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R Praggnanandhaa Beats Magnus Carlsen But Remains Third In Superbet Chess

India's R Praggnanandhaa scored yet another victory over world number one Magnus Carlsen of Norway to keep himself afloat even as Wei Yi of China stretched his lead to a massive 2.5 points in the Superbet rapid and blitz chess tournament, a part of the Grand Chess Tour. With nine rounds still to come in the blitz event, Wei Yi has amassed 20.5 points with seven wins on the first day of blitz. Ending the day with 7.5 out of a possible nine, Yi, seems like a man possessed and unless a hurricane hits him, is poised to win the first leg of the Grand Chess Tour.

Superbet Rapid And Blitz: D Gukesh Storms Back, R Praggnanandhaa Moves To Joint Third

World Championship challenger D Gukesh bounced back from a sedate start to defeat compatriot R Praggnanandhaa and Germany's Vincent Keymer before holding world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen after round six of the Superbet rapid and blitz tournament in Warsaw on Friday. However, Praggnanandhaa produced a strong fifth round, defeating Holland's Anish Giri and he followed it with a win over Keymer in the sixth round. Norway's Carlsen shares the lead with Wei Yi of China with eight points apiece while Praggnanandhaaa and Shevchenko share the third spot on seven points each.

'Chess May Look Cheap But It's Expensive': Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa

Indian chess Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa, who recently competed at the FIDE Candidates in Canada for the first time, stressed on the need for corporate sponsors in the sport, where training may seem "easy and cheap" but in reality its "very expensive". Praggnanandhaa, who enter a long term sponsorship agreement with Adani Group earlier this year, is currently in Poland participating in the Rapid and Blitz tournament. Talking about his time in Canada, he said, "The experience was very good. It is a big tournament where the pressure is huge.

Superbet Rapid And Blitz: D Gukesh Storms Back, R Praggnanandhaa Moves To Joint Third

World Championship challenger D Gukesh bounced back from a sedate start to defeat compatriot R Praggnanandhaa and Germany's Vincent Keymer before holding world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen after round six of the Superbet rapid and blitz tournament in Warsaw on Friday. However, Praggnanandhaa produced a strong fifth round, defeating Holland's Anish Giri and he followed it with a win over Keymer in the sixth round. Norway's Carlsen shares the lead with Wei Yi of China with eight points apiece while Praggnanandhaaa and Shevchenko share the third spot on seven points each.

'Chess May Look Cheap But It's Expensive': Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa

Indian chess Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa, who recently competed at the FIDE Candidates in Canada for the first time, stressed on the need for corporate sponsors in the sport, where training may seem "easy and cheap" but in reality its "very expensive". Praggnanandhaa, who enter a long term sponsorship agreement with Adani Group earlier this year, is currently in Poland participating in the Rapid and Blitz tournament. Talking about his time in Canada, he said, "The experience was very good. It is a big tournament where the pressure is huge.

D Gukesh Takes Giant Leap In World Ranking And Ratings After Candidates Success

Teenaged Grandmaster D Gukesh has entered the top ten chess players' club in the World with an ELO rating of 2,763. Gukesh, now ranked sixth in the open category, is ahead of the seventh-ranked World Chess Champion Chinese GM Ding Liren with a rating of 2,762. What is further interesting is that another Indian chess sensation GM Arjun Erigaisi is ranked eighth in the world with a rating of 2,761. According to the International Chess Federation (FIDE), Gukesh gained twenty points after winning the FIDE Candidates Tournament that concluded in Canada recently.

"Big-Game Players": Gukesh D Picks MS Dhoni And Tennis Great As 'Inspirations'

India's latest chess sensation D Gukesh admires the way charismatic former India skipper MS Dhoni and iconic tennis player Novak Djokovic soak intense pressure, saying he gets inspired by that special trait of the two special athletes. Gukesh, 17, scripted history by winning the Candidates Chess Tournament in Toronto recently to become the youngest ever challenger to the world title, bettering a record created by the legendary Garry Kasparov 40 years ago. The triumph entitles Gukesh a clash against reigning world champion Ding Liren of China in the last quarter of the year.

"Have Heavily Benefitted From His Academy": Gukesh D On Chess Legend Viswanathan Anand

Indian chess prodigy D Gukesh on Thursday thanked the legendary Viswanathan Anand for playing a huge role in shaping his career, saying "I wouldn't have been close to what I am now if it wasn't for him". The 17-year-old Grandmaster scripted history on Monday by winning the Candidates Chess Tournament in Toronto to become the youngest ever challenger to the world title, beating a record created by the legendary Garry Kasparov 40 years ago. The triumph paved the way for Gukesh's clash against reigning world champion Ding Liren of China later this year.

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R Praggnanandhaa Beats Magnus Carlsen But Remains Third In Superbet Chess

Superbet Rapid And Blitz: D Gukesh Storms Back, R Praggnanandhaa Moves To Joint Third

'Chess May Look Cheap But It's Expensive': Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa

Superbet Rapid And Blitz: D Gukesh Storms Back, R Praggnanandhaa Moves To Joint Third

'Chess May Look Cheap But It's Expensive': Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa

D Gukesh Takes Giant Leap In World Ranking And Ratings After Candidates Success

"Big-Game Players": Gukesh D Picks MS Dhoni And Tennis Great As 'Inspirations'

"Have Heavily Benefitted From His Academy": Gukesh D On Chess Legend Viswanathan Anand