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  Gukesh in tears after beating Ding Liren to become 2nd Indian to be crowned world champion: WATCH

  Other Sports | December 12, 2024 20:00 IST

  Gukesh 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 | December 12, 2024 19:20 IST

  Gukesh 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 | December 01, 2024 23:09 IST

  Arjun 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 | November 27, 2024 20:01 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 | November 18, 2024 20:07 IST

  Magnus 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 | October 25, 2024 12:38 IST

  Arjun 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 | September 27, 2024 21:10 IST

  Divya 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 | September 25, 2024 20:29 IST

  India'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 | September 24, 2024 8:01 IST

  India'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 | September 22, 2024 20:25 IST

  Top-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 8:12 IST

  Grand 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 7:13 IST

  Polling 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 | April 22, 2024 7:11 IST

  India'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 | January 30, 2024 16:46 IST

  India'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 | January 17, 2024 7:22 IST

  Grand 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 | December 21, 2023 12:21 IST

  Bodhana 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 | December 02, 2023 23:37 IST

  R 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 | October 13, 2023 13:57 IST

  The 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.

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  Malaysian child prodigy sets Guinness World Record for blindfolded chessboard arrangement | WATCH

  Trending | September 27, 2023 12:18 IST

  Trending News: The young prodigy's extraordinary achievement has earned her the prestigious Guinness World Record for the 'fastest blindfolded chess set arrangement'.

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  India TV Sports Wrap on September 6: Today's top 10 trending news stories

  Other Sports | September 06, 2023 9:47 IST

  India TV Sports Wrap on September 6: From the tennis court to the cricketing circuit, here are all the top 10 trending sports news stories on September 6.