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Indian Grandmaster Divya Deshmukh To Make Debut At Norway Chess Women's Tournament
Indian Grandmaster and World Cup winner Divya Deshmukh will make her debut at Norway Chess Women later this year, becoming the youngest player to compete in the women's tournament since its launch in 2024.
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World Blitz Championship: Arjun Erigaisi Loses To Uzbek GM In Semis, Settles For Bronze
World Blitz Championship: Arjun Erigaisi suffered a shattering semifinal loss to top Uzbek player Nodirbek Abdusattorov as the ace Indian settled for a bronze medal
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Indian Chess Stars Arjun Erigaisi & R Praggnanandhaa Turn Focus to a Packed Season After World Cup Exit
The last two years have been most productive for Indian chess in terms of interest the game generated, the success many players from the country enjoyed and chess finally reaching the heights wherein it has become now a full-time career sport.
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Organisers Take Cheeky Dig At Row Over US Chess Player Throwing D Gukesh's King Into Crowd
Hikaru Nakamura defeated world champion D Gukesh at the Checkmate: USA vs India and grabbed the Indian GM's king, tossing it into a cheering crowd.
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"I Have Become A Better Player And Person In What's Been A Tough Year": GM Vaishali
Vaishali became the third Indian to make the cut for the Candidates apart from Divya Deshmukh and Koneru Humpy.
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Koneru Humpy, Divya Deshmukh Hold Firm With Draws In FIDE Women's World Cup Semi-Finals
With two Indians and two Chinese making up the final-four, the Asian dominance in women's chess remains undisputed
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"Don't Pay Much Attention...": R Praggnanandhaa On Becoming India's No 1 Chess Player
Indian chess grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa has become the country's highest-ranked player after winning the UzChess Cup Masters in Croatia.
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R Praggnanandhaa Becomes Top-Ranked Indian And World No.4 After Winning UzChess Cup Masters
Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa became India's top-ranked chess player in the live ratings after winning the UzChess Cup Masters 2025 in Tashkent on Friday.
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9-Year-Old Indian Prodigy, Dubbed 'Sachin Tendulkar Of Chess', Pleads For Financial Support
Nine-year-old Aarit Kapil almost beat World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen recently in a tournament, eventually settling for a draw.
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India's Chess Star D Gukesh Confident Of Meeting Expectations
Star Indian chess player D Gukesh is embracing the "new level" of competition where he is confident of handling the challenges and "meeting the expectations".
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Indian Grandmaster Divya Deshmukh To Make Debut At Norway Chess Women's Tournament
Indian Grandmaster and World Cup winner Divya Deshmukh will make her debut at Norway Chess Women later this year, becoming the youngest player to compete in the women's tournament since its launch in 2024.
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World Blitz Championship: Arjun Erigaisi Loses To Uzbek GM In Semis, Settles For Bronze
World Blitz Championship: Arjun Erigaisi suffered a shattering semifinal loss to top Uzbek player Nodirbek Abdusattorov as the ace Indian settled for a bronze medal
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Indian Chess Stars Arjun Erigaisi & R Praggnanandhaa Turn Focus to a Packed Season After World Cup Exit
The last two years have been most productive for Indian chess in terms of interest the game generated, the success many players from the country enjoyed and chess finally reaching the heights wherein it has become now a full-time career sport.
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Organisers Take Cheeky Dig At Row Over US Chess Player Throwing D Gukesh's King Into Crowd
Hikaru Nakamura defeated world champion D Gukesh at the Checkmate: USA vs India and grabbed the Indian GM's king, tossing it into a cheering crowd.
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"I Have Become A Better Player And Person In What's Been A Tough Year": GM Vaishali
Vaishali became the third Indian to make the cut for the Candidates apart from Divya Deshmukh and Koneru Humpy.
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Koneru Humpy, Divya Deshmukh Hold Firm With Draws In FIDE Women's World Cup Semi-Finals
With two Indians and two Chinese making up the final-four, the Asian dominance in women's chess remains undisputed
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"Don't Pay Much Attention...": R Praggnanandhaa On Becoming India's No 1 Chess Player
Indian chess grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa has become the country's highest-ranked player after winning the UzChess Cup Masters in Croatia.
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R Praggnanandhaa Becomes Top-Ranked Indian And World No.4 After Winning UzChess Cup Masters
Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa became India's top-ranked chess player in the live ratings after winning the UzChess Cup Masters 2025 in Tashkent on Friday.
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9-Year-Old Indian Prodigy, Dubbed 'Sachin Tendulkar Of Chess', Pleads For Financial Support
Nine-year-old Aarit Kapil almost beat World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen recently in a tournament, eventually settling for a draw.
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India's Chess Star D Gukesh Confident Of Meeting Expectations
Star Indian chess player D Gukesh is embracing the "new level" of competition where he is confident of handling the challenges and "meeting the expectations".
