May 22, 2022 9:17 am
Indian Grand Master Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu resgistered 2nd win of season over Magnus Carlsen
February 23, 2022 6:12 pm
The 16-year-old started the final day of the preliminary rounds with a draw against German Vincent Keymer in round 13 before going down to Hans Mokko Niemann (USA) in the next.
February 23, 2022 6:11 pm
The World Champion’s form has been patchy since day 1 and in an interview after play, he revealed that he had tested positive for Covid-19 before the start of the tournament and is still feeling the effects.
January 30, 2022 1:28 pm
World No 1 Magnus Carlsen clinched his eighth title in Wijk aan Zee after beating Fabiano Caruana in round 12 late on Saturday.
January 29, 2022 11:58 am
R Praggnanandhaa, the other Indian in the fray, lost to American Fabiano Caruana to remain on 3.5 points and in joint 12th place with two others.
January 26, 2022 12:59 pm
Young Indian GM R Praggnanandhaa's struggles continued as he lost to Sergey Karjakin, for his third straight defeat, on Tuesday night. He remained on 2.5 points and in 13th place in the 14-player field.
December 15, 2021 9:26 am
Mercurial Iran-born French teenager Alireza Firouzja broke Carlsen's record as the youngest-ever chess player to hit the 2800 ELO rating at 18 years and five months old.
December 12, 2021 7:36 am
For a player of Nepomniachtchi’s tactical ability, committing so many blunders was unexpected.
December 11, 2021 7:24 am
Magnus Carlsen beat Russia's Ian Nepomniachtchi, securing the one point he needed to cross the seven point threshold to win the global tournament held at Dubai's Expo 2020 this month in the UAE.
December 08, 2021 7:18 am
Carlsen's first win came on the back of the longest ever chess world championship match.