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Exclusive | ‘Earlier, I used to beat Indians at will’: What global chess stars in their 30s, 50s, and 80s say about India’s dominance | Chess News – Times of India

Tornike Sanikidze (left), Rani Hamid (right), and playing hall (in the middle) NEW DELHI: After Gukesh Dommaraju won the Candidates last year in Toronto, Garry Kasparov — former world champion and one of the greatest players in history — famously said, “The ‘children’ of Vishy Anand are on the loose.” He later hailed Gukesh’s achievement…

Magnus Carlsen vs The World: When the World No. 1 chess player took on 143,000 people in a historic freestyle showdown | Chess News – Times of India

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Norwegian chess legend Magnus Carlsen faced an unprecedented challenge this month — playing a single freestyle chess game against over 143,000 people around the globe. Billed as “Magnus Carlsen vs The World,” the match was hosted by Chess.com, and ran from April 4 to May 13. It was the first-ever online freestyle game to feature…

11-year-old D Gukesh reveals ‘youngest world champion’ ambition in viral video. Watch | Chess News – Times of India

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NEW DELHI: Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh turned his lifelong dream into reality by becoming the youngest world chess champion at 18, defeating reigning champion Ding Liren in the final game of a thrilling contest.At just 11 years old, Gukesh declared his ambition to become the youngest world champion, and seven years later, he fulfilled his…