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…
PM Modi and chess legend Susan Polgar NEW DELHI: Chess legend Susan Polgar reminisced about receiving a letter from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Republic Day eve 2022, acknowledging her contributions to developing young Indian chess talent.Recently, PM Modi extended congratulations to Gukesh Dommaraju for achieving his first classical chess victory against Magnus Carlsen, world…
R Praggnanandhaa and D Gukesh (Tata Steel Chess Tournament Photo) NEW DELHI: The latest FIDE ratings for March 2025 have brought significant shifts in the chess world, with GM Gukesh Dommaraju reaching a career-high world number-three ranking. His remarkable performance at the Tata Steel Chess Masters 2025 — a runner-up medal — saw him surpass…
NEW DELHI: Heading into the 87th edition of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025, the reigning world chess champion D Gukesh was ranked World No. 5 and India No. 2, trailing only Arjun Erigaisi.However, the campaign in Wijk aan Zee began on a sour note for Arjun. He suffered a defeat in his opening game…
R Praggnanandhaa vs Leon Luke Mendonca (Photo: @tatasteelchess on X) NEW DELHI: India’s No. 1 Arjun Erigaisi suffered his third defeat during the fourth round of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025 in Wijk aan Zee on Tuesday. With only 0.5 points out of the inaugural four rounds, Arjun finds himself at the bottom of…
R Praggnanandhaa (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: The third round of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025 delivered its fair share of excitement as R Praggnanandhaa, playing with the white pieces against India’s No. 1, Arjun Erigaisi, emerged as the star performer of the day.The match turned gripping when Arjun opted to capture Pragg’s queen with…
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin felicitates World Chess Champion Gukesh Dommaraju during a ceremony organised by Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu (SDAT), in Chennai. (PTI Photo) Eighteen-year-old chess prodigy D Gukesh was honoured by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin and other officials at a government-organised event in Chennai on Tuesday.The state…