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D Gukesh stands level with Magnus Carlsen, Wesley So and Jan-Krzysztof Duda after three Rapid rounds in Croatia. Chess world champion D Gukesh shared the joint lead with former champion Magnus Carlsen after Day 1 of the SuperUnited Croatia Rapid & Blitz 2025 on Wednesday, scoring 4/6 points alongside Wesley So and Jan-Krzysztof Duda, despite…
Magnus Carlsen and D Gukesh ahead of the SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz leg of the Grand Chess Tour (Image via X/@ChessbaseIndia) With the SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz leg of the Grand Chess Tour underway in Zagreb on Wednesday, all eyes are once again on Magnus Carlsen and Gukesh Dommaraju as their rivalry continues to simmer…
R Praggnanandhaa breaks silence on Magnus Carlsen’s table slam after D Gukesh loss When Magnus Carlsen slammed his fist on the table after a shocking loss to D Gukesh at the elite Norway Chess tournament, the moment went viral — a rare, raw display of frustration from a modern-day chess titan. To many, it was…
Chennai: Chess grandmaster Praggnanandhaa after being felicitated by Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin at his camp office, in Chennai. (PTI Photo) (PTI06_12_2025_000215B) Five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen has welcomed 19-year-old R Praggnanandhaa into his Team Liquid ahead of the Esports World Cup, which will be staged in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from July 29…
D Gukesh vs Magnus Carlsen (Photo Credit: Freestyle Chess/Lennart Ootes) NEW DELHI: The official line-up for the Las Vegas leg of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour was released last Tuesday, and one name was conspicuously absent. Reigning World Champion D Gukesh, who was widely expected to take on Magnus Carlsen once again, was not…
Magnus Carlsen (Photo Credit: Freestyle Chess/Lennart Ootes) NEW DELHI: The Indian leg of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam, which was scheduled to be held in New Delhi from September 17 to 24, has been cancelled by lack of sponsors. The tournament, which would have featured Grand Slam leader Magnus Carlsen, will no longer take place…
Nine-year-old Aarit Kapil was on the cusp of beating Magnus Carlsen before settling for a draw. Nine-year-old Aarit Kapil from New Delhi’s Mayur Vihar achieved a remarkable feat by securing a draw against World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in an online blitz game during the Early Titled Tuesday competition. The fifth standard student from Somerville…
Magnus Carlsen (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images) Nine-year-old Indian Aarit Kapil achieved a remarkable draw against world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in the ‘Early Titled Tuesday’ online chess tournament.Aarit, who recently finished as runner-up in the Under-9 National Championship, dominated the game against the five-time world champion and had Carlsen in a losing position.Time pressure…
Fabiano Caruana of USA during the first game of Norway Chess in Finansparken in Stavanger, Norway, Monday, May 26, 2025. (Carina Johansen/NTB via AP) World No. 3 Fabiano Caruana has made a bold statement about 19-year-old world champion Gukesh and other Indian Grandmasters, calling them “not scary whatsoever” after the Norway Chess tournament.“These Indian players…
Indian GM P Harikrishna slams a table in an interview with FIDE. (Screengrab) Magnus Carlsen’s outburst after losing to World Champion Gukesh in the recently concluded Norway Chess tournament has taken over social media in the past few days — and it seems it isn’t going away anytime soon.In an interview with FIDE, Indian grandmaster…
