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

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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From D Gukesh to R Praggnanandhaa: Is everything all right with top chess players? Early World Cup exits expose harsh truths | Chess News – The Times of India

From D Gukesh to R Praggnanandhaa: Is everything all right with top chess players? Early World Cup exits expose harsh truths | Chess News – The Times of India

D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa (FIDE Photo) NEW DELHI: As Russian Grandmaster Daniil Dubov, rated 2674, outsmarted India’s 2768-rated R Praggnanandhaa last week, it wasn’t his gameplay that captured eyeballs as much as the boasting he did after the game: “Preparing for two classical games against Pragg took me 10 minutes with the phone altogether….

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Chess World Cup: D Gukesh out! World champion suffers elimination; top-seeded foreigner Anish Giri too exits | Chess News – The Times of India

Chess World Cup: D Gukesh out! World champion suffers elimination; top-seeded foreigner Anish Giri too exits | Chess News – The Times of India

Four Indian players advanced to the fourth round of the FIDE World Cup 2025 in Panaji, while World Champion Gukesh D faced elimination.World champion Gukesh D’s tournament journey ended against Frederik Svane. Total Chess World Championship Tour Explained: Norway Chess Answers Fans’ Queries | Exclusive After a draw with black pieces in the first game,…

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Drama at Chess World Cup! Lithuania’s GM raises complaint against India’s Pranav V: Here’s what happened | Chess News – The Times of India

Drama at Chess World Cup! Lithuania’s GM raises complaint against India’s Pranav V: Here’s what happened | Chess News – The Times of India

Drama at Chess World Cup (Screengrab) There was unexpected drama at the FIDE World Cup 2025 on Friday when Lithuania’s Grandmaster Titas Stremavicius raised a complaint against India’s young talent Pranav V during their third-round encounter. The issue? Pranav allegedly made several moves without recording them on his scoresheet, which is a violation of chess…

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