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Praggnanandhaa holds Caruana

Praggnanandhaa holds Caruana

For the fourth time, the day did not produce a single decisive game and draws on all five boards meant that Caruana kept his slender half point lead going in to the final round in the 10-player round-robin tournament, a part of the Grand Chess tour

06 July,2024 06:33 AM IST | Bucharest | PTI
Chess: India GM Gukesh holds top seed Caruana

Chess: India GM Gukesh holds top seed Caruana

On another all-draws day, R Praggnanandhaa signed peace with Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia leaving the lead positions intact like the previous round

05 July,2024 07:56 AM IST | Bucharest (Romania) | PTI
Praggnanandhaa draws with Bogdan-Daniel

Praggnanandhaa draws with Bogdan-Daniel

With the World Championship on his mind, India’s D Gukesh seemed to keep in reserve his real weapons and signed for peace with Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France

04 July,2024 06:54 AM IST | Bucharest | PTI
Chess: Viswanathan Anand wins Leon Masters for the 10th time

Chess: Viswanathan Anand wins Leon Masters for the 10th time

The format featured four players with his compatriot Arjun Erigaise, the World No. 4, as the fourth seed and Bulgarian Veselin Topalov being the other two players in the tournament

02 July,2024 07:43 AM IST | Leon (Spain) | PTI
Chess: Praggnanandhaa draws against Wesley So

Chess: Praggnanandhaa draws against Wesley So

The lead positions remained unchanged with Fabiano Caruana of United States still ahead on 3.5 points, enjoying a half point lead over world championship challenger D Gukesh and Praggnanandhaa

02 July,2024 07:42 AM IST | Bucharest (Romania) | PTI
Praggnanandhaa settles for draw

Praggnanandhaa settles for draw

The Catalan opening saw Gukesh sacrificing a pawn early and Praggnanandhaa had his share of counterplay on the Queen side

30 June,2024 08:29 AM IST | Bucharest (Romania) | PTI
Gukesh draws with Nepomniachtchi; Pragg, Vachier-Lagrave share points

Gukesh draws with Nepomniachtchi; Pragg, Vachier-Lagrave share points

On a day when a rare blunder deprived top seed Fabiano Caruana of his second straight win against compatriot Wesley So, Frenchman Alireza Firouzja launched his campaign with a win over Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan

29 June,2024 06:45 AM IST | Bucharest (Romania) | PTI
Chess: Gukesh defeats Deac Bogdan-Danielin

Chess: Gukesh defeats Deac Bogdan-Danielin

The other Indian in fray R Praggnanandhaa tried hard but had to settle for a draw against Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan in a keenly-contested game

28 June,2024 06:59 AM IST | Bucharest (Romania) | Agencies
India’s Erigaisi wins title in Armenia

India’s Erigaisi wins title in Armenia

Arjun, the highest rated player here, tallied 6.5 points out of a possible nine in the 10-player round-robin tournament

19 June,2024 08:20 AM IST | New Delhi | PTI
Norway Chess: Praggnanandhaa beats Nakamura; Carlsen wins

Norway Chess: Praggnanandhaa beats Nakamura; Carlsen wins

Nakamura finished second on 15.5 points despite losing to Praggnanandhaa, who concluded third on 14.5 points. In the women’s section, Wenjun Ju had no trouble securing the top spot at the expense of compatriot Tingjie Lei

09 June,2024 07:35 AM IST | Stavanger (Norway) | PTI

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