Indian Contingent Has 10 Warriors for 42nd Chess Olympiad At Baku Beginning Thursday

 September 1, 2016   R K Gupta

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Close on the heels of Rio Olympic Games comes another Olympiad. But it will only have the game of chess. Unlike the quadrennial Games, Chess Olympiad is a biennial event and the 2016 edition will be the 42nd edition. Also unlike Rio, where India performed poorly with just two medals; one silver and one bronze; […]

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Ten Year Old Chennai Kid Praggnanandhaa Is Creating Ripples on Global Chess Scene

 August 25, 2016   R K Gupta

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While all of us had our attention focused at the recently concluded 2016 Rio Games or at best followed Indian cricket team’s tour to the Caribbean, a chess prodigy from Chennai did something that no other 10-year old had ever done before. Nearly 4 weeks ago, India’s R Praggnanandhaa defeated Czech Grandmaster Jan Krejci in […]

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Magnus Carlsen Wins 2016 Bilbao Chess Masters

Magnus Carlsen Wins 2016 Bilbao Chess Masters with a Round to Spare

 July 24, 2016   R K Gupta

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Magnus Carlsen is the new champion of the 9th edition of Bilbao Chess Masters in the Spanish city. With 16 points after Round-9, the Norwegian World Champion did not even need to wait for the 10th round since he had established a runaway 5-point lead over the second-placed Hikaru Nakamura of USA. In addition to winning […]

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2016 Bilbao Chess Masters: Magnus Carlsen Still Unable to Crack the Anish Giri Conundrum

 July 20, 2016   R K Gupta

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The first time Magnus Carlsen played a classical chess game against Netherlands’ Anish Giri was 5 years ago. Both of them were teenagers. The 16-year old Giri was an emerging chess star and 19 year old Carlsen had been around for a while. But the Norwegian was not the world champion and that honor belonged […]

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Carlsen Beats Karjakin in the First of Their Two Matches at Bilbao Chess Masters

 July 17, 2016   R K Gupta

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After losing in the first round, world champion Magnus Carlsen has won the next three matches in a row. His third-round match against the World Championship challenger Russia’s Sergey Karjakin was a big game for the organizers, chess fans and the players themselves but the Norwegian triumphed with a devastatingly ruthless kingside attack. Next day, […]

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Carlsen Stunned by Nakamura in Bilbao Masters From China Harika Brings Glory for India

 July 15, 2016   R K Gupta

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In Round-1 of Bilbao Chess Masters Tournament, World Champion Magnus Carlsen was jolted by USA’s Hikaru Nakamura before scoring a win in Round-2 against Chinese teenager Yi Wei. Except the two matches involving Carlsen on July 13 and 14, all other Round 1 & 2 games ended as draws. On Friday, Carlsen takes on Russia’s […]

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Bilbao Masters Offers Testing Ground for Carlsen & Karjakin before World Championships

 July 14, 2016   R K Gupta

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The 2016 Bilbao Chess Masters Tournament has just gotten underway. Reigning World Champion Magnus Carlsen and his new challenger Sergey Karjakin are among the six participants in the tournament being played on a double Round-Robin basis. That means Carlsen and Karjakin will play at least two games against each other before they meet again for […]

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Karjakin Emerges as the Brand New World Championship Challenger for Magnus Carlsen

 March 30, 2016   R K Gupta

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Even before he played the 14th round with Russia’s Peter Svidler, Anand knew the stakes. His 2016 Candidates campaign had ended and it was either the Russian Karjakin or USA’s Fabiano Caruana, who would earn the right to challenge the reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen in November, somewhere in New York City. But Anand was […]

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Chess Glory to India from Unexpected Quarter as Abhijeet Gupta Wins 2016 Reykjavik Open

 March 29, 2016   R K Gupta

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While the celebrated Vishy Anand struggling in Candidates Chess Tournament at Moscow, India still earned a name in chess. Nearly 10 days back Grandmaster Abhijeet Gupta of India brought laurels to the nation by a formidable display in the 31st edition of Reykjavik Open Chess Tournament. In a format based on 10-round Swiss, Abhijeet was […]

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Anand’s Task at Moscow’s Candidates’ Chess Becomes Tough after His 12th Round Loss

 March 26, 2016   R K Gupta

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Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand of India slipped down the championship leaderboard after his defeat against USA’s Hikaru Nakamura on Friday. With two rounds left, the Indian ace will have to win both his matches if he has any ambition of challenging Norway’s reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen. Anand had done well in the 11th […]

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