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Praggnanandhaa beats Magnus Carlsen in Las Vegas Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour to knock world No. 1 out of title contentionIndian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa triumphed over world number one Magnus Carlsen in Las Vegas. The victory occurred at the Freestyle Ches...
17 Jul, 2025, 11.57 AM IST
Indian sports in 2024: A year of monumental victories, breakthroughs, and near missesIndian sports in 2024 saw major achievements including a Cricket World Cup win, multiple Olympic medals, and chess world champions. India e...
29 Dec, 2024, 12.56 PM IST
16-year-old Indian GM D Gukesh stuns Magnus Carlsen in Aimchess Rapid chessGukesh is 16 years 4 months 20 days while the previous record before his win was R Praggnanandhaa's 39-move victory over Carlsen in the Air...
17 Oct, 2022, 12.46 PM IST
D Gukesh: Youngest to beat World Chess Champion Magnus CarlsenD Gukesh - at 16 years 4 months 20 days - has became the youngest Indian player to defeat World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen
17 Oct, 2022, 11.14 AM IST
Controversy as Magnus Carlsen quits Niemann game after one move; India's Arjun Erigaisi emerges leaderThe world champion caused a wave of shock when he pulled out of a match for the second time in two weeks, seemingly in protest at alleged c...
20 Sep, 2022, 11.09 AM 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
Praggnanandhaa follows up win over Carlsen with 2 more victories in Airthings MastersA day after a stunning victory over world No.1 Magnus Carlsen, the 16-year old scored two wins and drew against Nodirbek Abdusattorov early...
22 Feb, 2022, 11.13 AM IST
The dark side of chess: Payoffs, points and 12-year-old grandmastersChess grandmasters are not made in a day. Even the brightest talents need years to earn the highest and most coveted title in the game. To ...
15 Jul, 2021, 09.55 AM IST
Sergey Karjakin wins World Cup; joins Viswanathan Anand for 'Candidates Meet'Sergey Karjakin of Russia annexed the World Cup Chess Championship defeating compatriot Peter Svidler 6-4 in a thrilling finale that conclu...
06 Oct, 2015, 02.35 PM IST
P Harikrishna look to get off to good start at World Cup openerGrandmaster P Harikrishna will look to put his best foot forward when he meets Max Illingworth of Australia in the first round of the World...
10 Sep, 2015, 02.12 PM IST
Viswanathan Anand held by Fabiano Caruana in NorwayFormer world champion Viswanathan Anand was held to an easy draw by Fabiano Caruana of Italy in the first round of Norway Chess tournament ...
17 Jun, 2015, 12.27 PM IST
Viswanathan Anand in quarters of London ClassicsWith one round still to come, Anand is likely to head his 'A' group with 11 points in his kitty under the Soccer scoring system in place.
14 Dec, 2013, 09.33 AM IST
Viswanathan Anand to make ‘rapid’ moves to enjoy chess“I am so used to playing chess on my birthday, it would be a bit strange to blow candles on cakes!”
12 Dec, 2013, 06.16 AM IST
NIIT launches website for Anand ahead of World ChampionshipThe best entries stand a chance to win free ticket during the World Chess Championship 2013 and special gifts on every alternate day.
29 Oct, 2013, 03.35 PM IST
- A gentleman champion
Viswanathan Anand won won the unified world chess championship in Bonn. Anand has always conducted himself with grace and dignity. He is a ...
31 Oct, 2008, 02.04 AM IST