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Chess World Cup silver medallist Praggnanandhaa returns to rousing welcome in Chennai

Indian chess grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, who won a silver medal in FIDE World Cup 2023 in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Wednesday received a rousing welcome on his arrival at the Chennai Airport. Read further on Dynamite News:

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WATCH: Praggnanandhaa receives hero's welcome after FIDE World Cup success

NEW DELHI: Indian chess prodigy R Praggnanandhaa, who made history by securing the silver medal at the 2023 FIDE World Cup and earning a place in the FIDE Candidates tournament, was greeted with an enthusiastic reception upon his arrival at the airport.

The Times of India

Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa, Arjun and Nihal | Golden generation of Indian chess

India’s Fabulous Four have taken the country’s chess to new heights. Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa, Arjun and Nihal are the future of Indian chess. The Fabulous Four have taken the country's chess to new heights. All under 20, they have achieved remarkable feats, such as D. Gukesh breaking into the world's top…

The Hindu

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The Week Unwrapped: Trans chess, goalkeepers and twitching

Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Emma Smith, Julia O’Driscoll and Harriet Marsden.

The Week

Chess World Cup Final: How Magnus Carlsen plotted Praggnanandhaa's downfall

NEW DELHI: Indian prodigy R Praggnanandhaa lost to World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen 1.5-0.5 in the tie-break in the FIDE World Cup final at Baku on Thursday.

The Times of India

'Sad, but inspiring': Praggnanandhaa's mates at Chess Gurukul

CHENNAI: Students at the Chess Gurukul, where Indian GM Praggnanandhaa honed his skills, caught the live action of the FIDE World Cup final tiebreak games featuring their "friend" with great enthusiasm on Thursday evening.

The Times of India

Candidates challenge looms as Praggnanandhaa follows in Vishwanathan Anand's footsteps

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R Praggnanandhaa's historic road to FIDE World Cup final

NEW DELHI: Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa on Thursday lost to World no.1 Magnus Carlsen in the FIDE World Cup final in Baku but despite that the teenage prodigy scripted a golden chapter in Indian chess history, becoming the youngest player from the country and only the second to Viswanathan Anand, to…

The Times of India

Praggnanandhaa has already played a lot of tie-breaks...he is very strong: Magnus Carlsen

NEW DELHI: World No.1 Magnus Carlsen said on Wednesday that his opponent in the ongoing FIDE Chess World Cup final, Indian teen sensation R Praggnanandhaa, is very strong in tie-breaks as he has already played a lot of them against very strong players.

The Times of India

Chess and trans rights: another pawn in the culture war?

The English Chess Federation (ECF) has said that it will not enforce restrictions on transgender people’s involvement in the game, in defiance of new rules introduced by chess’s international governing body.

The Week

‘India is waiting’: Chess prodigy Praggnanandhaa takes on Magnus Carlsen

India’s 18-year-old grandmaster will take on Norway’s reigning world number one in the Chess World Cup final in Baku.

Al Jazeera

Chess World Cup: Praggnanandhaa shocks Caruana, meets Carlsen in final

NEW DELHI: In a remarkable display of skill and determination, Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa secured a stunning victory over World No. 3 Fabiano Caruana with a score of 3.5-2.5 in the tie-breaker round of the FIDE World Cup chess tournament held in Baku, Azerbaijan on Monday.

The Times of India

Chess World Cup: Praggnanandhaa vs Caruana semifinal heads to tie-break

NEW DELHI: Teen-aged Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa drew the second game of his FIDE World Cup semifinal against American GM Fabiano Caruana on Sunday, sending the match to a tie-break.

The Times of India

World chess body bans transgender women from women's tournaments

The world's top chess federation has ruled that transgender women cannot compete in its official events for women until its officials make an assessment of gender change.

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The Guardian - US

Excluding trans women in women’s chess makes you a pawn of the patriarchy

The world’s top chess federation is banning trans women from competing until a review is made – and the defenses are sexist assumptions and shaky science

WEKU

World chess just placed restrictions on both trans women and trans men

The International Chess Federation will stop allowing transgender women to participate in women's tournaments. The group said changing genders has a "significant impact" on a player's status.

The Independent UK

Chess chiefs ask why it's still mostly a man's game. Culture, but hormones and endurance too?

A top global chess official is calling for more research into whether factors like hormone levels and physical endurance might have an impact on players’ abilities at the game, which remains overwhelmingly a preserve of men

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WTAF: International Chess Federation Bans Transgender Women From Competing In Its Women’s Events

"This is so insulting to cis women, to trans women, and to the game itself."

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The Independent UK

World chess federation bars transgender women from competing in women's events

The world’s top chess federation has ruled that transgender women cannot compete in its official events for females until an assessment of gender change is made by its officials

The Independent UK

International Chess Federation bans trans women with bizarre new policy

FIDE says players who transition ‘from male to female’ will not be allowed to play in women’s events

The Times of India

Chess World Cup: Gukesh goes down fighting; Vidit also out

Praggu level with Arjun; winner of their clash today may get candidates spot

The Hindu

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The Times of India

Immaculate Arjun posts crucial win over Praggu

Carlsen's endgame mastery takes Gukesh by surprise as black rules the day in QFs

The Times of India

FIDE World Cup: R Praggnanandhaa stuns No. 2 seed Hikaru Nakamura to enter last 16

NEW DELHI The young and talented Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa secured a remarkable victory by winning both rapid games, resulting in the elimination of the second-seeded Hikaru Nakamura on Friday. This victory propelled Praggnanandhaa into the last 16 of the FIDE World Cup chess tournament in Baku.

The Hindu

Data | Passed pawn: Gukesh surpasses his mentor from Madras

17-year-old D. Gukesh has become India's No. 1 chess player, overtaking Indian legend GM Viswanathan Anand. Gukesh's win in the FIDE World Cup lifted his ELO rating to 2756 points, surpassing Anand's. India now has six Super GMs and another close to joining the elite club. Anand has been No.…

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