Chess
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Gukesh D gets hero's welcome at arrival as thousands greet youngest world chess champion in Chennai
Other Sports | Dec 16, 2024, 02:46 PM ISTGukesh 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 | Dec 13, 2024, 10:59 AM ISTGukesh 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.
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Gukesh in tears after beating Ding Liren to become 2nd Indian to be crowned world champion: WATCH
Other Sports | Dec 12, 2024, 08:00 PM ISTGukesh D defeated Ding Liren 7.5-6.5 in the World Chess Championship 2024 in Singapore to become the youngest-ever world champion in the history of the sport. Gukesh broke down into tears after defeating the defending champion Ding Liren.
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Gukesh D becomes youngest world champion in history of chess, beats Ding Liren in final game
Other Sports | Dec 12, 2024, 07:20 PM ISTGukesh D defeated Ding Liren in the final game of the World Chess Championship to become the youngest-ever world champion in the history of chess.
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Arjun Erigaisi becomes second Indian to cross 2800 ELO rating after Viswanathan Anand
Other Sports | Dec 01, 2024, 11:09 PM ISTArjun Erigaisi has become the youngest Indian to cross the coveted 2800 ELO rating. He is the 16th player overall to breach the elusive mark. Arjun achieved the feat after beating Russia’s Dmitry Andreikin in the fifth round of the European Chess Club Cup 2024.
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D Gukesh takes 3rd game to level on points with Ding Liren in World Chess Championship 2024
Other Sports | Nov 27, 2024, 08:01 PM IST"It feels great. The last two days I was happy with my play. My play today was even better, I feel good at the board and today I just managed to outplay my opponent which is always nice," Gukesh told reporters after 3rd round win.
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WATCH: World No.1 Magnus Carlsen's reaction after Indian player touches his feet
Other Sports | Nov 18, 2024, 08:07 PM ISTMagnus Carlsen won the rapid and blitz titles at the Tata Steel Chess India tournament in Kolkata. He won the double in 2019 too. Meanwhile, in a heartwarming incident, an Indian chess player touched the feet of Carlsen during the trophy presentation.
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Arjun Erigaisi joins Vishwanathan Anand in elite list with win over Dmitry Andreikin
Cricket | Oct 25, 2024, 12:38 PM ISTArjun Erigaisi has continued to take the chess fraternity by storm with his performances. He has scripted history to join the legendary Indian Vishwanathan Anand in the elite list with his win over Grand Master Dmitry Andreikin.
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'We don't want to settle for silver': Divya Deshmukh on India's historic success at Chess Olympiad
Other Sports | Sep 27, 2024, 09:10 PM ISTDivya Deshmukh, 18, played a crucial role in the India women's team's historic success at the Chess Olympiad in Budapest. Divya talked about what India did differently to end their 97-year-old wait for gold in Chess Olympiad in an exclusive interview with India TV.
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PM Modi meets Indian teams after their golden success at Chess Olympiad 2024 | WATCH
Other Sports | Sep 25, 2024, 08:29 PM ISTIndia's men's and women's chess team ended their long wait for the maiden gold at the Olympiad with a dominant performance in Budapest. Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited and interacted with both teams upon their arrival in India on Wednesday.
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R Praggnanandhaa and his sister, gold medallists at Chess Olympiad, receive warm welcome in Chennai
Other Sports | Sep 24, 2024, 08:01 AM ISTIndia's men's and women's teams won the historic gold at the 2024 FIDE Chess Olympiad in Hungary on Sunday. Both R Praggnanandhaa and his sister Vaishali were part of the men's and women's teams respectively. The brother-sister duo returned home early in the morning today.
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Indian men's and women's teams win maiden double Gold in Chess Olympiad history
Other Sports | Sep 22, 2024, 08:25 PM ISTTop-ranked Gukesh Dommarahu, R Praggnanandhaa and Arjun Erigaisi registered dominant wins in their respective final matches to help India's men's team win the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest on Sunday.
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R Praggnanandhaa registers first-ever classical win over world number one Magnus Carlsen
Other Sports | May 30, 2024, 08:12 AM ISTGrand Master Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu's win over the current world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen is also special because he has defeated him in his home tournament in Norway. Praggnanandhaa is leading the charts by virtue of his incredible triumph.
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'Win from Raebareli before you challenge': Garry Kasparov taunts Rahul over best chess player remark
India | May 04, 2024, 07:13 AM ISTPolling in Rae Bareli will take place in the fifth phase on May 20. Amethi, where the Congress scion lost to BJP's Smriti Irani by a margin of 55,000 votes in 2019, will also vote in the fifth phase.
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India's Gukesh D becomes youngest Candidates winner, to compete in World Championship final
Other Sports | Apr 22, 2024, 07:11 AM ISTIndia's teenage chess sensation D Gukesh became the youngest player to win the Candidates tournament after holding American Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura on to a draw. Gukesh has become only the second Indian to compete in the World Championship final and is set to take on Ding Liren.
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'Everything was discussed except my games': Indian International Master Divya vents out frustration
Other Sports | Jan 30, 2024, 04:46 PM ISTIndia's 18-year-old chess International Master Divya Deshmukh in a long post on Instagram has vented her frustration regarding rampant sexism she faces as a female sportsperson. Deshmukh said that she waited for the tournament to address the issue while demanding equal respect as male players.
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R Praggnanandhaa beats world champion Ding Liren, surpasses Viswanathan Anand to become No. 1 Indian
Other Sports | Jan 17, 2024, 07:22 AM ISTGrand Master Anish Giri is leading the charts in the Masters Group going into the first rest day. He got the better of Gukesh Dommaraju to claim the honours.
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Bodhana Sivanandan, 8-year-old British Indian schoolgirl, named Europe's best female player
Other Sports | Dec 21, 2023, 12:21 PM ISTBodhana Sivanandan defeated an International master and drew with a grandmaster on her way to a European championship win. She has become the talk of the town on social media after her historic achievement of becoming the "super talented" best female player at a European championship.
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R Vaishali-Praggnanandhaa script history, become first brother-sister grandmaster duo in chess
Other Sports | Dec 02, 2023, 11:37 PM ISTR Vaishali became India's 84th chess grandmaster at the IV El Llobregat Open in Spain after she crossed 2500 ELO rating points. Vaishali is grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa's sister and the duo has become the first GM duo. Vaishali is the third woman to become GM from India.
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Team India pulls out of World Cadet Chess Championship in Egypt midst Israel-Hamas war
Other Sports | Oct 13, 2023, 01:57 PM ISTThe decision has been taken keeping in mind the safety of players and officials. A total of 39 players were set to participate from India in the competition in the under-12, 10 and 8 categories. Moreover, the All India Chess Federation has also requested FIDE to postpone the tournament.