Praggnanandhaa shocks Caruana, becomes first Indian after Anand to reach FIDE World Cup final

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In the semifinals of the FIDE World Cup chess competition on Monday, world No. 3 Fabiano Caruana was shocked by Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa 3.5-2.5 in the tie-break.

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R Praggnanandhaa advances to FIDE World Cup semifinals

On Thursday, Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa advanced to the semifinals of the FIDE World Cup chess competition after defeating fellow countryman Arjun Erigaisi 5-4 in a sudden death tie-break. The 17-year-old qualified for the semis against American ace Fabiano Caruana.

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FIDE World Cup | R Pragganandhaa still alive, Gukesh and Gujarathi ousted

On Wednesday, Indian Grandmasters D Gukesh and Vidit Gujarathi bowed out of the FIDE World Cup after losing to Norwegian Magnus Carlsen and Azerbaijan’s Nijat Abasov, respectively. On the other hand, R Pragganandhaa bounced back after losing the first game, against Arjun Erigaisi to force […]

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Teenage chess prodigy Gukesh D gets past Anand in live FIDE rankings

Teenage chess prodigy from India, GM D Gukesh, moved over of renowned Indian GM Viswanathan Anand in the live global (FIDE) rankings on Tuesday with a victory over Misratdin Iskandarov of Azerbaijan. In the second game, the 17-year-old Gukesh outwitted Iskandarov in 44 moves.

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Aditya S. Samant becomes the 83rd Grandmaster in India

On Wednesday, Aditya S. Samant attained the required 2500 Elo points to become the 83rd Grandmaster in India. At the BielChess MTO 2023 competition, the 17-year-old Samant, an International Master, upgraded to GM as he began his ninth-round match against fellow countryman Aryan Chopra.

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Indian prodigy R. Praggnanandhaa emerges victorious in V Geza Hetenyi Memorial Super GM Chess Tournament 2023

On Wednesday, the young Indian grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa won the V Geza Hetenyi Memorial Super GM Chess Tournament 2023, scoring 6.5 points in the entire tournament. In all, he finished with five outright wins in the nine-round tournament, and just one loss.

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IND vs ENG 2022| Brendon McCullum gifted at motivating people, remarks David Gower

David Gower ventured his opinions on various facets of the English cricket team ahead of the one-off Test versus India at Edgbaston starting Friday. The legendary batsman was all praise for the leadership duo of Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes, as he gears up to […]

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Dwayne Bravo recalls how dismissing Yuvraj Singh changed his career

Dwayne Bravo has revealed how the wicket of Yuvraj Singh in an ODI match back in 2006 set his career up in the shortest format of the game. Bravo, who is representing Chennai Super Kings, recently surpassed Lasith Malinga to become the leading wicket-taker in […]

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SA vs BAN 2022 | Eight IPL-bound players included in South Africa squad for ODI series

The three-match ODI series between the hosts South Africa and Bangladesh will be played in Centurion and Johannesburg from March 18 to 23. Eight South African players, who are due to take part in the Indian Premier League 2022, starting from March 26, have been […]

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England names Paul Collingwood as interim head coach for West Indies Tests

Former England cricketer Paul Collingwood on Monday has been named as England’s interim head coach for the three-match Test series against West Indies, starting in March. Chris Silverwood was removed from England’s head coach role after the team’s poor performance in the Ashes 2021-2022.

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