Ding Liren becomes China’s first world chess champion
(FILES) Ding Liren became China’s first world chess champion on April 30, 2023 (Photo by Pierre-Philippe MARCOU / AFP)
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World championship contender faces purported leak of his preparation
Chess grandmasters and other players said a secret online account has been found of world championship contender Ding Liren's preparation as he trails by a point in his match in Astana, Kazakhstan, against Russian-born Ian Nepomniachtchi.
China not to take part in Chess Olympiad in Chennai
Replying to a question on the sidelines of the Candidates tournament, world No.2 and China's top player Ding Liren, who is currently playing in the event in Madrid, said neither he nor the team will take part in the Olympiad. "No, I think the Chinese team will not play," Liren said. The Chinese, however, did not give any reasons for their withdrawal, according to AICF secretary Bharat Singh Chauhan, who is the Olympiad Tournament Director.
Making Chessable Masters final was unexpected: Praggnanandhaa
Praggnanandhaa is making it a habit of beating the top players in the circuit. Days after defeating world champion Magnus Carlsen during a preliminary stage clash of the ongoing Chessable Masters, an online tournament, Praggu beat Anish Giri to make the final of the competition on Tuesday night. The Anish-Praggu match ended 2-2 after the 4-game rapid match and the 16-year-old won the tie-breaker 1.5-0.5 to book his place in the summit clash.
Praggnanandhaa makes Chessable Masters final
Praggnanandhaa made it to his first Meltwater Champions Chess Tour final in sensational style. The 16-year-old displayed tremendous skillset and tenacity to defeat Anish Giri in the Chessable Masters semifinal. Anish had gone into the match unbeaten and in red-hot form having topped the $150,000 event's Prelim stage leaderboard.