Exclusive | ‘If there were chess tournaments in Bangladesh, why would I come to India?’: 80-year-old Rani Hamid | Chess News – Times of India

Exclusive | ‘If there were chess tournaments in Bangladesh, why would I come to India?’: 80-year-old Rani Hamid | Chess News – Times of India

Rani Hamid (Photo credit: Special arrangement) NEW DELHI: Balaji Sudarshan is a 2012-born chess prodigy from Tamil Nadu who was up against 80-year-old Bangladeshi legend Rani Hamid in round 6 of the Delhi International GM Open Chess Tournament 2025.Going into the game, Hamid had suffered three losses, all against lower-rated opponents in the first five…

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R Praggnanandhaa maintains joint lead in Superbet Classic – The Times of India

R Praggnanandhaa maintains joint lead in Superbet Classic – The Times of India

Indian GM R Praggnanandhaa Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa maintained his joint lead in the Superbet Classic, part of the Grand Chess Tour, after drawing with co-leader Alireza Firouzja of France in the seventh round on Thursday in Bucharest, Romania. He shares the top spot with Fabiano Caruana, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, and Firouzja, all having four points…

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