Magnus Carlsen, R. Praganananda, Divya Deshmukh, and D. Gokesh (photo courtesy of Michael Valoza for Norwegian Chess) NEW DELHI: If you flip through the pages of an English dictionary to find out the meaning of the word “cliché”, it will tell you that a cliché is nothing more than a phrase or an idea that…
R. Praganandha, Divya Deshmukh, D. Gokesh, and Magnus Carlsen (photo by Mikkel Valoza for Norwegian Chess) NEW DELHI: Ahead of the 2026 Norway Chess, currently in its 14th edition, if anyone told you that half way through, world chess champion de Gokesh and world no. 1 Magnus Carlsen The last and second place names on…
Praganandha, Gokesh, Divya Deshmukh, and Magnus Carlsen (photo courtesy of Michael Walsza for Norwegian Chess) New Delhi: On Sunday, Round 6 marked the beginning of the reverse fixture in Norwegian chess this year. As a regular exercise, it features exactly the same pair as in the opening round, but with pieces of the opposite color…
Praganandha, Gokesh, Magnus Carlsen, and Divya Deshmukh (photo by Mikkel Valoza for Norwegian Chess) New Delhi: After a disappointing Thursday where Dommaraju Gokesh tasted defeat against the world No. 1 and five-time world champion. Magnus Carlsen In what was the reigning world champion’s final game as a youngster, Gokesh returned to the board on Saturday…
De Gokesh, Magnus Carlsen, and Divya Deshmukh (photographed by Mikkel Valoza for Norwegian Chess) New Delhi: Today is the birthday of world chess champion Dumaraju Gokesh. As he prepares to leave his teenage years behind and turn 20, the Chennai-born grandmaster had a rare opportunity to celebrate by defeating the world number one. 1 and…
R Praganandha, Magnus Carlsen, and Divya Deshmukh (Photo by Michal Walusza/Norway Chess) New Delhi: 2024 Norway Remember chess? In Round 3 of this edition, an 18-year-old Ramesh Babu Praganandha secured his first classical victory. Magnus Carlsen. Since then, a lot has changed. Prague is two years older, Carlsen is now a father, and Norwegian chess…
Divya Deshmukh and Konero Hampi (Photo by Michael Waloza/Norwegian Chess) New Delhi: Like any other elite chess tournament, Norwegian chess pitted Indian grandmaster Divya Deshmukh against compatriot Konero Hampi, the country’s top-ranked female player, in an all-Indian clash at Oslo’s Deichmann Björvik Library on Tuesday. It is standard practice to draw two players from the…
Divya Deshmukh beats world champion, Magnus Carlsen loses his game (Photo by Michael Walsza/Norwegian Chess) New Delhi: On her debut at Norway Chess on Monday, Divya Deshmukh made it clear that she is eager to leave her mark. In between drawing World Women’s Chess Champion Jo Wengen in her classic game and then defeating her…
D. Gokesh, Divya Deshmukh, Koneru Hampi, and R. Praganananda (Photo by Mikel Valoza/Norwegian Chess) New Delhi: This year, Norwegian chess returned to the capital Oslo for the first time, after 13 consecutive years in Stavanger. In another change, it won’t be a global number. 1 and five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen’s only classical appearance of…