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Super Rapid And Blitz: D Gukesh On Fifth Spot At Half-Way Stage In Blitz
- Saturday May 9, 2026
- PTI
World Champion D Gukesh endured a shaky start to the blitz section but recovered ground with a commanding victory over Poland's Jan-Krzysztof Duda in the ninth round of the Super Rapid and Blitz in Warsaw.
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sports.ndtv.com
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R Vaishali Wins FIDE Women's Candidates, To Face Ju Wenjun For World Championship Title
- Thursday April 16, 2026
- Press Trust India
India's R Vaishali on Wednesday won the FIDE Women's Candidates Tournament 2026, earning her the chance to compete for the World Championship against Ju Wenjun later this year.
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sports.ndtv.com
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The Malacca Gambit: How China Oil-Choke Strategy Could Backfire On Trump
- Wednesday April 15, 2026
- World News | Written by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
"Trump is weaponising oil chokepoints from Venezuela to Malacca to pressure China, but Beijing's pipelines, reserves, and shadow fleets mean the real test is which side dares escalate further."
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www.ndtv.com
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Candidates Chess: Uzbekistan's Sindarov Sets Up World Championship Title Clash With D Gukesh
- Tuesday April 14, 2026
- Press Trust of India
Uzbekistan's Javokhir Sindarov won the 2026 Candidates Chess Tournament here on Tuesday, earning the right to challenge India's D Gukesh for the World Chess Championship title later this year
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sports.ndtv.com
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R Vaishali Under Pressure In Women's Candidates
- Monday April 13, 2026
- PTI
Indian Grandmaster R Vaishali will be under pressure when she takes on former women's world champion Zhongyi Tan of China in the penultimate round of the Candidates chess tournament in Paphos.
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sports.ndtv.com
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Disappointed With His Performance This Year, D Gukesh To Play Fewer Events
- Tuesday March 31, 2026
- Press Trust of India
Reigning world champion D Gukesh on Tuesday decided to scale back his tournament schedule following a disappointing performance this season.
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sports.ndtv.com
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Erling Haaland Invests In Norway Chess' Newly Launched Tour
- Thursday March 19, 2026
- Press Trust of India
Football superstar Erling Haaland has become a strategic investor in Norway Chess and its newly launched Total Chess World Championship Tour (TCWCT).
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sports.ndtv.com
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Prague Chess Festival: Aravindh Chithambaram Beats Jorden Van Foreest; D Gukesh Draws Again
- Friday March 6, 2026
- PTI
Indian Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram defeated Netherland's Jorden van Foreest but world champion D Gukesh's winless run continued as he played out a draw yet again.
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sports.ndtv.com
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Chess: D Gukesh Held By Parham Maghsoodloo In Prague International
- Thursday March 5, 2026
- PTI
World Champion D Gukesh's hunt for a win continued as Iran's Parham Maghsoodloo held the Indian ace to a draw in the seventh round of the masters section of the Prague International chess festival.
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sports.ndtv.com
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D Gukesh Blunders To Hand Nodirbek Abdusattorov Another Victory
- Monday March 2, 2026
- PTI
The fortunes of World Champion D Gukesh did not change for the fifth day running as the Indian blundered from a position of strength to lose to nemesis Nodirbek Abdusattorov at Prague International Chess Festival.
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sports.ndtv.com
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D Gukesh Draws With Hans Moke Niemann In Prague International Chess
- Thursday February 26, 2026
- Press Trust of India
World champion D Gukesh survived some anxious moments in the early middle game before finally drawing with Hans Moke Niemann of the United States in the first round of the masters section of the Prague International Chess Festival.
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sports.ndtv.com
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World Champion D Gukesh Breaks Silence On "Cheating" Controversy In Chess
- Wednesday February 25, 2026
- PTI
World Champion D Gukesh has categorically stated that the problems around cheating in chess are made to be bigger than its existence.
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sports.ndtv.com
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Prague Chess Festival: D Gukesh Eyes His First Success Of The Year
- Tuesday February 24, 2026
- Press Trust of India
World champion D Gukesh would be eyeing a turnaround when he spearheads India's challenge in the Prague International Chess festival starting in Czech Republic on Wednesday.
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sports.ndtv.com
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World Champion D Gukesh To Play In Norway Chess In May
- Tuesday February 3, 2026
- PTI
Reigning world champion Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh will compete in the Norway Chess tournament here in May, joining a star-studded field which includes world number one and defending champion Magnus Carlsen.
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sports.ndtv.com
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D Gukesh To Face Compatriot Aravindh Chithambaram As Tata Steel Masters Approaches Business End
- Friday January 30, 2026
- Press Trust of India
Fresh from his victory over Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus of Turkey, world champion D Gukesh will start the final laps of the Tata Steel Masters with a match against compatriot Aravindh Chithambaram in the 11th round.
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sports.ndtv.com
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Super Rapid And Blitz: D Gukesh On Fifth Spot At Half-Way Stage In Blitz
- Saturday May 9, 2026
- PTI
World Champion D Gukesh endured a shaky start to the blitz section but recovered ground with a commanding victory over Poland's Jan-Krzysztof Duda in the ninth round of the Super Rapid and Blitz in Warsaw.
-
sports.ndtv.com
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R Vaishali Wins FIDE Women's Candidates, To Face Ju Wenjun For World Championship Title
- Thursday April 16, 2026
- Press Trust India
India's R Vaishali on Wednesday won the FIDE Women's Candidates Tournament 2026, earning her the chance to compete for the World Championship against Ju Wenjun later this year.
-
sports.ndtv.com
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The Malacca Gambit: How China Oil-Choke Strategy Could Backfire On Trump
- Wednesday April 15, 2026
- World News | Written by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
"Trump is weaponising oil chokepoints from Venezuela to Malacca to pressure China, but Beijing's pipelines, reserves, and shadow fleets mean the real test is which side dares escalate further."
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www.ndtv.com
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Candidates Chess: Uzbekistan's Sindarov Sets Up World Championship Title Clash With D Gukesh
- Tuesday April 14, 2026
- Press Trust of India
Uzbekistan's Javokhir Sindarov won the 2026 Candidates Chess Tournament here on Tuesday, earning the right to challenge India's D Gukesh for the World Chess Championship title later this year
-
sports.ndtv.com
-
R Vaishali Under Pressure In Women's Candidates
- Monday April 13, 2026
- PTI
Indian Grandmaster R Vaishali will be under pressure when she takes on former women's world champion Zhongyi Tan of China in the penultimate round of the Candidates chess tournament in Paphos.
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sports.ndtv.com
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Disappointed With His Performance This Year, D Gukesh To Play Fewer Events
- Tuesday March 31, 2026
- Press Trust of India
Reigning world champion D Gukesh on Tuesday decided to scale back his tournament schedule following a disappointing performance this season.
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sports.ndtv.com
-
Erling Haaland Invests In Norway Chess' Newly Launched Tour
- Thursday March 19, 2026
- Press Trust of India
Football superstar Erling Haaland has become a strategic investor in Norway Chess and its newly launched Total Chess World Championship Tour (TCWCT).
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sports.ndtv.com
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Prague Chess Festival: Aravindh Chithambaram Beats Jorden Van Foreest; D Gukesh Draws Again
- Friday March 6, 2026
- PTI
Indian Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram defeated Netherland's Jorden van Foreest but world champion D Gukesh's winless run continued as he played out a draw yet again.
-
sports.ndtv.com
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Chess: D Gukesh Held By Parham Maghsoodloo In Prague International
- Thursday March 5, 2026
- PTI
World Champion D Gukesh's hunt for a win continued as Iran's Parham Maghsoodloo held the Indian ace to a draw in the seventh round of the masters section of the Prague International chess festival.
-
sports.ndtv.com
-
D Gukesh Blunders To Hand Nodirbek Abdusattorov Another Victory
- Monday March 2, 2026
- PTI
The fortunes of World Champion D Gukesh did not change for the fifth day running as the Indian blundered from a position of strength to lose to nemesis Nodirbek Abdusattorov at Prague International Chess Festival.
-
sports.ndtv.com
-
D Gukesh Draws With Hans Moke Niemann In Prague International Chess
- Thursday February 26, 2026
- Press Trust of India
World champion D Gukesh survived some anxious moments in the early middle game before finally drawing with Hans Moke Niemann of the United States in the first round of the masters section of the Prague International Chess Festival.
-
sports.ndtv.com
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World Champion D Gukesh Breaks Silence On "Cheating" Controversy In Chess
- Wednesday February 25, 2026
- PTI
World Champion D Gukesh has categorically stated that the problems around cheating in chess are made to be bigger than its existence.
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sports.ndtv.com
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Prague Chess Festival: D Gukesh Eyes His First Success Of The Year
- Tuesday February 24, 2026
- Press Trust of India
World champion D Gukesh would be eyeing a turnaround when he spearheads India's challenge in the Prague International Chess festival starting in Czech Republic on Wednesday.
-
sports.ndtv.com
-
World Champion D Gukesh To Play In Norway Chess In May
- Tuesday February 3, 2026
- PTI
Reigning world champion Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh will compete in the Norway Chess tournament here in May, joining a star-studded field which includes world number one and defending champion Magnus Carlsen.
-
sports.ndtv.com
-
D Gukesh To Face Compatriot Aravindh Chithambaram As Tata Steel Masters Approaches Business End
- Friday January 30, 2026
- Press Trust of India
Fresh from his victory over Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus of Turkey, world champion D Gukesh will start the final laps of the Tata Steel Masters with a match against compatriot Aravindh Chithambaram in the 11th round.
-
sports.ndtv.com