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January 25, 2026, 08:20 PM - 2 min read
D Gukesh suffered a second consecutive defeat at the Tata Steel Masters, losing to Anish Giri in the seventh round. Fellow Indians Arjun Erigaisi and Aravindh Chithambaram also lost, while R Praggnanandhaa drew with Matthias Bluebaum, leaving Abdusattorov as the clear tournament leader.
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January 22, 2026, 04:53 PM - 3 min read
World champion D Gukesh returned to winning ways by beating Thai Dai Van Nguyen, while Arjun Erigaisi slipped after a surprise loss to Vladimir Fedoseev in round five of the Tata Steel Masters at Wijk aan Zee, tightening the race at the top.
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January 19, 2026, 03:29 PM - 3 min read
Defending champion R Praggnanandhaa slipped to a second straight loss at the Tata Steel Masters, while world champion D Gukesh was held to a draw in round two.
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January 18, 2026, 07:04 PM - 3 min read
Top seed Arjun Erigaisi scored a convincing victory over compatriot R Praggnanandhaa, while World Champion D Gukesh played out a hard-fought draw against World Cup winner Javokhir Sindarov of Uzbekistan in the first round of the Tata Steel Masters chess tourney.
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September 9, 2025, 10:02 AM - 3 min read
Abhimanyu Mishra of the United States scripted history on Monday as he became the youngest ever player to defeat a reigning world champion in classical chess, claiming victory over India’s D Gukesh in Round 5 of the FIDE Grand Swiss 2025.
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July 1, 2025, 07:44 PM - 3 min read
India’s top-ranked player R Praggnanandhaa will begin as one of the leading contenders at the third edition of the Grand Chess Tour rapid and blitz tournament, which gets underway in Croatia on Wednesday.
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June 21, 2025, 12:36 PM - 3 min read
In a reshuffling of India’s chess hierarchy, R Praggnanandhaa has overtaken reigning world champion D Gukesh in the live FIDE rankings, becoming India No. 2.
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June 15, 2025, 06:30 PM - 1 min read
Over 400 players from 17 countries are expected to compete in the Rs 40 lakh Aurionpro International Grandmaster Chess tournament and junior international event, to be held simultaneously from June 16 to 24.
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June 4, 2025, 01:13 PM - 4 min read
Hikaru Nakamura halted D Gukesh’s classical winning run with a dominant performance in Round 8 of Norway Chess, while Arjun Erigaisi edged past Fabiano Caruana. Nakamura also praised India’s rising chess dominance, calling it the "next Soviet Union" of the sport and hinting at his possible exit from classical chess.
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April 30, 2025, 05:30 PM - 3 min read
Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa bounced back from a poor start to climb to second in the overall standings at the end of the first half of the blitz section in the Superbet Rapid & Blitz tournament, part of the Grand Chess Tour.
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April 24, 2025, 07:50 PM - 3 min read
Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa will be the cynosure of all eyes as he takes on a strong field sans Magnus Carlsen of Norway in the Superbet Rapid and blitz tournament, a part of the grand chess tour, that gets underway here on Saturday.
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January 22, 2025, 03:13 PM - 3 min read
R Praggnanandhaa claimed sole leadership at the Tata Steel Masters by defeating Leon Luke Mendonca. His third consecutive victory keeps him ahead in the tournament, with his next match against world champion D Gukesh.
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