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At the US Chess Championship, the chief arbiter held an umbrella to shield Wesley So from the sun. In comparison, the nationals in India were marred by organisational chaos. NEW DELHI: “Honestly, it made me feel like I was the president of a small country,” quipped 22-year-old American Grandmaster (GM) Hans Niemann after his opening-round…
Chess players, like Denis Lazavik, bear the brunt of Russia-Ukraine (Photo by AP & chess.com Thomas Tischio) NEW DELHI: Long before Russia emerged from the shadow of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), the land was already a chess powerhouse.The clubrooms in Moscow and the grand tournament halls in St. Petersburg turned chess into…
Viswanathan Anand and Garry Kasparov NEW DELHI: Indian chess legend Viswanathan Anand squandered critical opportunities against old rival Garry Kasparov, allowing the Russian great to stretch his lead to five points with two wins and two draws on the penultimate day of the Clutch Chess Legends showdown. The USD 144,000 event, held in the chess-960…
Viswanathan Anand vs Garry Kasparov Garry Kasparov stole the limelight on the opening day of the Clutch Chess series, defeating former world champion Viswanathan Anand in the third game to take a narrow 2.5-1.5 lead in the high-stakes contest underway. At 62, Kasparov showed that age has not diminished his chess acumen, reminding fans why…
Vaishali Rameshbabu and Karthikeyan Murali. NEW DELHI: In Tamil, the word “Anna” means elder brother, someone who watches your back, even if there is no blood relation. Bollywood gave its own version in “Shaadi Se Pehle”, with Sunil Shetty, playing a gangster, coming up with a one-liner: “Apun Anna 24 ghante chaukanna.” (I’m Anna, always…
Hikaru Nakamura threw D Gukesh’s king into the crowd after defeating him (Screengrabs/X) Hikaru Nakamura has defended his controversial act of tossing D Gukesh’s king into the crowd after defeating the Indian grandmaster in the exhibition event Checkmate: USA vs India. The incident sparked criticism on social media from fans and former players, with some…
Viswanathan Anand and Garry Kasparov (Agency Photo) Chess legends Viswanathan Anand and Garry Kasparov will compete in the Clutch Chess: The Legends tournament at St. Louis Chess Club, USA, starting Wednesday. The 12-game Chess 960 match features a USD 144,000 prize pool and marks their first face-off in three decades, with games spread across three…
Hikaru Nakamura took the king from D Gukesh’s pieces and threw it to the crowd after defeating him (Screengrabs) Magnus Carlsen‘s coach Peter Heine Nielsen has defended Hikaru Nakamura’s controversial action of throwing World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju’s king piece into the crowd. The incident occurred during an exhibition match called Checkmate: USA vs India in…
Hikaru Nakamura under scanner after his recent antics Drama erupted at the exhibition chess event Checkmate: USA vs India on Saturday, as American Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura drew sharp criticism for throwing away the 19-year-old world champion D Gukesh’s king after the World No. 2’s win over the Indian Grandmaster. The incident came as the USA…
Hikaru Nakamura tossed D Gukesh’s king in the air after beating world champion. (Screengrab) Former world champion Vladimir Kramnik has made a scathing attack on world no. 2 Hikaru Nakamura after the American Grandmaster threw away 19-year-old world champion D Gukesh’s king in an exhibition event called Checkmate: USA vs India at Texas’ Esports Stadium…
