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Praggnanandhaa wins Norway Chess: How he turned it around to achieve his most 'special win'
The 20-year-old from Chennai has written another special chapter in the history of Indian chess' golden generation.
Norway Chess
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D Gukesh vs Javokhir Sindarov: A way-too-early preview for the 2026 World Chess Championship
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R Vaishali vs Ju Wenjun: A way-too-early preview for Women's World Chess Championship
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R Vaishali's belief lights her way out of the shadows and onto World Championship centre stage
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How R Vaishali won a rollercoaster FIDE Women's Candidates 2026
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R Vaishali wins FIDE Candidates; to challenge Ju Wenjun for Women's World Championship
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FIDE Candidates: Vaishali in joint lead with Bibisara before final round; Sindarov becomes Gukesh's challenger
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FIDE Candidates: Vaishali loses Round 12 and sole lead in tricky game, Praggnanandhaa draws
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FIDE Candidates 2026: Leader Vaishali secures big win in Round 11; Divya, Pragg draw
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FIDE Candidates: Vaishali takes lead in women's event, but Divya loses; Sindarov's domination continues with win over Praggnanandhaa
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FIDE Candidates: Vaishali beats Divya to go into joint-lead, Praggnanandhaa held to a draw
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FIDE Candidates: Divya Deshmukh stuns Anna Muzychuk in Round 8; Pragg suffers loss
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Candidates 2026: How Praggnanandhaa, Vaishali and Divya's chances stack up at the halfway mark
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Hans Niemann plots a path from chess villain to vindication
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FIDE Candidates: Vaishali beats Tan to reel in Muzychuk; Pragg draws with Caruana as Sindarov maintains lead
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FIDE Candidates: Vaishali, Divya back in contention with wins; Pragg loses ground on Sindarov with draw
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FIDE Candidates: Pragg draws with Esipenko as Sindarov wins again; Vaishali suffers loss
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FIDE Candidates: Pragg draws with Blubaum as Sindarov races into sole lead; Divya suffers loss
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FIDE Candidates: Pragg suffers loss to leader Sindarov; Vaishali, Divya grab another draw in Round 3
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FIDE Candidates: Divya spurns opportunity against Vaishali; Pragg remains in joint lead
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Praggnanandhaa begins Candidates in style by beating Anish Giri; Divya, Vaishali draw
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Praggnanandhaa searches for light in Candidates amidst Gukesh's shadow
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Candidates 2026: Can Divya Deshmukh and R Vaishali be proverbial Davids in a field of Goliaths?
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India at FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026: All you need to know
Erling Haaland
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Checkmate! Haaland invests in chess championship
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Eight matches that doomed Louis van Gaal at Manchester United
John Brewin reviews the eight matches that ultimately doomed Louis van Gaal's tenure as manager at Manchester United.
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'I think I'm a better fisherman than Steyn and Morkel'
South African fast bowler Kyle Abbott brags about his angling skills, and confesses to bullying Australians in the Kings XI dressing room
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Was Cozier the last of a golden age of commentators?
The sport and media landscape has changed so much that we may never have definitive voices like his ever again
