour
Other Sports | Jul 04, 2025, 08:23 AM ISTIndia's D Gukesh has once again stunned the Norwegian Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen at the ongoing Grand Chess Tour. Through his win against Carlsen, Gukesh has taken a 10-point sole lead in the event as well.
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R Praggnanandhaa leapfrogs world champion D Gukesh, becomes India's top-ranked player
Other Sports | Jun 28, 2025, 02:48 PM ISTR Praggnanandhaa won the UzChess Cup Masters 2025 to become India's top-ranked chess player in the world. Praggnanandhaa has leapfrogged world champion D Gukesh and Arjun Erigaisi to become the top-ranked player from the nation.
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Who is nine-year-old Aarit Kapil? Indian prodigy stuns Magnus Carlsen in online chess tournament
Other Sports | Jun 25, 2025, 05:19 PM ISTIn a stunning display of talent, nine-year-old Indian chess prodigy Aarit Kapil held world number one Magnus Carlsen to a draw in the Early Titled Tuesday online tournament. V Pranav won the event while Carlsen hit a 2900 freestyle rating.
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R Praggnanandhaa surpasses D Gukesh in live rankings, breaks into world top 5
Other Sports | Jun 21, 2025, 01:11 PM ISTGM Praggnanandhaa overtakes World Champion Gukesh in live rankings, now ranked world No. 5 with 2777.2. Arjun Erigaisi remains India’s top player at No. 4. Gukesh slipped to number six with 2776.6 points to his name.
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D Gukesh's favourite moment from Norway Chess leaves Magnus Carlsen in splits: Watch
Other Sports | Jun 08, 2025, 01:24 PM ISTIndian grandmaster D Gukesh recently came forward and revealed his favourite moment from the Norway Chess 2025, his answer saw five-time world champion Margnus Carlsen crack a smile as well. The clip of the same has gone heavily viral on social media.
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Norway Chess: Gukesh's energy and fighting qualities earned him win, says Magnus Carlsen
Other Sports | Jun 03, 2025, 08:26 AM ISTD Gukesh registered a brilliant come-from-behind win over Magnus Carlsen in the classical game in round six of the Norway Chess. Gukesh won his first-ever classical game against Carlsen in his career in a 62-move game.
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Norway Chess: Gukesh beats Carlsen for first time in classical game, World No.1 slams table | WATCH
Other Sports | Jun 02, 2025, 09:43 AM ISTGukesh registered a brilliant come-from-behind win against Magnus Carlsen in the classical game in round six of the Norway Chess. Gukesh stunned the World No.1, who was seen slamming the chess table in anger after the loss.
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International Women's Day: Chess GM Vaishali among other women handle PM Modi's social media handles
Other Sports | Mar 08, 2025, 10:43 AM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi announced that women from different fields would be taking over his social media properties on International Women's Day 2025. Chess Grandmaster Vaishali was among those who handled Modi's social media accounts.
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Who is Samay Raina? Comedian under police scrutiny over 'India’s Got Latent' controversy
India | Feb 11, 2025, 12:08 PM ISTComedian Samay Raina is under police scrutiny after a viral clip from his show India’s Got Latent sparked backlash. A police complaint has been filed against him and Ranveer Allahbadia over alleged obscene remarks. Read about Samay Raina’s rise in comedy, chess, and his latest controversy.
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Pragnanandhaa beats world champion Gukesh to clinch Tata Steel Masters 2025 title
Other Sports | Feb 03, 2025, 10:54 AM ISTR Pragnanandhaa has stunned world champion D Gukesh to win the Tata Steel Masters 2025 chess title. It was an all-India final played in Wijk aan Zee in the Netherlands on Sunday (February 2) and Pragnanandhaa triumphed in the tiebreaker.
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Uzbekistan GM Yakubboev declines handshake with Vaishali, apologises and explains reason later
Other Sports | Jan 27, 2025, 01:21 PM ISTIn a video that has gone viral, R Vaishali can be seen extending her hands before the start of the match but Yakubboev sat down without responding to it. The incident happened at the Tata Steel Chess tournament before the fourth-round contest.
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Magnus Carlsen refutes match-fixing claims after World Blitz Championship 2024 final controversy
Other Sports | Jan 02, 2025, 10:26 AM ISTThe world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen was seen having a chat with Ian Nepomniachtchi, his adversary in the final of the World Blitz Championship 2024 about playing short draws. The clip went viral with the claims that Carlsen was deliberately trying to fix the game.
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R Praggnanandhaa's sister, Vaishali, clinches bronze at World Blitz Championship for India
Other Sports | Jan 01, 2025, 02:48 PM ISTR Vaishali defeated China's Zhu Jiner 2.5-1.5 in the quarter-finals before suffering an agonising loss to another Chinese opponent Ju Wenjun 0.5-2.5 in the semi-final. She is the sister of chess prodigy R Praggnanandhaa.
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'Magnus refused to follow rules, left us with little choice': Anand on Carlsen's disqualification
Other Sports | Dec 28, 2024, 11:32 PM ISTMagnus Carlsen was fined USD 200 and disqualified from the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship for wearing jeans. Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand has opened up on the disqualification, saying that the body had left with no choice other after he refused to change his attire.
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PM Modi meets youngest world champion Gukesh, receives original chessboard from his victorious game
Other Sports | Dec 28, 2024, 07:30 PM ISTGukesh D became the youngest chess world champion after defeating Ding Liren in the World Chess Championship. Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Gukesh and shared the pictures from the meet-up. He also received the original chessboard from Gukesh on which he won the Chess Championship.