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India’s D Gukesh defeated Javokhir Sindarov in their first meeting since the Uzbek star emerged as the challenger for his World Chess Championship title.
D Gukesh of India scored his first win on day one of the GCT: Super Rapid & Blitz event in Poland after local favourite Duda blundered.
Indian male chess players have fallen out of the top 10 in FIDE's world rankings for the first time in over two years, with Arjun Erigaisi now the highest-ranked at 11th. This shift is attributed to recent poor results and the strong performances of Uzbek competitors.
Jake Shanty, 14, from Kerala’s Kottayam district has become the latest International Master (IM) in chess from India.
GM S L Narayanan edged Gukesh in live blitz ratings following his triumph in the Shakti Granderu 9.0 Blitz Tournament.
GM Nihal Sarin won the recent Titled Tuesday Grand Prix, outwitting Wesley So and Arjun Erigaisi among others.
Magnus Carlsen said Uzbekistan’s Javokhir Sindarov is a more rounded player than India’s reigning classical world champion D Gukesh.
India’s D Gukesh and R Vaishali will be involved in the World Chess Championship matches in the Open and Women’s categories respectively later this year.
R Vaishali heads into the final round of the Women’s Candidates Chess Tournament tied for the first place with Bibisara Assaubayeva.
Uzbekistan’s Javokhir Sindarov clinched the Candidates Chess Tournament in Cyprus with a round to spare to emerge as the challenger for World Chess Champion D Gukesh.
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