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GM R Praggnanandhaa with his mother at Chennai airport. (PTI Photo) CHENNAI: Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa left 2024 behind with a tinge of disappointment. But he started the new year with a bang, toppling newly-crowned world champion D Gukesh in tie-breakers to claim his maiden Tata Steel Chess title in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands. In…
D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa (Tata Steel Chess Tournament Photo) NEW DELHI: The penultimate round of the 87th Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025 on Saturday witnessed a series of impressive results for the Indian contingent in Wijk aan Zee.In a commanding performance, R Praggnanandhaa secured his sixth win of the tournament, defeating Serbia’s Alexey Sarana…
R Praggnanandhaa vs Leon Luke Mendonca (Photo: @tatasteelchess on X) NEW DELHI: India’s No. 1 Arjun Erigaisi suffered his third defeat during the fourth round of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025 in Wijk aan Zee on Tuesday. With only 0.5 points out of the inaugural four rounds, Arjun finds himself at the bottom of…
D Gukesh (Photo credit: X) NEW DELHI: Indian Grandmasters Arjun Erigaisi and D Gukesh retained their fourth and fifth spots in the latest chess rankings published on Wednesday. Erigaisi recently achieved the impressive 2800 ELO rating, making him only the second Indian, after Viswanathan Anand, and the 16th player globally to reach the milestone. His…
Arjun Erigaisi (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s top-ranked chess star Arjun Erigaisi has issued a public plea to expedite the return of his passport ahead of the prestigious World Rapid & Blitz Championships, set to take place in New York City from December 26-31. Erigaisi, currently ranked number one in India for rapid chess, took…
