[ad_1] Gokesh, Praganandha with the Norway Chess 2026 trophy, and Viswanathan Anand New Delhi: Five-time world chess champion Viswanathan Anand has praised R Praganandha’s recent form and suggested that world champion D Gokesh look to the young grandmaster’s example as he tries to regain momentum. Praganandha recently became the first Indian to win Norwegian chess,…
[ad_1] 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…
[ad_1] R Praganandha vs Anish Giri (Photo by Michael Waloza) New Delhi: The opening day of the 2026 FIDE candidates at the Cape St Georges Hotel and Resort in Paphos, Cyprus proved that while the rule of chess often predicts a draw when both sides play perfectly, the reality on the board can be far…