Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa's fine form continues in the ongoing Norway Chess tournament as he recorded another big win. In round 7, held on Monday (June 3), Praggnanandhaa beat world champion Ding Liren in an Armageddon tiebreaker.

Norway Chess: R Praggnanandhaa's fine form continues, stuns world champion Ding Liren in Round 7

India's rising sensation R Praggnanandhaa clinched his first-ever classical win over world number one Magnus Carlsen in the third round of the Norway Chess tournament in Stavanger on Wednesday (May 29).

Norway Chess: R Praggnanandhaa registers maiden classical win over world number one Magnus Carlsen

India's Gukesh D, who recently became the youngest player to win the FIDE Candidates tournament, wants to meet Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic and said that he is one of the best sportspersons in the world.

EXCLUSIVE: Candidate winner Gukesh D 'would like to meet' tennis star Novak Djokovic

Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh received a hero's welcome upon return to the country as fans swamped the Chennai airport, waiting to catch a glimpse of the youngest challenger to the world title, following his triumph at the Candidates Chess Tournament in Toronto.

Watch | Candidates champion Gukesh D receives hero's welcome upon India return

India's Gukesh D became the youngest ever to win the FIDE Chess Candidate tournament at the age of 17 on Monday (Apr 22). Gukesh drew the final round against the USA's Hikaru Nakamura to win the 2024 title after 14 rounds over three weeks.

Chess: India's Gukesh D becomes youngest to win Candidates tournament

Grandmaster Dommaraju Gukesh scripted history for India as he became the youngest man in the world to win the Candidates tournament. The 17-year-old will challenge Ding Liren for the World Championship crown later in 2024. Watch in for more details!

India's Dommaraju Gukesh becomes the youngest Candidates Chess Tournament champion

India's Vidit Gujrathi defeated Alireza Firouzja, while Praggnanandhaa defeated Nijat Abasov on a successful day for Indians in the open segment at the Candidates chess tournament. Watch to know more.

FIDE Candidates Chess: Vidit, Praggnanandhaa win; Gukesh on top of standings

Space X CEO and owner of X, Elon Musk posted an unbelievable video of the man who was implanted with a Neuralink brain chip playing video games and controlling a computer cursor mentally.

Watch: Musk shares vid of man with Neuralink brain chip using 'telepathy' to play chess

Chess great Magnus Carlsen is launching a world Freestyle Chess tour as the variant of the game, also known as Chess960, is gaining in popularity, the world number one announced on Friday.

Chess: Norway's Magnus Carlsen launches Freestyle tour, India first on list

Indian rising chess star Divya Deshmukh has taken a massive dig at the audience after the conclusion of her latest tournament in the Netherlands. Divya, 18, has alleged the crowd of making sexist and misogynist remarks during the Tata Steel Chess tournament in Wijk aan Zee.

Indian teenage chess star Divya Deshmukh lashes out at audience over sexist remarks

Beating reigning world champion Ding Liren at the Tata Steel masters in Wijk aan Zee, the 18-year-old chess prodigy Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa became the No. 1-ranked Indian player for the first time in his career.

Chess: Praggnanandhaa surpasses Anand to become India No. 1 after beating world champion Ding Liren

On Jan 3 (Wednesday), the 12-year-old sensation Ethan -- who hails from a village called Raia in Goa -- became the youngest International Master from his current age group.

Chess: 12-year-old sensation Ethan becomes youngest IM, sets eyes on GM title

The Men in Blue might have lost the ODI World Cup but there was lots to cheer for the supporters of Indian sports. India won a record number of medals at the Asian Games 2023 that including the a gold medal in women's cricket. Neeraj Chopra continued to be India's golden boy. Chess prodigy Praggnanandhaa was second only to World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen at the Chess World Cup.

Recapping 2023: India's triumph and trials in sports

The world of Chinese chess is in uproar over rumours of cheating and a bad behaviour scandal that saw the national champion stripped of his title Monday after a victory celebration ended with him defecating in a hotel bathtub.

Chess: Chinese champion stripped of title after defecating in hotel bathtub

Bodhana Sivanandan, an eight-year-old girl, created history in the world of chess after she won the first prize in the European Blitz Chess Championship with a remarkable 8.

Who is Bodhana Sivanandan? Eight-year-old prodigy who won best female player at European Chess tournament

Bodhana Sivanandan, an eight-year-old chess prodigy of Indian origin, makes history at the European Blitz Championship in Croatia. Competing against over 550 players, including grandmasters and international masters, she scored an impressive 8.5 out of 13.

Gravitas: 8-Year-Old Chess sensation Bodhana Sivanandan dominates European Blitz Championship

Vaishali Rameshbabu created history on Friday by becoming only the third Indian female after Koneru Humpy and Harika Dronavalli to claim the coveted Grandmaster title.

Chess: Vaishali Rameshbabu joins brother R Praggnanandhaa in unique list with Grandmaster title

Punithamalar Rajashekar, a 10-year-old girl from Malaysia, accomplished an extraordinary feat by arranging a chessboard blindfolded in a remarkable 45.72 seconds, securing a Guinness World Record for the "fastest time to arrange a chess set blindfolded.

WATCH: 10-year-old Malaysian girl arranges chessboard in seconds while blindfolded, sets world record

American chess grandmaster Hans Niemann has denied using a 'sex toy' for cheating in the Sinquefield Cup against Magnus Carlsen in September 2022. Niemann had won the game but was accused of cheating by Carlsen.

Hans Niemann, US chess player, denies using sex toy for cheating in game against Magnus Carlsen

Watch Vikram Chandra in an exclusive conversation with Grandmaster Rameshbabu ‘Pragg’ Praggnanandhaa on his recent Chess World Cup success and his preparations for the upcoming Asian Games.

Praggnanandhaa: 'Focused on Asian Games Gold'

Norway's Magnus Carlsen and U.S. chess prodigy Hans Niemann, whom the former world champion accused of cheating last year, have resolved their dispute outside court, online platform Chess.

Magnus Carlsen, Hans Niemann bury chess hatchet, ready to face off again

Indian chess prodigy Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa has created a lot of buzz after becoming only the second India after Viswanathan Anand to reach the World Chess Final.

Who is R Praggnanandhaa? The prodigy who took chess world by storm - All you need to know

Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa's dream run in the FIDE World Cup ended at the hands of world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen, who beat him 1.5-0.5 in the tie-break here on Thursday after the classical games ended in a stalemate.

Chess: Magnus Carlsen wins 2023 FIDE World Cup despite Indian prodigy R Praggnanandhaa's tough fight

The second game of the FIDE World Cup final between India's 18-year-old Grandmaster Praggnanandhaa and world number one Magnus Carlsen has also ended in a draw. The winner of this title clash will now be decided in a tiebreak today.

FIDE Chess World Cup: India's Praggnanandhaa holds Magnus Carlsen in Game 2

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