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Rousing reception for Praggnanandhaa on arrival in Chennai

August 30, 2023

Rousing reception for Praggnanandhaa on arrival in Chennai

Praggnanandhaa's fans eagerly waited at the exit gate and presented him a crown of flowers, a shawl and bouquets.

August 21, 2023
FIDE World Cup: India's Praggnanandhaa enters final, to face World No. 1 Carlsen

The Indian Grandmaster, hailing from Tamil Nadu, stunned World No. 2 Fabiano Caruana in the semifinals.
August 18, 2023
FIDE bans transgender players from women's chess events

Transgender players can still compete in the 'open' categories of tournaments.
April 30, 2023
Ding Liren clinches world chess championship crown

Thirty-year-old Ding won the rapid chess playoff by 2.5 points to 1.5, capitalising on Nepomniachtchi's mistakes in time trouble in the last of the shorter-format games.
March 25, 2023
Capablanca Chess School to host FIDE-rated event offering Rs 25 lakh prize purse

CCS has also announced a Capablanca Chess Foundation as part of it’s 7th anniversary celebration.
October 21, 2022
Niemann sues Carlsen, Chess.com for $100 million

The lawsuit, filed at a US District Court in Missouri, also lists Carlsen's online chess platform Play Magnus, Chess.com executive Danny Rensch and American Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura as defendants.
October 18, 2022
Indian WGM Priyanka Nutakki expelled from World Junior Chess Championship

The 20-year-old Priyanka from Andhra Pradesh was found to have a pair of earbuds -- a banned item in chess tournaments -- in her jacket pocket.

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