June 07, 2026 5:23 pm
Thipsay also said that Praggnanandhaa was currently the strongest Indian chess player at present, ahead of world champion D Gukesh as well as Arjun Erigaisi.
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.
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.
June 04, 2026 9:15 pm
Chennai GM opens up on life on the road and admits mental burn out is one to keep an eye on going forward
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.”
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
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.
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
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.
May 22, 2026 12:29 am
By the end, when Pragg decided to throw in the towel, even the single pawn advantage of the Indian prodigy had disappeared.

