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Last Updated:March 28, 2026, 11:14 IST R Praggnanandhaa leads India in a star studded Candidates as Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura, Anish Giri and others chase a title shot against D Gukesh. R Praggnanandhaa. (Picture credit: X @rpraggnachess) Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa, India’s sole representative in the Open section of the eight-player elite field, faces a demanding…
Last Updated:March 16, 2026, 11:13 IST FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky confirms the FIDE Candidates Tournament will proceed as planned in Paphos. Four Indian GMs, including R Praggnanandhaa, will compete. R Praggnanandhaa is supposed to take part in Candidates FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky has said that the organisation is working in the final stages of preparing…
Last Updated:March 04, 2026, 10:29 IST D Gukesh and Koneru Humpy are the only Indians in the top 10 of FIDE ratings. Arjun Erigaisi and R Praggnanandhaa slip. Koneru Humpy became Grandmaster at the age of 15. (PTI Photo) World champion D Gukesh and veteran Koneru Humpy are the only two Indians in the top…
Last Updated:January 19, 2026, 10:16 IST r Praggnananandhaa loses to nodirbek abdusattorov in Tata Stel Masters as d givesh draws with Jorden van Forest. R. Praggnanandhaa was outplayed by Nodirbek Abdusattarov (PTI Photo) Defending Champions r Praggnanananandhaa Lost his second match in as many days, succumbing to nodirbek abdusattoriv of uzbekistan, while d gukesh was…
D Gukesh stayed among the top contenders after nine rounds at the FIDE World Rapid Championship, holding joint seventh place with 6.5 points. Russian Grandmaster Vladislav Artemiev and Hans Niemann led the Open section with 7.5 points each, while former world champion Magnus Carlsen followed in joint third on seven points after suffering a defeat…
Last Updated:December 27, 2025, 11:09 pm IST D Gukesh shines at FIDE World Rapid Championships, tied seventh. Vladislav Artemiev leads, defeating Magnus Carlsen. Koneru Humpy tops women’s section, Divya Deshmukh close behind. D Gukesh (PTI Photo) India’s chess ace D Gukesh had expressed modest expectations for the FIDE World Rapid Championships. However, two days into…
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 16, 2025, 9:58 PM IST Pentala Harikrishna exits FIDE Chess World Cup 2025 after losing to Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara. Arjun Erigaisi is now India’s sole contender, defeating Levon Aronian in Goa. Harikrishna Pentala in action (FIDE Media) Veteran Grandmaster Pentala Harikrishna crashed out of the FIDE Chess World Cup 2025 on Sunday…
Last Updated:November 13, 2025, 9:44 PM IST Daniil Dubov’s post-match remarks after beating R Praggnanandhaa at the FIDE World Cup in Goa spark debate among chess fans online. Daniil Dubov beat R Praggnanandhaa at the FIDE World Cup (Picture credit: X) Russian Grandmaster Daniil Dubov’s post-match comments didn’t go down well with netizens, with certain…
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…