International Master Gukesh D. and Savitha Shri B. won gold medals in the Under 12 Open and girls category respectively at the World Cadets Chess Championship in Spain. The Championship, was held for the age groups Under 8, Under 10 and Open. Gukesh with 10 wins and a loss comfortably won the title by a huge
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Chess: Hikaru Nakamura is sole leader at Tata Chess
World number three Hikaru Nakamura showed his class in the blitz while India's youngest Grandmaster R. Praggananandhaa impressed with two wins in the Tata Steel India Chess here on Tuesday. Nakamura secured four wins and five draws to stay as the sole leader after nine rounds. On a penultimate day, five-time former world champion Viswanathan Anand
Chess: Pentala Hari finishes 2nd in chess tourney
India's Pentala Harikrishna secured two wins on the last day but could only finish second, half-a-point behind Japanese-American wizard Hikaru Nakamura who lived up to his top billing to clinch the Tata Steel Chess India Rapid tournament here on Sunday. There was heartbreak for reigning world rapid champion local challenger and his former
Chess: Adhiban beats Michael Adams to tie third
Grandmaster B. Adhiban finished tied third at the Chess. com Isle of Men International tournament after beating highly-regarded Michael Adams of England in the ninth and final round on Monday. The victory that took him to 6.5 points not only made Adhiban the best performing Indian but also netted him in the
Chess: ABHIJEET GUPTA CRUSHES GUJRATHI
Grandmaster and former world junior champion Abhijeet Gupta put up a fine show as he crashed through the solid defenses of compatriot Vidit Gujrathi in the fifth round of Isle of Man International Chess tournament here on Thursday. Gupta continued his good form having drawn with Boris Gelfand of Israel
