School Assembly News Headlines, August 6, 2026: Top national, international, business, sports updates and thought of the daySchool Assembly News Headlines: The Lok Sabha in India has successfully passed a significant bill aimed at modernizing banking evidence law...
05 Aug, 2026, 05.27 PM IST
Chess Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa leads after St Louis Rapid, blitz nextIndian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa leads the St. Louis Rapid section with twelve points. He maintained a one-point lead despite a final ro...
05 Aug, 2026, 09.57 AM IST
Grand Chess tour: Praggnanandhaa ends tied third in Croatia as Alireza wins titleIndian chess prodigy R Praggnanandhaa secured a commendable tied third place at the Grand Chess Tour's Croatian leg. Despite an early setba...
06 Jul, 2026, 04.04 PM IST
Grand Chess Tour: Indian Grandmaster Praggnanandhaa ends rapid section as joint leaderIndian chess prodigy R Praggnanandhaa staged a comeback on the final day of the Grand Chess Tour's rapid section in Croatia. He secured thr...
04 Jul, 2026, 11.55 AM IST
Zagreb Grand Chess Tour: R Praggnanandhaa tied for second after opening day in CroatiaR Praggnanandhaa has started strong at the Zagreb Grand Chess Tour, securing joint second place after the opening day. He defeated top seed...
02 Jul, 2026, 10.18 AM IST
Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa lead Indian challenge at Zagreb Rapid and BlitzIndian chess prodigies D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa are set to compete in the Zagreb Rapid and Blitz Tournament, a prestigious Grand Chess...
30 Jun, 2026, 03.34 PM IST
Gukesh is a smart player, don't see any clear weakness in his game: Javokhir SindarovJavokhir Sindarov is preparing for his World Championship clash against D Gukesh. Sindarov sees no clear weaknesses in Gukesh's game. He ac...
03 Jun, 2026, 11.12 AM IST
Criticisms are justified, I haven't performed well: D GukeshIndian chess prodigy D Gukesh acknowledges his recent performances have not met expectations. He is preparing for his World Championship ti...
25 May, 2026, 09.53 AM IST
Praggnanandhaa qualifies for Grand Chess Tour finale; Wesley So wins SinquefieldWesley So won the Sinquefield Cup after a thrilling playoff. He defeated Nodirbek Abdusattorov to tie with R Praggnanandhaa and Fabiano Car...
28 Aug, 2025, 10.16 AM IST
Sinquefield Cup: Praggnanandhaa in joint lead after facile win; Gukesh losesIndian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa's impressive victory over Alireza Firouzja has propelled him to a joint lead with Fabiano Caruana in th...
26 Aug, 2025, 11.56 AM IST
Will you resign? Carlsen accuses FIDE chief of coercion, broken promisesWorld Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen has called for the resignation of FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich over coercion and broken promises. F...
04 Feb, 2025, 05.52 PM IST
Firouzja wins GCT and Sinquefield leg, Praggnanandhaa, Gukesh tie for fifthFrench Grandmaster Alireza Firouzja clinched the Sinquefield Cup, remaining undefeated, and won the Grand Chess tour 2024. Firouzja led the...
29 Aug, 2024, 05.41 PM IST
Grand Chess tour: Decent draw for Praggnanandhaa despite five black openings in rapidIndian Grandmaster R Pragganandhaa had a favorable schedule at the St. Louis Rapid and Blitz tournament, starting his campaign with black p...
12 Aug, 2024, 04.22 PM IST
Chess prodigy Praggnanandhaa beats world champion Magnus Carlsen for the second time in 2022A one-move blunder by Carlsen led to the chess champion’s victory.
21 May, 2022, 12.02 PM IST
Viswanathan Anand to take on Hikaru Nakamura in Sinquefield openerViswanathan Anand will take on Hikaru Nakamura of United States in the first round of Sinquefield Cup, a part of the Grand Chess tour.
23 Aug, 2015, 04.13 PM IST
Anand finishes fifth in blitz event of Norway Chess tournamentIndian Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand lost to world champion Magnus Carlsen from a winning position to finish fifth in the blitz event.
16 Jun, 2015, 12.51 PM IST
Chess gets a $1 million Grand Chess TourFormer World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov was on hand in St. Louis to participate in the announcement, a fitting role as Kasparov was inst...
04 May, 2015, 12.09 PM IST