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The night R Praggnanandhaa won Norway Chess on Magnus Carlsen’s home turf
June 06, 2026 7:17 pm
From library applause to chess advice at a traffic signal, how Pragg celebrated his finest hour
Mother knows best: Praggnanandhaa triumphs at Norway Chess after June reset
June 07, 2026 12:11 pm
Praggnanandhaa had a remarkable final kick at the end of the 10-round tournament, winning four classical games in a row after losing two on the trot.
Gukesh, Carlsen go from title race to last-place battle at Norway Chess 2026
June 05, 2026 11:34 pm
It has been a bruising tournament for both Gukesh and Carlsen, with the former winning just one of his nine classical games while the Norwegian has won two.
Praggnanandhaa after beating Carlsen twice in a week: ‘Magnus still the best’
June 03, 2026 10:19 pm
In the span of a week, Praggnanandhaa has defeated Magnus Carlsen twice in classical chess. The Indian says that he’s never felt intimidated by the world no 1, his coach Vaibhav Suri says: "The result shows that Magnus is great, but maybe he is not invincible.”
Norway Chess: Gukesh drops to last spot; Divya Deshmukh chasing title
June 02, 2026 11:47 am
The good news for Gukesh, who just turned 20, is that even though he is last in the six-player standings, he’s just 4.5 points off the top of the table, which is currently occupied by Wesley So with 12.5 points
Magnus Carlsen pulls out ‘proper old guy move’ in win over Alireza Firouzja
June 01, 2026 7:04 am
Carlsen’s win came on a day both the young Indian challengers — world champion D Gukesh and Praggnanandhaa — had suffered defeats. Thanks to Sunday’s results, Carlsen shot past the Indian duo into fourth place.
Gukesh after beating Pragg: ‘Been feeling much sharper, happier these days’
May 31, 2026 11:14 am
Over the course of a few minutes, Gukesh went from losing his fifth round game at Norway Chess to R Praggnanandhaa to getting a resignation out of his compatriot
‘I don’t think it’s such a big win’: Praggnanandhaa after beating Magnus Carlsen
May 28, 2026 7:40 pm
Praggnanandhaa's third round victory over Carlsen on Wednesday came two years after he had beaten the world no 1 at the same tournament in what was his first classical victory over the Norwegian.
Praggnanandhaa ends tied-fifth at Romania classical event; Vincent Keymer wins
May 24, 2026 8:07 am
Praggnanandhaa’s only victory in the nine rounds he played in the tournament came against world championship contender Javokhir Sindarov while the Indian prodigy had lost in the seventh round to Fabiano Caruana
FIDE CEO on Alireza pull out from Super Chess Classic: 'Unfair to Pragg, Sindarov'
May 21, 2026 2:59 pm
French grandmaster Alireza Firouzja pulled out of the classical tournament mid-way. Alireza had picked up the ankle injury after his third round game
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