[ad_1] R Praganandha (PTI photo) French Grandmaster (GM) Maxime Vacher-Lagrave has rated India’s R Praganananda in the third tier (B tier) for the upcoming Candidates Tournament, calling him a bit of a “hot take”.While he made it clear that all eight players have a chance to win, he based his rankings primarily on current form…
[ad_1] India’s D Gokesh (FIDE/Eng Chin An via PTI photo) New Delhi: India’s young chess star De Gokesh has come under fire from former world champion Anatoly Karpov, who claimed that his title win was due more to luck than to sheer force. Gokesh defeated Ding Liren to become the youngest world champion, but some…
[ad_1] Erling Holland (Photo by Total Chess/Jonathan Turton) New Delhi: Already an icon in the world of football, Erling Holland is stepping into the world of chess not as a player but as an investor. He has supported Norwegian Chess and its newly launched Total Chess World Championship Tour, which aims to help promote the…
[ad_1] Ding Leren of China (Photo by FIDE/Eric Rosen) New Delhi: Former world chess champion Ding Liren has been dropped from the FIDE ranking list after playing very few games, but he seems completely at peace with the situation. Once at the top of the chess world, he is now taking a step back and…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The air is still full of anticipation as to whether Konro Hampi will participate in the upcoming Women’s Candidates, which begins on March 28 at the Cape St. George’s Hotel and Resort in Pegeia, Cyprus.While TimesofIndia.com has already confirmed. With three other participants in R Praganananda, R Vaishali, and Divya Deshmukh traveling…
[ad_1] New Delhi: Indian Grandmaster Konero Hampi is undecided about participating in the Candidates Tournament in Cyprus, citing security concerns amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia.Go beyond limits with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!The prestigious event, which begins on March 28, will determine the challengers for the world championship titles currently held by De…
[ad_1] Koniro Hampi, Divya Deshmukh, and R. Praganandha with sister R. Vaishali (Photos by Andrey Anusov and Michael Valuza/FIDE) NEW DELHI: Even as Conroe Hampi’s possible withdrawal from the candidates’ tournament in Cyprus over the Iran war raised concerns, India’s next generation trio of Divya Deshmukh, R Vaishali and R Praganandha are set to compete…
[ad_1] Indian chess star Konero Hampi is considering pulling out of the upcoming FIDE Women’s Candidates Tournament, which will be held in Cyprus. His concern is primarily about security because of the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East between the US, Israel and Iran.The venue of the tournament was decided in November last year, but…
[ad_1] Mayank Chakraborty becomes first GM of North East India (Special Arrangements) New Delhi: All Assam Chess Association General Secretary Rajeeb Dhar was having a good night’s sleep on Saturday morning. And why not? His mentor, Mayank Chakraborty, had just achieved his final Grandmaster (GM) standard at the 8th GM tournament in Sweden. In doing…
[ad_1] Abhimanyu Paranik and Aroniak Ghosh New Delhi: The National Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship concluded at Sarla Birla University in Ranchi, where over 400 players from across the country competed in intense matches that tested both speed and strategy. The tournament featured two formats of blitz and rapid and saw impressive performances from several…