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How Gukesh D. announced himself to the chess world with Candidates win

After his win at the Candidates, 17-year-old Indian Grandmaster Gukesh D. is now just one win away from becoming the world’s youngest chess champion

5 min read24 Apr 2024
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Why the Candidates 2024 is a statement tournament for Indian chess

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

6 min read3 Apr 2024
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Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi’s big dreams of global chess domination

The Indian grandmaster speaks to Lounge about self improvement, breaking into the world top ten and playing to win

5 min read6 Mar 2024
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Indian Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa wins Norway chess open

Indian chess sensation R. Praggnanandhaa wins the Norway Chess Group A open chess tournament. Viswanathan Anand places third in the main draw

1 min read11 Jun 2022
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Chess Olympiad: How Russia's loss has been India's gain

India will host this year's Chess Olympiad after FIDE banned Russia from hosting due to the Ukraine invasion. What does this mean for India?

4 min read31 Mar 2022
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How chess champion Magnus Carlsen broke free to win

Magnus Carlsen had suffered 19 draws in a row before he out-maneuvered Ian Nepomniachtchi to win a game at the ongoing World Chess Championship

6 min read8 Dec 2021
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‘I’ll change the face of Indian chess in three years’

Sanjay Kapoor, the newly elected president of All India Chess Federation, says he wants to invest in the players, not in fixed deposits

4 min read12 Jan 2021
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After winning gold in chess Olympiad, team India asked to pay customs duty

Vice captain Srinath Narayanan says he was asked for the chemical composition of the medals, and these were released only after he paid Rs 6,300 as duty

3 min read3 Dec 2020
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Will the troubles at India's top chess body be finally over?

An 8-month long power tussle has paralysed the All India Chess Federation and taken a toll on players. Is the upcoming election going to end it?

3 min read11 Nov 2020
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‘I stand by it’: British grandmaster Nigel Short on his ‘sexist’ remarks on women’s chess

Five years after he said women can't match up to men in chess because they’re wired differently, the former world #3 says he was unfairly ‘hung, drawn and quartered’ for it

6 min read13 Oct 2020

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