[ad_1] Tamil Nadu CM Vijay with Norwegian Chess Champion R Praganandha (Screengrab) New Delhi: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Monday felicitated chess star R Praganandha after his historic victory in the Norway chess tournament, presenting him with a cash prize of Rs 50 lakh and a memento. A friendly game of chess…
[ad_1] R Pragnananandhaa is Norway Chess 2026 Champion (Photo by Michal Walusza for Norwegian Chess) New Delhi: Ramesh Babu Praganananda, what have you done?Just this Thursday, Norway’s national soccer team held an avant-garde Viking-themed photo shoot with their squad for the upcoming FIFA World Cup. With superstars like Erling Holland and Martin Odegaard donning traditional…
[ad_1] 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…
[ad_1] 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…
[ad_1] 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…
[ad_1] 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…
[ad_1] 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…
[ad_1] 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…