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April 18, 2026, 05:44 PM - 3 min read
It has been a ‘dream come true’ for Candidates champion R Vaishali, who first fell in love with chess and introduced a young Praggnanandhaa to the game
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April 10, 2026, 03:46 PM - 3 min read
With four rounds remaining, Vaishali has been the standout among the three Indian players, ahead of her younger brother R. Praggnanandhaa, who is competing in the Open section, and Divya Deshmukh
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April 8, 2026, 08:21 PM - 4 min read
Indian Grandmaster Praggnanandhaa’s title hopes all but over as Candidates chess tournament enters ninth round
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April 2, 2026, 05:49 PM - 3 min read
Javokhir Sindarov defeats pre-event favourite Fabiano Caruana of the USA in the fourth round of the Candidates chess tournament
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April 1, 2026, 06:45 PM - 4 min read
American Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana, the pre-tournament favourite, defeated Wei Yi of China in one of the strangest games of the opening three rounds with Caruana, Sindarov sharing the lead on 2.5 pts
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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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