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World No 1 Magnus Carlsen was held to draws by India’s R Praggnanandhaa and Nihal Sarin in the rapid section of the Tata ...

The Norwegian also sees the young Indian chess generation as exceptional calculators yet not as intuitive in their play — a ...

Carlsen lost to R. Praggnanandhaa in a classical chess game at the Norway Chess tournament in May this year as well as in the ...

At the upcoming World Chess Championship in Singapore, there is a growing consensus that Ding Liren, the man with the crown currently on his head, will be an underdog against D Gukesh, his 18-year-old ...

Apart from that, I enjoy rapid and blitz – both rapid and over the board. That’s pretty much it for me With ... My nephew ...

While most children his age are absorbed in cartoons or simply play with toys, young Anish Sarkar found his fascination in the quiet strategy of chess pieces, sparking a journey few could fathom. At ...

Magnus Carlsen supports 18-year-old Indian prodigy D Gukesh ahead of the World Chess Championship, predicting pressure but ...

The Norwegian has been the biggest force in the chess world for over a decade; Gukesh could run him close in the future ...

Grandmaster Levon Aronian of the United States registered a resounding victory over GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France to ...