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News sports chess R Praggnanandhaa Beats Vincent Keymer 19-9, Enters Grand Chess Tour Final Last Updated:August 25, 2026, 12:38 IST Pragnanandhaa will take on pre-event favourite and defending champion Fabiano Caruana of the USA States in the event finale. R Praggnanandhaa (Picture credit: X @GrandChessTour) Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa cruised into the finals of the…
News sports chess Sinquefield Cup: India’s R Praggnanandhaa Suffers Defeat To Vincent Keymer Last Updated:August 14, 2026, 10:23 IST It was not an easy day for R Praggnanandhaa as he might have expected. R Praggnanandhaa has slipped to the fourth spot. (PTI Photo) R Praggnanandhaa suffered his first defeat of the Sinquefield Cup, going down…
Indian Grandmaster R Vaishali continued her remarkable run and defeated Aleksandra Goryachkina of Russia in the 11th round of the Women’s Candidates tournament here on Saturday. With her fourth victory in the event, Vaishali took her tally to an impressive seven points from 11 games. For Russian Goryachkina, the loss virtually ended her chances in…
Last Updated:January 17, 2026, 9:23 pm IST Environmental activists delayed the Tata Steel Masters chess tournament by blocking the entrance with coal. Competitors at Tata Steel Masters (X) In an unprecedented incident in the world of chess, the opening round of the Tata Steel Masters tournament was delayed for a few hours due to environmental…
Last Updated:December 26, 2025, 10:24 PM IST Krishna Goutham leads FIDE Rapid with Carlsen, Erigaisi, Artemiev. Vaishali stuns Tan Zhongyi. Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa start steady. Magnus Carlsen. (AFP Photo) Teenage International Master Krishna Goutham emerged as an unexpected joint leader with three consecutive wins, while Indian stars D Gukesh and R. Praggnanandhaa had a slow but…
Last Updated:November 12, 2025, 9:46 PM IST Arjun Erigaisi, R Praggnanandhaa, and P Harikrishna drew tense Chess World Cup games, with Harikrishna heading to a tie-break. Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara reached Round of 16. (Credit: FIDE Media) Indian Grandmasters Arjun Erigaisi, R Praggnanandhaa, and P Harikrishna held their ground in tense fourth-round encounters at the…
Last Updated:November 12, 2025, 07:22 IST Arjun Erigaisi, R Praggnanandhaa, P Harikrishna, V Pranav and Karthik Venkataraman drew their first game of round four games at World Chess Cup. FIDE World Cup: Arjun Erigaisi and R Praggnanandhaa (PTI) Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi continued his pursuit of a spot in the finals as all five Indian players…
Last Updated:November 04, 2025, 07:48 IST Narayanan SL, Diptayan Ghosh, and Aronyak Ghosh advanced to round two of FIDE World Cup 2025. FIDE World Cup is played as a single-elimination knock-out tournament with 206 players from 82 countries vying for the title. (AP Photo) GM Narayanan SL and GM Diptayan Ghosh secured their places in…
Last Updated:October 31, 2025, 9:01 PM IST The FIDE World Chess Cup in Goa unveils the Viswanathan Anand Trophy, honouring the Indian legend. FIDE World Chess Cup Trophy named in honour of Chess legend Viswanathan Anand (PTI and X The new trophy for the FIDE World Chess Cup, currently being held in Goa, was christened…
Last Updated:October 30, 2025, 11:38 PM IST Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025 features D Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi, Praggnanandhaa and more in Wijk aan Zee, showing its youngest-ever lineup. D Gukesh had made a solid start on the opening day. (PTI Photo) With World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen opting not to feature in the upcoming 88th…