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  R Praggnanandhaa stuns World No 1 Magnus Carlsen in Freestyle Chess event

  Other Sports | July 17, 2025 13:06 IST

  India'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 | July 14, 2025 14:45 IST

  Arjun 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 | July 04, 2025 23:55 IST

  D. 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 | July 04, 2025 8:23 IST

  India'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 | June 28, 2025 14:48 IST

  R 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 | June 25, 2025 17:19 IST

  In 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 | June 21, 2025 13:11 IST

  GM 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 | June 08, 2025 13:24 IST

  Indian 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 | June 03, 2025 8:26 IST

  D 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 | June 02, 2025 9:43 IST

  Gukesh 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 | March 08, 2025 10:43 IST

  Prime 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 | February 11, 2025 12:08 IST

  Comedian 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 | February 03, 2025 10:54 IST

  R 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 | January 27, 2025 13:21 IST

  In 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 | January 02, 2025 10:26 IST

  The 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 | January 01, 2025 14:48 IST

  R 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 | December 28, 2024 23:32 IST

  Magnus 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 | December 28, 2024 19:30 IST

  Gukesh 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.

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  Gukesh D gets hero's welcome at arrival as thousands greet youngest world chess champion in Chennai

  Other Sports | December 16, 2024 14:46 IST

  Gukesh Dommaraju became the youngest world champion in chess last week beating the defending champion Ding Liren in the final game. He returned home to a rousing reception at the Chennai airport on Monday (December 16).

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  D Gukesh, youngest World Chess champion, earns whopping prize money as reward for remarkable feat

  Other Sports | December 13, 2024 10:59 IST

  Gukesh Dommaraju, popularly known as D Gukesh, is only the third Asian to win the FIDE World Chess Championship. India's Viswanathan Anand and China's Ding Liren had achieved the feat before the Chennai lad.