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Oslo Esports Cup: Pragg makes it three in-a-row

India's young gun R Praggnanandhaa registered his third straight match-win on Sunday to continue his perfect start to the elite Oslo Esports Cup. The 16-year-old superstar-in-the-making is the only player with 9/9 points and has won the maximum $22,500 so far after he crushed Liem Quang Le with a game…

The Times of India

Praggnanandha takes lead

Carlsen loses to Liem

The Hindu

Chess: Magnus Carlsen ‘unlikely’ to defend crown, but questions remain

Norway’s world champion says he felt more comfortable before 2013 when he knew he was the best player and that later too much of his identity became linked to the championship title

The Guardian - UK

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Not sure about defending world title: Magnus Carlsen

CHENNAI: World no. 1 Magnus Carlsen remains the undisputed king of chess. However, the 31-year-old, who won his fifth World title last year, may not defend the crown next year.

The Times of India

Chess: Teenagers top in Reykjavik while English hopes fade at the finish

India’s Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, 16, won first prize and the youngest GM Abhimanyu Mishra, 13, of the US, tied for second

The Guardian - UK

Chess: Carlsen’s rivals prepare for Candidates as No 1 wins after hiccup

China’s world No 2, Ding Liren, is poised to join Hikaru Nakamura, Alireza Firouzja and five other top GMs in the Candidates, while Carlsen wins online despite scare

The Guardian - UK

Chess: China’s Ding Liren could make unlikely late bid for Candidates place

Fide’s ban on Sergey Karjakin provides an opportunity in the current series to decide Magnus Carlsen’s next challenger

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Charity Cup: Carlsen, Liem make semis

Magnus Carlsen and Liem Quang Le, the two form horses, both put in dominant performances on Wednesday to storm into the semi-finals of the Charity Cup. Carlsen clinched a 2.5-0.5 victory over the young American hope Hans Niemann to go through to the next stage of the UNICEF fundraiser with…

The Times of India

Charity Cup | Praggnanandhaa stuns World No. 3 Ding Liren

Earlier in the day, Praggnanandhaa lost to Duda but more than made up by beating Canada’s Eric Hansen

The Hindu

How chess prodigy Praggnanandhaa starred in cricket-crazy India

Teenager’s rise to stardom was marked by a stunning win over top-ranked player earlier this year.

Al Jazeera

Chess: Rapport closes in on Candidates as six-year-old steals show at Blackpool

Richard Rapport is near to becoming one of the eight candidates to challenge for Magnus Carlsen’s crown, while six-year-old Kushal Jakhria tied for first at the Blackpool U1850 Intermediate despite being the lowest ranked player

The Guardian - UK

Video: French grandmaster Vachier-Lagrave on his recent world title and why his hair is pink

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave won his first world title after triumphing in the world blitz championship held recently in Warsaw.

Radio France Internationale

Magnus Carlsen wins Airthings Masters

CHENNAI: Magnus Carlsen bagged the first event of the 2022 Meltwater Champions Chess Tour, the Airthings Masters, after overcoming Ian Nepomniachtchi with a classy display on Saturday.

The Times of India

Airthings Masters: Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi play out 2-2 draw on Day 1 of finals

CHENNAI: Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi played out an epic see-saw encounter on day 1 of the Airthings Masters final that leaves the event on a knife-edge.

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The Guardian - UK

Chess: Fide cancels Moscow Olympiad as Carlsen beats Covid to reach final

The global chess body will seek a new venue for the 2022 Olympiad, while the world champion and his recently defeated challenger, Ian Nepomniachtchi, meet in the two-day Airthings Masters final

The Times of India

Airthings Masters: Carlsen, Nepo make final

Magnus Carlsen and Russia's number 1 Ian Nepomniachtchi set up a repeat of their world title battle in the Airthings Masters final on a day overshadowed by outside events. Nepo was among three Russians who had made it through to the last four of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour event…

The Times of India

Praggnanandhaa punished Magnus Carlsen for unjustified risks, is on his way to the top: Viswanathan Anand

NEW DELHI: It was past 2 am. The calendar had turned to February 21. But a 16-year-old in Chennai was wide awake. While his family's sleep had gotten deeper as the night grew, R Praggnanandhaa's eyes were firmly on the chequered black and white board on his computer screen, the…

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Proud of Praggnanandhaa's accomplishment of winning against Magnus Carlsen: PM Narendra Modi

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken note of R Praggnanandhaa's monumental victory over world champion Magnus Carlsen, saying the entire country is rejoicing in the success of the young genius.

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‘Beating Magnus gave me tremendous self-belief’

Since June 2018, R Praggnanandhaa has been counted among the elite in chess. But the 16-year-old Chennaiite’s biggest moment arrived in the early hours of Monday when he beat World champion Magnus Carlsen in Round 8 of the Airthings Masters, a 16-player online rapid tournament.

The Independent UK

16-year-old chess prodigy becomes youngest player to beat world champion Magnus Carlsen

Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa appeared shocked when he beat Norway’s Magnus Carlsen

The Times of India

How sister's hobby shaped young chess wizard Praggnanandhaa's life

CHENNAI: It was a hobby acquired from his sister but R Praggnanandhaa made chess his life's calling pretty early on, picking up the nuances of the game at an age when most kids are classified as toddlers.

The Times of India

Airthings Masters: Covid-hit Magnus faces uphill battle

CHENNAI: World champion Magnus Carlsen revealed he's suffering the after-effects of Covid-19 on Day 3 of the Airthings Master even as his former world title challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi remained in top form. Nepo went 11 games unbeaten since the first round of the elite online super-tournament. He is now all…

The Times of India

Praggnanandhaa follows up win over Magnus Carlsen with 2 more victories in Airthings Masters

CHENNAI: Continuing his good run, India's teen prodigy R Praggnanandhaa registered wins against fellow Grandmasters Andrey Esipenko and Alexandra Kosteniuk in rounds 10 and 12 of the Airthings Masters, an online rapid chess tournament.

The Times of India

Victory against Magnus Carlsen one of the best till date for me: Praggnanandhaa

16-yr-old Indian outwits King Carlsen in 39 steps

The Hindu

Praggnanandhaa stuns Magnus Carlsen and Aronian, holds Giri

Joins Anand, Harikrishna as the only Indians to beat Carlsen in tournament play

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