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World Chess Championship final 2024: Schedule, format, prize money, players

All the details about the biggest two weeks in chess as a young Indian grandmaster takes on the Chinese world champion.

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Champion Ding and challenger Gukesh prepare for world title battle

China’s world champion Ding Liren, 32, will face his Indian rival Gukesh Dommaraju, 18, on Monday.

The Guardian - UK

Chennai GM Chess: Strong field as race for Candidates picks up pace

Frenchman Maxime VachierLagrave (Elo 2737) and Iranian GM duo Parham Maghsoodloo (2712) and Amin Tabatabaei (2686) will not be short on motivation to provide serious challenge to top seed and world No. 4 Arjun Erigaisi (2799) in the Chennai Grandmasters chess tournament starting at Anna Centenary Library from Tuesday.

The Times of India

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Three-year-old Kolkata boy becomes youngest Fide-rated chess player

KOLKATA: City kid Anish Sarkar entered the record books by becoming the youngest rated chess player in history at just three years, eight months and 19 days. In doing so, he surpassed the previous record set by Tejas Tiwari, who had become the youngest Fide-rated player at five years.

The Times of India

Kolkata's Anish Sarkar becomes youngest rated chess prodigy at 3 years

KOLKATA: While most children of his age are absorbed in cartoons like Peppa Pig or Chhota Bheem, or simply playing with toys, young Anish Sarkar found his fascination in the quiet strategy of chess pieces, sparking a journey few could fathom.

The Times of India

Carlsen struggles amid controversy at $1m Global Chess League in London

The world No 1 lost to Firouzja in round two and although he won the return game, his team failed to reach the final, in which Triveni Continental Kings face PBG Alaskan Knights

The Guardian - UK

In Olympic year, India's big gold

TOI looks at some of the takeaways from the Chess Olympiad

The Times of India

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Chess Olympiad: The Viswanathan Anand effect that's shaping a 'golden generation'

NEW DELHI: "If you had to roll the dice, these are pretty good teams to roll them with." Viswanathan Anand was highly confident that India will emerge from the Chess Olympiad this time, "smelling" gold.

The Times of India

Chess Olympiad: FIDE Fair Play team silences Vladimir Kramnik

Former World chess champion Vladimir Kramnik tried to create some flutter in the ninth round of the Chess Olympiad on Friday but the authorities dealt with the issue swiftly and restored normalcy.

The Times of India

He spearheaded Ukraine’s drone industry to fight Russia – now he is battling to keep Moscow out of chess

Oleksandr Kamyshin spent more than a year as minister of strategic industries, overseeing Ukraine’s defence industry. He tells Askold Krushelnycky about his latest challenge

The Independent UK

Chess: England seeded eighth as Carlsen targets gold at Budapest Olympiad

The world No 1 will lead Norway at the event in Hungary shortly after defeating Hans Niemann and Alireza Firouzja at the speed championship finals in Paris

The Guardian - UK

EXPLAINED: Why Viswanathan Anand is missing from India's Chess Olympiad squad for second time in a row

Five-time world chess champion Viswanathan Anand isn't part of India's 2024 Chess Olympiad squad like in the last edition of the prestigious biennial FIDE tournament, but the Indian men's team may not feel his absence as much this time, considering how the likes of R Praggnanandhaa, D Gukesh, Vidit Gujrathi…

The Times of India

Chess: Ethan Pang, nine, beats three grandmasters but misses 2300 rating

The London schoolboy defeated three GMs in successive games in Budapest and narrowly failed to achieve a world age record 2300 and a Fide Master title

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Vachier-Lagrave wins $300,000 event while Firouzja loses in nine moves

The 33-year-old won the online CrunchLabs Masters, defeating Firouzja in the final, after previously eliminating the world No 1, Magnus Carlsen

The Guardian - UK

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Evening Standard

International Chess Day: The best places in London to play chess

This coming weekend, you could be part of a World record attempt just by playing the game

Fortune

Who’s smarter, tech bros or bankers? The finals of a global corporate chess tournament will decide this question once and for all and crown 'the smartest company in the world'

Employees from companies like Google and Deutsche Bank will square off at the tournament this weekend.

The Times of India

Message from India's chess boom

Despite the overwhelming number of young Indian GMs, it is quite a task to become a pro chess player

The Hindu

CHESS | I think I’m ready for the challenge, says Gukesh on his upcoming clash with Ding

Ding Liren struggles as Gukesh prepares for World championship match, showing determination and focus in his training.

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The Hindu

India to bid for hosting rights of Gukesh’s World Chess Championship clash: AICF secretary Dev Patel

AICF secretary Dev Patel aims to host World Chess Championship in India, focusing on popularizing the sport nationwide.

The Hindu

FIDE Candidates chess tournament winner Gukesh all set for World Championship

FIDE Candidates chess tournament winner Gukesh all set for World Championship against Ding Liren of China

The Hindu

Gukesh’s quest to conquer the world reaches its final stage: Data

D. Gukesh wins FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament 2024, outshining top players worldwide at 17

The Times of India

Watch: Gukesh celebrates historic FIDE Candidates win with fan meet-up in Toronto

NEW DELHI: Indian chess sensation D Gukesh, aged 17, made headlines worldwide after clinching victory in the prestigious International Chess Federation (FIDE) Candidates Chess Tournament 2024, held in Toronto, Canada.

The Times of India

D Gukesh a step away from scripting Candidates chess history

NAGPUR: When D Gukesh got going, the going got tough for the elite kings as the prodigious Indian prince took sole lead in the Candidates Chess tournament and is just a step away from scripting history in Toronto by becoming the youngest challenger, ever.

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Danny Gormally holds off junior challengers to win British Rapidplay

The top seed fought back from a fifth-round blunder and won the title after a playoff with Ireland’s No 1 woman, Trisha Kanyamarala

The Times of India

FIDE raises concerns over visa delay for chess players ahead of Candidates event

NEW DELHI: The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has sounded an alarm regarding the delayed issuance of visas to players participating in the esteemed Candidates event, urging Canada to expedite the processing of visa applications to ensure the timely arrival of contenders.

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