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Pragyanand caught Karuna, Gukesh caught Giri
In Bucharest (Romania), Indian grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa tied with Fabiano Caruana of the United States, while world championship contender D Gukesh also split points with Dutchman Anish Giri in the eighth and penultimate round of the Superbet Classic chess tournament here .For the fourth...-
Chess: Gukesh holds Caruana; Praggnananda played a draw with Nepomniachtchi
In Bucharest (Romania), World Championship challenger Grandmaster D Gukesh tied with tournament leader and top seed Fabiano Caruana of the United States in the seventh round of the Superbet classical chess tournament here.In another day of ties, R Praggnanandhaa made peace with Ian... -
Praggnananda Wesley misses out on another day of draws
Bucharest (Romania) Grandmaster R Praggnandhaa once again squandered a promising position to settle for a draw against American Wesley in the fifth round of the Superbet Classic tournament as none of the five boards produced any decisive results here.The leading positions remained unchanged... -
Praggnanand defeated Gukesh on the day of draw
In Bucharest (Romania), grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa failed to become joint leader of the Superbet Classic chess tournament after settling for a draw against his compatriot D Gukesh in the third round here.After losing to Gukesh in the last Candidates tournament in April earlier this year... -
SuperBet Classic Chess: Gukesh draws with Nepomniachtchi, Prague shares points with Vachier-Lagrave
In Bucharest (Romania), World Championship challenger D Gukesh played a close draw with Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia, while his Indian compatriot R Praggnanandhaa shared points with Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France in the second round of the Superbet Chess Classic, a part of the Great Chess... -
FIDE Candidates 2024: Gukesh beats Firozha to become sole leader with one round remaining
Toronto [Canada], India's chess prodigy D Gukesh played a clever game to defeat France's Alireza Firozha in the Round of 13 of the FIDE Candidates 2024 on Sunday. With this win, the Indian took the sole lead before the final round. The win pushed Gukesh into the sole leadership position at the... -
Gukesh will fight with Alireza on the promise of photo finish
TORONTO: Teenage Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh will once again have his work cut out for him against France's Firozha Alireza in the final round of the Candidates Chess Tournament in what promises to be a photo-finish here.Gukesh, with his last white game, will improve his chances significantly... -
Candidates' Chess: Gukesh slips to joint second place after draw; loss to Prague, Gujarati
TORONTO: Grandmaster D Gukesh played a creditable draw against top seed Fabiano Caruana but slipped a place to joint second, on a day when two other Indians suffered disappointing defeats in the 11th round of the Candidates Chess tournament here. .Nerves finally came into play when R... -
Candidate Chess: Gukesh faces Caruana; Praggnanandha defeated Nakamura
TORONTO: Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh will have his work cut out for him by defeating top seed Fabiano Caruana in the 11th round, which is expected to cement his position at the top as the Candidates Chess Tournament heads towards its final stage here.17-year-old Gukesh is on joint lead with... -
Chess of candidates: Gukesh faces Caruana, Praggnanandha faces Nakamura
TORONTO: In joint lead with Russia's Ian Nepomniachtchi, D Gukesh will face top seed Fabiano Caruana of the United States while R Praggnanandhaa will face rising American Hikaru Nakamura in the 11th round of the Candidates Chess Tournament here.With only four rounds remaining, it is a chance... -
Candidates Chess: Gukesh draws with Nepomniachtchi to maintain joint lead
Toronto: Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh continues to hold the joint top spot with Russia's Ian Nepomniachtchi after playing an easy draw in the 10th round of the Candidates Chess Tournament here.The all-India duel between R Praggnanandhaa and Vidit Gujrathi also ended in a draw, while Fabiano... -
Vidit Gujarati returns to the hunt by defeating Nakamura
Toronto: Indian Grandmaster Vidit Gujarati made a strong comeback after the defeat in the previous match and broke the defense of Hikaru Nakamura of the United States in the ninth round of the Candidates Chess Tournament here.The all-India duel between D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa ended in a... -
Thukesh Byats, Vidit Gujra give Regin joint lead
Toronto: India's D Gukesh made a brilliant comeback to outclass compatriot Vidit Gujrati and take the joint lead with Russia's Ian Nepomniachtchi after the eighth round of the Candidates Chess Tournament here.On a day when R Praggnanandhaa played out a draw with France's Firozha Alireza... -
Indians are still looking for candidates chess
TORONTO: Indian grandmasters R Praggnanandhaa and D Gukesh will look to close the gap with Russian leader Ian Nepomniachtchi when they resume their campaign in the eighth round of the Candidates Chess Tournament here.When the tournament resumes on Saturday, teenage sensation Praggnananda will... -
Candidate Chess: Prajnandha against Alirez; If you spit you will be stuck
TORONTO: Indian grandmasters R Praggnanandhaa and D Gukesh will look to close the gap with Russian leader Ian Nepomniachtchi when they resume their campaign in the eighth round of the Candidates Chess Tournament here.When the tournament resumes on Saturday, teenage sensation Praggnananda will... -
Candidate Chess: Lost to Gukesh Alireza; praggnananda has caruana
TORONTO: Grandmaster D Gukesh slipped from joint top spot after his first defeat at the hands of French player Firozha Alireza but teenage prodigy Praggnanandhaa played out an easy draw with American Fabiano Caruana in the seventh round of the Candidates chess tournament here.After the defeat... -
Candidate Chess: Indians in the hunt, but Nepomniachtchi clear favorite on first rest day
TORONTO: Great Vishwanathan Anand believes the Indians have got "a long chance" at the Candidates chess tournament but the pair of D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa have done surprisingly well in weathering the early storm as Pratistha has also taken rest for the first day of the ongoing edition. ... -
Thukesh Holders Karuna; flutter again after passing by
Toronto: Grandmaster D Gukesh did well to hold top-seeded American Fabian Caruana to a draw but Vidit Gujrati suffered another defeat at the hands of Russia's Iya Nepomniachtchi in the fourth round of the Candidates Chess Tournament here.The day R. Praggnananda played out an unexpected draw...