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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."

Praggnanandhaa writes Board exams hours after close loss to World No. 2 Ding Liren in Chessable Masters final

Chessable Masters, an online chess tournament, that Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa lost to World No. 2 Ding Liren in the tie-breakers. The clash, which went down to the wire, ended at around 2:20 am IST on Friday, and by 8:45 am, the 16-year-old had arrived at his school to appear for the Class XI state board exams. Praggu has been performing the balancing act with aplomb by planning his day in such a way that there was sufficient time to not only study for his exams, but also prepare for the battles against the world’s top-rated players. “The last few days have been incredibly tiring. It’s a first for me, writing exams and playing a tournament simultaneously. I had the computer applications exam on Friday and it went well,” Praggu told TOI. Praggu’s long-time coach RB Ramesh said it was a tribute to the youngster’s mentality that he managed to handle his matches and the exams at the same time. “His biggest asset is to be able to stay in the moment. To write an exam just hours after that heartbreaking loss shows his character,” Ramesh mentioned.

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.

It's about staying grounded for teen chess sensation R Praggnanandhaa

Three months after stunning Carlsen and Levon Aronian in the Airthings Masters tournament, the Indian chess prodigy had come up with another impressive performance by finishing second at the Chessable Masters earlier this week.

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.

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.

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

Praggnanandhaa writes Board exams hours after close loss to World No. 2 Ding Liren in Chessable Masters final

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

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

It's about staying grounded for teen chess sensation R Praggnanandhaa

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

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

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