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…
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…
Vaishali, Divya Deshmukh, and Praganananda (Photos by Michael Valoza and Yvonne Ness) NEW DELHI: As the FIDE Candidates Tournament crosses the near-midway mark of its 14-round marathon, a kind of intensity has begun to fill the Mediterranean air. For the Indian contingent, however, the narrative is divided between a desperate scramble for relevance in the…