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Fabiano Caruana names Praggnanandhaa among top favourites to win Candidates 2026
February 24, 2026 2:17 pm
Fabiano Caruana names Praggnanandhaa and Hikaru Nakamura among the favourites for the Candidates tournament in Cyprus, calling the race a close affair.
FIDE Candidates pairings, full draw: Praggnanandhaa vs Anish Giri in round 1; Divya Deshmukh takes on Humpy in opener
February 20, 2026 7:35 pm
Since regulations require players from the same federation to meet in the early rounds, the three Indians players in the fray, Humpy Koneru, Divya Deshmukh and Vaishali R will meet each other in the first few rounds.
Fabiano Caruana and the burden of being second best
February 20, 2026 9:29 am
While Magnus Carlsen has just clinched his 21st crown, the Italian-American, the second-best player of his generation, has yet to break his duck
Praggnanandhaa, 6 other top grandmasters issue urgent plea as 2026 chess calendar 'clash' turns concrete
February 11, 2026 6:15 pm
The letter speaks about ‘serious concern about the scheduling conflict between the 2026 Grand Chess Tour and the Esports World Cup chess events’.
India’s top players are playing too much chess and missing out on originality
February 02, 2026 11:17 pm
The recent results of D Gukesh, R Praggnanandhaa and Arjun Erigaisi have left a lot to desired; they seem exhausted and must take out time to rest
Tata Steel Masters: Only 6 wins in 52 games and 69 ratings points lost, how Wijk aan Zee offered a reality check for Indian chess
February 02, 2026 10:35 am
Over the course of three weeks in cold Wijk aan Zee, Arjun Erigiaisi lost 30 points, Praggnanandhaa dropped 17 while Aravindh left 16 points lesser than he had before event started. Gukesh, in contrast, lost just six rating points and had the most wins among Indians.
India’s struggles at Wijk aan Zee: 3 wins in 36 games between Praggnanandhaa, Arjun Erigaisi, Aravindh Chitambaram
February 01, 2026 11:52 am
The way Arjun and Pragg have lost rating points at the Wijk aan Zee event, there is a possibility that the semi-retired Viswanathan Anand might find himself as the top rated Indian player in two more days when the event ends.
Chess guru RB Ramesh reveals differences between Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa and Arjun Erigaisi
January 30, 2026 4:01 pm
Talking about the world champion, RB Ramesh said: "In the case of Gukesh, I think his main strength is his insane self-belief. He just thinks he is too good, and that helps him; he can do dubious things and still get away with them."
India No. 1 Arjun Erigaisi overlooked again for Grand Chess Tour as Gukesh-Pragg lead the Indian charge in 2026
January 28, 2026 5:00 pm
This marks the third straight year that reigning World Champion Gukesh and former World Cup finalist Praggnanandhaa have been invited as full-tour participants for GCT, while Arjun has been overlooked.
Ian Nepomniachtchi names Praggnanandhaa among two favourites to win Candidates in tier list
January 29, 2026 10:52 am
While Ian Nepomniachtchi said he considered Fabiano Caruana as the top favourite to win Candidates 2026, ranking him slightly ahead of Pragg, he also pointed out that American grandmaster "can burn out" in events.
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