May 25, 2026

Chess

Shocking! Arjuna Awardee GM Abhijeet Gupta slams chess federation over unpaid Rs 5.5 lakh prize money | Chess News – The Times of India

Shocking! Arjuna Awardee GM Abhijeet Gupta slams chess federation over unpaid Rs 5.5 lakh prize money | Chess News – The Times of India

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President Pranab Mukherjee honors Abhijeet Gupta (Chess) with Arjuna Award at Rashtrapati Bhavan on August 31, 2013 (IANS Photo) NEW DELHI: Arjuna Awardee Grandmaster (GM) Abhijeet Gupta, who became the first Indian to win five Commonwealth Chess Championship titles, has sparked a massive conversation regarding the treatment of athletes in India after taking to X…

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Chess: No Indian yet in Esports Chess World Cup 2026: How can it change? The road ahead explained | Chess News – The Times of India

Chess: No Indian yet in Esports Chess World Cup 2026: How can it change? The road ahead explained | Chess News – The Times of India

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R Praggnanandhaa, Nihal Sarin, and Arjun Erigaisi (Speical Arrangements) NEW DELHI: The memories of 20-year-old Javokhir Sindarov sweeping past his challengers in the Candidates tournament were still raw when 30-year-old Russian Grandmaster Daniil Dubov ended up scoring a 3-0 win over him, remarkably achieved while lying on his bed, last week online at the Chess.com…

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No handshake! India’s Harika Dronavalli breaks silence on Uzbek GM’s ‘Namaste’ | Exclusive | Chess News – The Times of India

No handshake! India’s Harika Dronavalli breaks silence on Uzbek GM’s ‘Namaste’ | Exclusive | Chess News – The Times of India

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Uzbekistan GM Nodirbek Yakubboev comes up with ‘Namaste’ gesture against Harika Dronavalli (Screengrab) NEW DELHI: In this digital age, when every gesture is scrutinised under the microscopic lens of social media, a fleeting exchange at the recently-concluded Grenke Freestyle Open snowballed into a large-scale social media debate.As India’s Grandmaster (GM) Harika Dronavalli extended her hand…

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Watch: Magnus Carlsen poses for selfie, then gets her phone seized | Chess News – The Times of India

Watch: Magnus Carlsen poses for selfie, then gets her phone seized | Chess News – The Times of India

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Alua Nurman took a selfie with Magnus Carlsen (Photo from @ChessbaseIndia) NEW DELHI: A simple selfie request turned into an unexpected situation at the Grenke Freestyle Chess Festival in Germany. Just before their match, Kazakh player Alua Nurman asked Magnus Carlsen for a selfie. He agreed without hesitation and posed with her. However, right after…

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Candidates Chess 2026: Why are Indians not starting as favourites? | Chess News – The Times of India

Candidates Chess 2026: Why are Indians not starting as favourites? | Chess News – The Times of India

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R Praggnanandhaa, Divya Deshmukh, and R Vaishali (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: Two years ago, when Dommaraju Gukesh stormed the Candidates in Toronto, the chess world called it a miracle. By the time he dismantled Ding Liren in Singapore to become the youngest-ever World Champion, that “miracle” had become something else entirely, more like a…

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Mother quit job, son scripts history: How Mayank Chakraborty, 16, became Northeast’s 1st GM | Chess News – The Times of India

Mother quit job, son scripts history: How Mayank Chakraborty, 16, became Northeast’s 1st GM | Chess News – The Times of India

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Mayank Chakraborty becomes the first GM from Northeast India (Special Arranements) NEW DELHI: On Saturday morning, Rajib Dhar, the general secretary of the All Assam Chess Association, was having a good sleep. And why not? His protégé, Mayank Chakraborty, had just secured his final Grandmaster (GM) norm at the 8th GM Tournament in Sweden. In…

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‘Long live Iran’: France No. 1 chess grandmaster Alireza Firouzja shares powerful message amid unrest | Chess News – The Times of India

‘Long live Iran’: France No. 1 chess grandmaster Alireza Firouzja shares powerful message amid unrest | Chess News – The Times of India

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Alireza Firouzja opens up on Iran unrest (Photo by AP and GCL) NEW DELHI: French No. 1 chess grandmaster Alireza Firouzja gained global attention after a social media post. The post on X (formerly Twitter) read, “Long live Iran.”The message spread quickly online. Many fans linked it to unrest in Iran. Firouzja also shared the…

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