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Viswanathan Anand beats Magnus Carlsen in blitz event of Norway Chess, finishes fourth

chess ace Viswanathan Anand defeated world champion Magnus Carlsen in round seven of the blitz event of the Norway Chess on way to a fourth-place finish. The former world champion, however, suffered defeats to Anish Giri (the Netherlands) and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France) in the fourth and ninth round respectively to finish with 5 points in the 10-player blitz event early on Tuesday. The Indian GM started with a win over Aryan Tari (Norway) in the blitz before drawing with So in round two. He posted a victory over veteran Veselin Topalov in the third round before sharing the point with Teimur Radjabov. After a loss to Giri and a draw with Hao Wang (China), Anand scored over Carlsen. However, the draw against Shakhriyar Mamedyarov followed by the loss to Vachier-Lagrave put paid to his chances of a high finish after having started with 2.5 points from the first three rounds.

Exclusive: 'I have surprised myself', says India's giant-slaying chess genius Praggnanandhaa

R Praggnandhaaa, the mind-work and legwork involved is the kind of life he loves living. Who would complain if the incentive of all that comes in the form of checkmating the world champion? World number one Magnus Carlsen, number 10 Anish Giri and number 22 Wei Yi are names who recently found it tough to read the mind of India's chess wizkid Rameshbabu Praggnandhaa, 'Praggu' to his close ones. At the Chessable Masters last week, he beat all of them in the knockouts, before taking the battle in the final against world number two Ding Liren down to the wire. The Indian genius lost the title-clash in the blitz tiebreak. Soon after that, close to the wee hours of the morning, the next thing on Praggu's mind was his 'Computer Application' examination at school in a few hours.

44th Chess Olympiad: 189 Teams Register In Open Section, 154 In Women's Category

A record number of 343 teams from 187 countries will take part in the 44th Chess Olympiad to be held here from July 28 to August 10. The Olympiad, the biggest ever global chess meet hosted by India has two specific categories -- Open Section and women's section. According to All India Chess Federation (AICF) secretary Bharat Singh Chauhan, the Event Director, "We have a record-breaking 187 countries registered with 189 teams in the open section and 154 in the women's section."

44th Chess Olympiad: 189 Teams Register In Open Section, 154 In Women's Category

A record number of 343 teams from 187 countries will take part in the 44th Chess Olympiad to be held here from July 28 to August 10. The Olympiad, the biggest ever global chess meet hosted by India has two specific categories -- Open Section and women's section. According to All India Chess Federation (AICF) secretary Bharat Singh Chauhan, the Event Director, "We have a record-breaking 187 countries registered with 189 teams in the open section and 154 in the women's section."

Chessable Masters Final: Ding Liren Seizes Advantage Against Indian GM Praggnanandhaa

Chinese world No.2 Ding Liren seized the advantage against India's teenaged Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa in the final of Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Chessable Masters online tournament, taking a 2.5-1.5 lead after the opening day of the match early on Thursday. The 16-year old Praggnanandhaa, who lost the opening game of the all-Asian final, bounced back strongly to level the first match when he won game two. Liren then showed why he is rated so highly by taking the lead, outwitting his young Indian opponent, who had on Wednesday appeared for his standard XI examination, in the third game.

Chessable Masters: 16-Year-Old Praggnanandhaa Goes Down Fighting In Final

Young Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa went down fighting to world No.2 Ding Liren in the tie-break of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Chessable Masters 2022 online tournament final early on Friday. The 16-year-old from Chennai fought back to win the second set after having lost the opener. But then lost the two-game blitz tie-breaker.

Chessable Masters final: India's Praggnanandhaa loses to Ding Liren in tie-break

R Praggnanandhaa went down fighting to world No. 2 Ding Liren in the tie-break of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Chessable Masters 2022 online tournament final early on Friday. The 16-year-old from Chennai fought back to win the second set after having lost the opener, but then lost the two-game blitz tie-breaker. The Indian GM, who had lost the first set 1.5-2.5, hit back to win the second 2.5-1.5 and force the blitz tie-break.

Chessable Masters: 16-Year-Old Praggnanandhaa Goes Down Fighting In Final

Young Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa went down fighting to world No.2 Ding Liren in the tie-break of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Chessable Masters 2022 online tournament final early on Friday. The 16-year-old from Chennai fought back to win the second set after having lost the opener. But then lost the two-game blitz tie-breaker.

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Viswanathan Anand beats Magnus Carlsen in blitz event of Norway Chess, finishes fourth

Exclusive: 'I have surprised myself', says India's giant-slaying chess genius Praggnanandhaa

44th Chess Olympiad: 189 Teams Register In Open Section, 154 In Women's Category

44th Chess Olympiad: 189 Teams Register In Open Section, 154 In Women's Category

Chessable Masters Final: Ding Liren Seizes Advantage Against Indian GM Praggnanandhaa

Chessable Masters: 16-Year-Old Praggnanandhaa Goes Down Fighting In Final

Chessable Masters final: India's Praggnanandhaa loses to Ding Liren in tie-break

Chessable Masters: 16-Year-Old Praggnanandhaa Goes Down Fighting In Final