Why the Candidates 2024 is a statement tournament for Indian chess

[ad_1] The World Candidates Chess Championship is one of the biggest tournaments, and India is looking to take it by storm with a record number of participating Grandmasters /news/big-story/chess-world-candidates-chess-championship-gukesh-praggnanandhaa-koneru-humpy-111712061274388.html 111712061274388 story In June last year, former world champion Magnus Carlsen...

Chess: Arjun Erigaisi moves to No 7 in live world rankings; replaces Viswanathan Anand as India No 1

[ad_1] The musical chairs in the Indian chess rankings continue as Arjun Erigaisi climbed to world No 9 rank in the latest ratings published by the FIDE on Monday. However, in the Live rankings, he has moved up to No...

Chess: Akshaya emerges winner of A2H Selections tournament

[ad_1] <!-- --> Akshaya seized command to win the tie-break and emerge the winner as Saranya and Venu settled for second and third places respectively Published Date - 8 March 2024, 11:30 PM Medal winners of the...

Telangana’s Rithvik bags silver at National Blitz Chess Championship

[ad_1] <!-- --> In a championship featuring 224 top players nationwide, the 6th seed, Rithvik, showcased remarkable prowess by securing an impressive 9 points out of 11 rounds Published Date - 7 March 2024, 07:31 PM Telangana...

Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi’s big dreams of global chess domination

[ad_1] The Indian grandmaster speaks to Lounge about self improvement, breaking into the world top ten and playing to win /news/talking-point/chess-vidit-gujrathi-vishwanathan-anand-fide-grand-swiss-tournament-111709638313525.html 111709638313525 story Roughly two years ago, Vidit Santosh Gujrathi realised that he needed to change his personality, and shuffle...

Candidates chess: Can visa problems scuttle Pragg & Co’s travel plans to Canada?

[ad_1] “Regrettably, players from various countries worldwide, who submitted their visa applications few months ago, have not yet received any updates on their status. With only a month remaining till the FIDE Candidates Tournament, there are grave concerns about the...